Animals

Meet the Animals of the National Zoo

Meet Our Animals

Displaying 1 to 8 of 214 Animals

American flamingo

Exhibit: Bird House

Andean bear

Exhibit: American Trail

Asian elephant

Exhibit: Elephant Trails

Giant panda

Exhibit: Asia Trail

Komodo dragon

Exhibit: Reptile Discovery Center

Meerkat

Exhibit: Small Mammal House

Tiger

Exhibit: Great Cats

Animal News

Silverback gorilla Baraka in his outdoor habitat.
May 19, 2025

Get to Know the Gorilla Troop Living at the Zoo

Giant panda Bao Li explores his outdoor habitat at the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat. Credit: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian
May 16, 2025

#DCPandas: The Bears and the Bleats 

Closeup of a bat-eared fox
May 14, 2025

Meet the Bat-Eared Fox, an Unusual Animal That Can Hear Insects Burrowing Underground