Home Newsroom News Archive News Archive Skip filter form Search Term Sort by RelevanceDate Filter By By Animal - + Alpaca American avocet American bison Andean bear Aquatic caecilian Asian elephant Asian small-clawed otter Binturong Black-footed ferret Black-tailed prairie dog California sea lion Canvasback Cheetah Cow Cuban crocodile Dunlin Eastern corn snake Fennec fox Giant panda Goat Gray seal Green tree python Guam kingfisher (sihek) Hartmann's mountain zebra Japanese giant salamander Komodo dragon Kunekune pig Lesser hedgehog tenrec Long-tailed salamander Maned wolf Meerkat Miniature donkey North American river otter Northern pine snake Northern shoveler Orangutan Panamanian golden frog Persian onager Przewalski's horse Red knot Red panda Red wolf Scimitar-horned oryx Semipalmated plover Semipalmated sandpiper Tiger (-) Virginia opossum Western lowland gorilla Whooping crane No result By Year - + (-) 2025 2024 2023 Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 articles. May 06, 2025 Remembering Basil, Our Virginia Opossum › We are very sad to share that Basil — a rescued Virginia opossum who was favorite of many Small Mammal House visitors — died May 1. January 08, 2025 See How the Pandas (And Other Animals) Enjoyed a Chilly Snow Day › Several inches of snowfall kept the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute closed to visitors, but the animals and their caretakers still had a good time!
