Six black-footed ferret kits were born on May 11 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

A long-frozen cell line is now helping to rescue an endangered species.

There are six new furry friends at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute's research campus in Front ...

Six black-footed ferret kits were born at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) research ...

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Whale watchers in California’s Monterey Bay on Tuesday happily made way for a red-footed booby as the rare seabird landed on the rail as if to become just another passenger. “A juvenile red-footed ...

The small-footed bat has small hind feet, each about 6 mm (0.2 in) in length, but its color is even more distinctive. This golden or yellowish brown bat has black ears and a small black facial mask.