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Puff adder

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Pumpkinseed

Exhibit: Bird House

Pygmy slow loris

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Red knot

Exhibit: Bird House

Red panda

Exhibit: Asia Trail

Red ruffed lemur

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Red wolf

Exhibit: American Trail

Animal News

Bao Li leans against a tree and eats bamboo
July 31, 2025

Bao Li, Qing Bao and the Secrets of Summer Panda Life at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Fennec fox Barkley is perched atop a rocky outcropping in his habitat at the Small Mammal House. Photo credit: Mimi Nowlin/Smithsonian
July 29, 2025

Fennec Fox Barkley Has Died at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Brown alpaca messily eating a frozen orange popsicle
July 22, 2025

Keeping the Farm Animals Cool with Frozen Treats