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Due to high demand, line access for the Giant Panda Habitat may close early. Arrive with time to spare for the best chance to see the bears.

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Today's hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last entry 3 p.m.)

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Today's hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last entry 3 p.m.)

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A bobcat walking through an area with tall shrubs and grasses on a sunny day

September 20, 2021

How I Study Elusive Prairie Bobcats

Find out how Smithsonian researchers are using camera traps to study bobcats on the Northern Great Plains.

An animal keeper stands behind a bobcat that is sitting on a wooden perch in its outdoor enclosure.

March 05, 2021

How to Care for Bobcats

Get the extended ‘tail’ of what goes into caring for the Zoo's three bobcats, straight from animal keeper Charlie Shaw!

Amahle, the Zoo's 6-year-old female lion, lays with one of the enrichment balls in an indoor enclosure.

January 08, 2021

Pouncing On Enrichment: How to Care for Lions, Cheetahs and Other Great Cats

Lions, tigers, cheetahs and bobcats – let’s play! Keepers Katy Juliano, Adri Kopp and Amber Dedrick know how to get the big cats they work with pouncing, roaring and purring for enrichment.

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