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SINZ_230402_029.JPG: Unwelcome Guests
SINZ_230402_032.JPG: An Invasive Fish
SINZ_230402_041.JPG: Fish Out of Water
SINZ_230402_068.JPG: Major fences have been installed around the zoo, presumably due to security problems.
SINZ_230402_086.JPG: Dragonfly
Ancient Flying Machine
Dragonflies are unrivaled in the air: They can take off backwards, hover, and lift twice their body weight. Large, compound eyes allow them to see in all directions.
One of the earliest animals to fly, dragonfly ancestors with a two-foot wingspan cruised the airways some 250 million years ago. Today, there are thousands of different dragonfly species.
SINZ_230402_088.JPG: Are Frogs in this Pond?
SINZ_230402_092.JPG: Are Frogs in this Pond?
SINZ_230402_095.JPG: Frog Pond for All Seasons
SINZ_230402_097.JPG: Here's How You Can Help Frogs
SINZ_230102_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2023_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (36 photos from 2023)
SINZ_230102_08.JPG: Lines are there to get in some of the more limited-access buildings.
SINZ_230102_11.JPG: Vintage Views
SINZ_220417_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2022_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (6 photos from 2022) Celebrating 50 Years of
Panda Conservation
1972 - 2022
Smithsonian
Presented by Boeing
SINZ_210804_004.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2021_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (34 photos from 2021)
SINZ_210804_010.JPG: Timed-entry passes are required for entry
Reserve your passes online
or visit www.si.edu/tickets
SINZ_210804_012.JPG: Maintain a safe social distance while viewing animals
SINZ_210804_018.JPG: Welcome back to the Smithsonian!
Please be mindful of our requirements for entry:
(1) Maintain a safe social distance
(2) Wear a face covering
(3) Present your timed-entry pass
Enjoy your visit!
SINZ_210804_033.JPG: Open the enrichment trunk!
Your donations help Zoo keepers purchase and create enrichment items and materials for all our animals.
Learn more about the Zoo's enrichment program and donate at:
nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/animal-enrichment
SINZ_210804_039.JPG: Experiencing Migration
The Zoo thanks ConocoPhilllips, sponsor of the migratory flying bridge to the future Experience Migration exhibit.
ConocoPhillips
SINZ_210804_052.JPG: Smithsonian National Zoo membership
Become a Charter Member Today!
Help yourself to great benefits while helping to save species!
Access to FREE parking reservations
Discounts on food, souvenirs, education programs, and camps
A members-only e-newsletter
SINZ_210804_063.JPG: Welcome back to the National Zoo
PLEASE NOTE the changes we have made for the health and safety of our guests, staff and animals.
* Some of our buildings are temporarily closed.
* Many paths are now one way only -- please follow directional signs.
* Wear a face covering.
For a detailed map and list of these changes visit:
nationalzoo.si.edu/visit
SINZ_210804_073.JPG: Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
Conservation Starts Here
SINZ_210804_103.JPG: Welcome back to the National Zoo
PLEASE NOTE the changes we have made for the health and safety of our guests, staff and animals.
* Some of our buildings are temporarily closed.
* Many paths are now one way only -- please follow directional signs.
* Wear a face covering.
For a detailed map and list of these changes visit:
nationalzoo.si.edu/visit
SINZ_210804_105.JPG: Smithsonian National Zoo membership
Become a Charter Member Today!
Help yourself to great benefits while helping to save species!
Access to FREE parking reservations
Discounts on food, souvenirs, education programs, and camps
A members-only e-newsletter
SINZ_210804_118.JPG: Thank you for visiting.
Please continue your Smithsonian journey by visiting us online at si.edu
Stay safe!
SINZ_210804_124.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Sparkles
Glitter sprinkled on food helps Zoo scientists connect droppings to a specific animal. The non-toxic addition doesn't get digested and offers a quick ID when multiple animals share an enclosure.
SINZ_210804_127.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Call of Doody
The Zoo's Endocrine Lab specializes in poop analysis and has two walk-in freezes full of samples. Analyzing poop is a labor-intensive process. It takes many steps over a few weeks before analysis can begin.
SINZ_210804_130.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Funky Fences
Maned Wolves mark the borders of their territory with urine that smells similar to skunk spray. The strong smell also communicates to potential mates during mating season.
SINZ_210804_133.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Follow the Leader
Young elephants and GIANT PANDAS need certain bacteria to digest plants they eat. To get that bacteria they eat poop left by their parents or other members of their species.
SINZ_210804_136.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Itsy Bitsy, Teensy Weensy
Panamanian Golden Frog poop is tiny, about the [sic] half the size of a mouse pellet. Scientists need to collect samples for a week to get enough to analyze.
SINZ_210804_145.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Healthy Recycling
What do GORILLAS and NAKED MOLE-RATS have in common? Like a number of animals, they eat their poop. This helps them get undigested nutrients... and then they poop again.
SINZ_210804_148.JPG: You don't know POOP!
You know about herds, flocks, and prides. Did you know there are animal specific names for poop?
Elephant Poop = Boli
Insect Poop = Frass
Cow Poop = Cow Pie
Farm Animal Poop = Manure
Other Poop = Spraint
Hippo and Rhino Poop = Dung
Seabird and Bat Poop = Guano
SINZ_210804_154.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Potty Mouth?
CORALS and sea anemones are simple animals with only one opening for eating and expelling. Food enters the mouth, gets digested, and waste goes back out the mouth.
SINZ_210804_162.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Colorful Menu
What an animal eats affects its poop. RED PANDA poop is green after a meal of bamboo and brown after snacking on fruit.
SINZ_200811_001.JPG: Two way path
Maintain a safe social distance
SINZ_200811_017.JPG: Mara
SINZ_200811_023.JPG: Drinking fountains are covered up.
SINZ_200811_031.JPG: Please maintain a safe social distance
OR
Limit to one household or group at a time.
SINZ_200811_034.JPG: Line Starts Here
13 people permitted at a time
OR
Limit to one household or group at a time.
That multiple choice test was a bit confusing to me. As it was, there was only one other person in the bathroom -- which was lucky since I was taking pictures.
This restroom is being cleaned more frequently
To keep us all safe, please wash your hands for at least 20 seconds.
SINZ_200811_088.JPG: Dama Gazelle
SINZ_200811_111.JPG: Cleaning crew spraying the benches
SINZ_200811_141.JPG: Note that the sign says this "contains minimum 80% alcohol" but the actual bottle says "70% alcohol". As long as it's at least 60%, you're still okay according to the CDC guidelines.
SINZ_200805_022.JPG: Welcome to the Smithsonian!
We have implemented enhanced health and safety measures for our staff, visitors, volunteers, and animals.
Please be mindful of all posted guidelines during your visit today.
Thank you for doing your part.
* Maintain a safe social distance
* Wear a face covering
* Wash hands, sanitize, and practice good hygiene
SINZ_200805_026.JPG: In general, only the Covid-19 signs were bilingual. The rest were English only.
SINZ_200805_027.JPG: Timed-entry passes are required for entry
Reserve your passes online
or visit www.si.edu/tickets
SINZ_200805_031.JPG: To our visitors, I am so pleased to welcome you back to the Smithsonian. We have missed you.
As we open our doors again, it is essential we all do our part to put safety first. During your visit, you will see new health and safety messages in place to protect our visitors, our staff, our volunteers, and our animals:
Our staff will:
Stay home when sick
Wear face coverings
Practice social distancing
Wash hands, sanitize, and practice good hygiene
Our public spaces will have:
Limited capacity
Increased cleaning and sanitization
Social-distancing signage and directions
Our visitor guidelines are:
Maintain a safe social distance
Wear a face covering
Wash hands, sanitize, and practice good hygiene
Thank you for your support of the Smithsonian and for doing your part to keep our community safe. Please come back soon.
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
SINZ_200805_035.JPG: Help us protect our visitors, staff, and volunteers:
Conduct a self-check of your health before entry.
1. Have you had any of the following NEW or UNUSUAL-FOR-YOU symptoms within the past 72 hours? ...
2. Have you or anyone in your household or group tested positive or are awaiting test results for COVID-19?
3. Do you or anyone in your household or group have the symptoms of COVID-19 listed above?
...
SINZ_200805_047.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Sparkles
Glitter sprinkled on food helps Zoo scientists connect droppings to a specific animal. The non-toxic addition doesn't get digested and offers a quick ID when multiple animals share an enclosure.
SINZ_200805_049.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Funky Fences
Maned Wolves mark the borders of their territory with urine that smells similar to skunk spray. The strong smell also communicates to potential mates during mating season.
SINZ_200805_052.JPG: You don't know POOP!
Itsy Bitsy, Teensy Weensy
Panamanian Golden Frog poop is tiny, about the [sic] half the size of a mouse pellet. Scientists need to collect samples for a week to get enough to analyze.
SINZ_200805_055.JPG: Two Way Path
SINZ_200805_063.JPG: Code All Clear Hand Sanitizer
Hands All-Clear contains minimum 80% alcohol
Formula consistent with-(WHO) World Health Organization
Weirdly, the container itself is labeled 75% alcohol hand sanitizer. The CDC recommends at least 60% alcohol so it's still fine.
SINZ_200805_074.JPG: No trash can lids so people don't have to touch them.
SINZ_200805_079.JPG: Some areas were closed off to public access, presumably either to keep people away from the animals or else to keep people from concentrating in one place too much.
SINZ_200805_086.JPG: This path, on the other hand, was closed because the bird house is going through renovations.
SINZ_200805_092.JPG: Please wait here until called forward.
[Only one person or group was allowed in the store at a time.]
SINZ_200805_098.JPG: All of the interactive photo places were closed off to avoid people touching things.
SINZ_200805_103.JPG: Welcome back to the National Zoo
PLEASE NOTE the changes we have made for the health and safety of our guests, staff and animals.
* Some of our buildings are temporarily closed.
* Many paths are now one way only -- please follow directional signs.
* Wear a face covering.
For a detailed map and list of these changes visit:
nationalzoo.si.edu/visit
SINZ_200805_111.JPG: Dragonfly
Ancient Flying Machine
Dragonflies are unrivaled in the air: They can take off backwards, hover, and lift twice their body weight. Large, compound eyes allow them to see in all directions.
One of the earliest animals to fly, dragonfly ancestors with a two-foot wingspan cruised the airways some 250 million years ago. Today, there are thousands of different dragonfly species.
SINZ_200805_159.JPG: Friends of the National Zoo
Care.
Join.
Save.
SINZ_200805_170.JPG: Thank you for visiting.
Please continue your Smithsonian journey by visiting us online at si.edu.
Stay safe!
SINZ_200805_176.JPG: Do not touch.
Please tell us about your visit today!
Please scan the QR code below using your device's camera.
SINZ_200805_180.JPG: A line to get in.
SINZ_200805_192.JPG: The National Zoo is open again! Free timed tickets for walk-ins can be obtained on their web site at https://nationalzoo.si.edu/visit/welcome-back-zoo . Note that if the pandas are the only reason you exist, the panda house is closed because of the pandemic and you're unlikely to see them after 10am or so.
SINZ_200425_14.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2020_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (88 photos from 2020)
SINZ_200425_20.JPG: Zoo Closed
Please visit our website for updates.
nationalzoo.si.edu
SINZ_190607_006.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2019_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (26 photos from 2019)
SINZ_190607_014.JPG: Bending Hives
Matthew Willey
SINZ_190607_027.JPG: Conservation Pavilion
SINZ_190607_042.JPG: Asia Trail Map
Welcome to Asia Trail. Take time to explore the exhibits and learn more about Zoo scientists working to protect Asian animals and their habitats.
SINZ_190607_076.JPG: Anatomy of a Zebra
SINZ_190607_082.JPG: Frog Pond for All Seasons
SINZ_190607_085.JPG: Are Frogs in this Pond?
SINZ_190607_086.JPG: Frog Pond for all Seasons
SINZ_190607_088.JPG: Here's How You Can Help Frogs
SINZ_160527_01_STITCH.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2016_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (12 photos from 2016)
SINZ_160527_16.JPG: Bats
Coming to the rescue
Bothered by mosquitoes? Bugged by beetles? Bats will eat many of your troubles away: a single bat may eat hundreds of mosquitos and other insect pests in one night. But that's not all...
Many bats are "keystone species": their habitats depend on them. Nectar-eating bats spread pollen, which helps trees like mangos and bananas make fruit. Fruit-eating bats carry seeds like cacao (or chocolate) in their stomachs for miles, planting them when they poop.
What is threatening bats?
People:
Many bats live in forests where they find food, water and places to roost. By altering forest habitats, people are the biggest threat to our region's bats.
Disease:
Throughout the United States, white-nose syndrome, a fungus, is sickening many bats. Sick bats do not survive the winter.
What can you do to help bats?
Put up a bat box. Bat boxes give bats a place to "call home." You can buy one or build your own. Look high up to see a bat box in this tree.
SINZ_160527_20.JPG: A new electronic display panel
SINZ_150109_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2015_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (6 photos from 2015)
SINZ_140823_04.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2014_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (4 photos from 2014) Working on the retaining wall at Parking Area C
SINZ_121129_27.JPG: This lady (Mara) had given money for the dinosaur placement
SINZ_120311_03.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2012_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (11 photos from 2012)
SINZ_111105_07.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2011_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (5 photos from 2011)
SINZ_101017_013.JPG: I hadn't seen the anteater so clearly before
SINZ_100123_03.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2010_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (17 photos from 2010)
SINZ_081230_20.JPG: I'd never actually seen the anteater before. This was pretty cool!
SINZ_080325_03.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2008_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (13 photos from 2008) This was something new. The glass was hard enough to photograph through but now...
We've treated the glass here to make it as visible as possible for birds.
As many as 100 million to one billion birds die each year in North America after colliding with glass. We have been carefully monitoring this issue at the Zoo, and are committed to finding a safe solution to protect our migratory birds.
To find out how you can reduce bird strikes at your home or office, go to nationalzoo.si.edu/goto/BirdStrike .
SINZ_080325_08.JPG: Zoo director John Berry with a patron
SINZ_080325_13.JPG: Notice the grayed out section of the map to the lower right of the panda icon. That's the part that's currently under redevelopment.
SINZ_080325_16.JPG: Lots of new trees have been planted by Rock Creek
SINZ_071117_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2007_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (3 photos from 2007)
SINZ_060320_01.JPG: Mara Mayor
SINZ_060206_03.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2006_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (22 photos from 2006) Maned Wolf.
"A red fox on stilts" is often how the maned wolf is described. Take a look and you'll agree! Those long, stilt-like legs allow a maned wolf to peer over tall grass in search of mice, birds, and other small animals. The wolf then leaps forward over the grass to pounce on its meal.
Natural Diet: About half is small animals such as mice, birds, reptiles,and insects; the other half is fruit.
Reproduction: Male and female share a territory, but are solitary except during the short, yearly breeding season. Female has a litter of two to five pups.
Status: Rapidly losing habitat as people turn grasslands into cultivated fields; wild population declining.
SINZ_050205_11.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2005_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (21 photos from 2005)
SINZ_040817_02.JPG: Margot Lebow, Lisa Stevens (the panda lady)
SINZ_040307_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2004_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (10 photos from 2004)
SINZ_030706_09.JPG: Komodo Dragon
SINZ_030706_46.JPG: This is called a Mara
SINZ_030629_23.JPG: Cusimanse
SINZ_030309_16.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2003_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (19 photos from 2003) Some people find camels to be cute. Not having ever done drugs, I can't agree but to each their own.
SINZ_020129_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2002_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (18 photos from 2002)
SINZ_010113_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2001_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (13 photos from 2001)
SINZ_000206_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 2000_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (49 photos from 2000)
SINZ_990520_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 1999_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (74 photos from 1999)
SINZ_980201_01.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 1998_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (71 photos from 1998)
SINZ_970911_01.JPG: National Zoo; Kangaroo; Siesta Time
Here's a kangaroo taking a snooze.
SINZ_970104_02.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 1997_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (15 photos from 1997)
SINZ_961201_01.JPG: National Zoo; Kangaroo
Kangaroos!
SINZ_961108_06.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 1996_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (7 photos from 1996)
SINZ_820005_04.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 1982_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (14 photos from 1982)
SINZ_810005_20.JPG: The following pictures are from the page 1981_DC_SINZ_Main DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere (1 photo from 1981)
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