Panda cub born at National Zoo to Mei Xiang
Mei Xiang (may-SHONG), the National Zoo’s female giant panda, gave birth to a cub Sunday, Sept. 16, at 10:46 p.m.
Science Spotlight
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New study determines bill size in birds varies according to climate
Scientists determine there is more to the shape and length of bird bills than just how they “get the worm.”
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With the recent hatching of two Cuban crocodiles, the National Zoo just got a little snappier!
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Two rare Cuban crocodiles born at the National Zoo
Two Cuban crocodiles were born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on July 6 and 14 and they are among the most genetically valuable in the Cuban crocodile population under human care. The Zoo has not...
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Scientists find that rain may not always be a welcome thing to waterbirds
Their research revealed that the types of waterbirds that inhabit urban estuaries are influenced not only by urban development, but also by a far more natural process―rain.
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3-week-old cheetah cubs being hand-raised at the National Zoo
Three weeks after their unconventional and rocky entrance into the world, two 3-week-old cheetahs were transported May 18 to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in good health, thanks to the hard work and swift actions of...
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Eighty percent of urban fledgling catbirds killed by predators
Scientists from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center have found that fledgling catbirds living in the suburbs are extremely vulnerable. Almost 80 percent are killed by predators before they reach adulthood. Nearly half of the deaths...
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Poachers at large in Thailand’s nature reserves despite ranger outposts
Recently, after examining hundreds of photos taken by camera traps set-up to monitor clouded leopards in the park, three Smithsonian researchers say Khao Yai also is quite popular with a different kind of visitor: poachers.
