![]() Bird House-Please note: The Bird House is currently closed for renovation.Currently, there are seven Asian elephants that live at Elephant Trails: Ambika, the second oldest Asian elephant in a North American Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ accredited zoo, Shanthi, Bozie, Kamala, Swarna, Maharani (Kamala’s daughter) and Spike. It also includes a state-of-the-art Elephant Community Center where elephants can socialize, play and participate in training. Elephant Trails-The Asian elephant habitat includes four elements: a new elephant barn, four new outdoor yards, the Elephant Exercise Trek and The Homer and Martha Gudelsky Elephant Outpost.The Cheetah Conservation Station is also home to Grevy’s zebras, dama gazelles, scimitar-horned oryx, maned wolves, Ruppell’s griffon vultures, sitatunga, Abbyssian ground hornbills and red river hogs. Cheetah Conservation Station-The Zoo currently has three adult cheetahs and a separate cheetah breeding center in Front Royal.The Zoo’s giant pandas-Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and Bei Bei-live in the David M. A bridge from the Asia Trail provides a scenic overlook of Elephant Trails. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat-Asia Trail is home to the giant pandas and five other species: sloth bears, clouded leopards, fishing cats, Asian small-clawed otters and red pandas. Major exhibits at the National Zoo in Washington include: ![]() Headquartered in Front Royal, Va., SCBI facilitates and promotes research programs based at Front Royal, the Zoo in Washington, and at field research stations and training sites worldwide. The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute serves as an umbrella for the National Zoo’s global effort to understand and conserve species and train future generations of conservationists. Almost a quarter of the animals at the National Zoo are endangered species, including, Asian elephants, North Island brown kiwis and western lowland gorillas. The 163-acre park in the heart of Washington, D.C., is home to approximately 4,000 animals representing nearly 400 species. Its mission is to provide leadership in animal care, science, education, sustainability and visitor experience The Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park was established March 2, 1889, by an Act of Congress for “the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people.” Today, the National Zoo exhibits living animal and plant collections and conducts research in the broad discipline of conservation biology. Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art.
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