National Zoo

North Island brown kiwi hatches at the Smithsonian's National Zoo

harminka — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:25:22 -0500

Early Friday morning, March 7, one of the world’s most endangered species—a North Island brown kiwi—hatched at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Bird House.

National Zoo scimitar-horned oryx going into the wild

harminka — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:15:42 -0600

A male scimitar-horned oryx from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va., is playing an important role in ensuring the species does not vanish from the planet.

Science, not romance, controls mating at Smithsonian's National Zoo

harminka — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:46:15 -0600

This Valentine’s Day, Cupid won’t be making a stop at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Unlike the spontaneous attraction that most humans equate with love and romance, mating and dating at the National Zoo is planned, strategic and science-based—quite an unromantic encounter.