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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.

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

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A baby leaf-tailed gecko sitting on a leaf laps up medicine from a syringe with its tongue

April 02, 2021

How Do You Give Medicine to Zoo Animals?

From salamanders to siamangs, prairie dogs to pandas, and everything in between, all Zoo animals receive veterinary care. Often, that means an animal needs to take medicine. Find out how keepers and veterinarians administer medicine in this update.

Kiwi feathers resemble a shaggy coat of brown hair. These birds are so remarkably unbirdlike in appearance and behavior that they are often referred to as an "honorary mammal."

January 08, 2021

Keeping Up With the Kiwi

Bird keeper Wesley Bailey shares an update on the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's success breding brown kiwi.

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