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 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 articles. August 08, 2025 Zoo Staff Mourn the Loss of Sea Lion Nick › American Trail keepers at the National Zoo are mourning the loss of Nick, an 18-year-old male California sea lion who died suddenly Aug. 7. May 30, 2025 Wonder What a Sea Lion Sounds Like? We Asked a Zookeeper › Sea lions are noisy — but how many sounds can they make? Quench your curiosity in this virtual keeper talk with American Trail keeper Sydney Lenz! 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!
