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Przewalski's horse Cooper stands in the grass of his exhibit.
April 02, 2021

New at the Zoo: Przewalski’s Horses

Clouded leopard Ariel stands on a tree branch in her outdoor enclosure.
April 02, 2021

Featured Creature: Clouded Leopard

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji stands atop the hammock in his outdoor habitat.
March 19, 2021

#PandaStory: Exploring New Sites

A lantern fly with a big body and large, patterned wings held in a researcher's hands
March 17, 2021

Smithsonian Scientists Discover the Key To Mitigating Impact of Artificial Light at Night in Tropical Forests

One of the 11-month-old cheetah cubs lays on a fire hose hammock bed in its yard.
March 15, 2021

Cheetah Cubdate #18: Eating from Individual Bowls

Cheetah Justin (nicknamed "Gat") lays in the grass at the Cheetah Conservation Station.
March 08, 2021

Male Cheetah Dies at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

	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

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji paws at a piece of banana atop a green enrichment toy.
March 05, 2021

#PandaStory: A Good Listener

Western lowland gorilla Baraka stands in the grass of his outdoor habitat, surrounded by logs.
March 05, 2021

#GorillaStory: How Do You Help a Gorilla With a Toothache?

Ruby-throated hummingbird Spot approaches the sugar-water feeder in his indoor habitat.
March 05, 2021

How Do You Weigh a Hummingbird?

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji climbs on a structure made of criss-crossed logs in his outdoor yard
March 05, 2021

#PandaStory: Happy Half-Birthday, Xiao Qi Ji

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji climbs atop a structure made of criss-crossed logs.
February 26, 2021

#PandaStory: Adventure Awaits!

One of the cheetah cubs looks at the camera with a snowy background behind it.
February 25, 2021

Cubdate #17: Get to Know the Cubs

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji walks tentatively onto the concrete outside the panda house that leads to the grassy yard behind him
February 19, 2021

#PandaStory: Venturing Where the Sidewalk Ends

10-year-old Cheetah, Nick, lays in the grass.
February 18, 2021

The Decade’s Top 5 Spot-acular Cheetah Program Milestones

Five-month-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji leans against rockwork in his habitat with one paw up on a cylindrical-shaped enrichment toy and nibbles on his first biscuit
February 12, 2021

#PandaStory: A Short and Sweet (Potato) Update

Small Mammal House Keeper stands next to the Zoo's four wallabies in their yard.
February 05, 2021

How to Care for Wallabies

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji stands near a light dusting of snow.
February 05, 2021

#PandaStory: A Chill Cub’s First Snow

Pale-furred animal with a long snout
February 05, 2021

New at the Zoo: Tamandua

Five-month-old giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji takes his first taste of cooked sweet potato Jan. 21, 2021.
February 05, 2021

Top 8 Giant Panda Moments in January 2021

Hartmann's mountain zebra mother Mackenzie (L) and her son Yipes (R) in the snow at SCBI.
February 05, 2021

Snow and Stripes: A Zebra Update

Zoo entrance with icon banners.
February 04, 2021

Smithsonian's National Zoo and FONZ to Part Ways

February 04, 2021

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute and Friends of the National Zoo Dissolve Formal Partnership

February 03, 2021

Mysteries of Common Nighthawk Migration Unlocked Using GPS Tracking

The lesser kudu family stand along the fence in their yard: Toba, Garrett, Kushu and Rogue.
February 01, 2021

Keeping Up with the Lesser Kudu Family