![]() ![]() Want to watch Hickory cuddle with her kits? Check out the Zoo’s Black Footed Ferret Cam, streaming 24/7 from Hickory’s nest box. Black-footed ferrets were once so endangered that they were declared extinct in the wild-twice! But thanks to breeding programs like the one at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, there are now hundreds of individuals living in reintroduction colonies throughout the American West. These small, feisty carnivores are native to the grasslands and prairies of North America. Hickory, her six kits and one additional foster kit live at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Virginia. ![]() On May 27, 1-year-old black-footed ferret female Hickory gave birth to a whole litter of kits, fathered by 2-year-old Talo. For this rare species, each litter is a milestone Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute You can help the Zoo choose the baby gorilla’s name! Vote in an online poll open until Friday, June 9. At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, the arrival of this new baby brings the total number of gorillas to six. Scientists estimate that in the past 20 to 25 years, the number of wild western lowland gorillas has decreased by 60%. But for animals like the western lowland gorilla, births are even more significant. ![]() The arrival of any baby is cause for celebration. Animal care staff have noted that the baby appears to be thriving under Calaya's excellent parental care. This new addition to the troop was born to second-time parents, 20-year-old mother Calaya and 31-year-old father Baraka. Primate staff are celebrating the birth of this adorable baby girl, born May 27 at the Zoo’s Great Ape House. Get ready to meet these baby animals! This little girl is the newest member of the troop Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute/Valerie Schultz Over the past few months, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute welcomed some adorable new members to the Zoo family. Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ![]()
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