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

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

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

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November 29, 2021

Nov. 29 is World Anteater Day. Celebrate by getting to know one of the remarkable members of the anteater family: the tamandua!

February 05, 2021

She’s a sweet-natured, eager explorer with a taste for juicy wax worms. Meet Chiquita, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s new tamandua!