The Great Ape House will be closed to visitors on Thursday, April 3.

Due to technical difficulties, we cannot process online payments. Free Entry Passes are still available online and visitors may purchase Parking Passes on-site (subject to availability).

Today's hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry 5 p.m.)

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Today's hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry 5 p.m.)

Passes

Today's hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last entry 5 p.m.)

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Three meerkat pups sit by the tunnel to their burrow.

June 30, 2023

New at the Zoo: Meet Our Meerkat Pups

From sweet snuggles to sassy vocalization and snatching snacks, it’s been a busy June for our growing meerkat pups!

Three meerkat pups were born at the Small Mammal House May 10, 2023, to mother Sadie and father Frankie.

May 24, 2023

Meerkats Are Born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

For the first time in 16 years, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C., is celebrating the birth of three meerkats.

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Meerkats Are Born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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