Animals

Meet the Animals of the National Zoo

Meet Our Animals

Displaying 185 to 192 of 220 Animals

Short-billed dowitcher

Exhibit: Bird House

Siamang

Exhibit: Primates

Silver arowana

Exhibit: Amazonia

Sloth bear

Exhibit: Asia Trail

Smallwood's anole

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Smooth-sided toad

Exhibit: Amazonia

Snow goose

Exhibit: Bird House

Song sparrow

Exhibit: Bird House

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