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Sandhill crane

Exhibit: Bird House

Scarlet ibis

Exhibit: Bird House

Scarlet tanager

Exhibit: Bird House

Screaming hairy armadillo

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Semipalmated plover

Exhibit: Bird House

Semipalmated sandpiper

Exhibit: Bird House

Shenandoah salamander

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

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