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Chytridiomycosis, commonly known as chytrid, is caused by the microscopic fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

Known as the “gardener of the forest,” the lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) plays a critical role in seed dispersal across ...

Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s, and the Smithsonian’s, most popular tourist destinations, with more than 2 million visitors from all over the world ...

Night of the Living Zoo takes place along Olmsted Walk, the Zoo's main pedestrian pathway between the Connecticut Avenue entrance at the north end of the Zoo and the Harvard Street entrance at the ...

These frogs range in color from a light blue to emerald green or almost gray across their backs and milky white bellies. Females have white throats, and males have a grayish wrinkled vocal sac ...

The overall color is russet brown to black, and there are distinct spines on the third and fourth pair of legs. The tarantula's fangs fold under the body, meaning that it must strike downwards to ...

Small and slender, the yellow-headed day gecko lives up to its name with a bright greenish-yellow head. It also has turquoise-blue stripes that run along its back and a pair of black stripes that run ...

Carnivore keepers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) are delighted to announce the birth of five cheetah cubs on October 5, 2026. The cubs and their mother, 5-year-old Zura, are ...

Among North America’s many forest-dwelling creatures, porcupines are one of the most easily recognizable. Still, there are plenty of surprises to discover about these prickly creatures: 1. A porcupine ...

The meerkats at the Small Mammal House — Frankie, Sadie, Archie, Felix, Oscar, Louie and Scout — got a taste of Halloween this week. Keepers gave the animals jack-o'-lanterns and witches' cauldrons to ...

The back is covered with rough warts, or tubercles, and is brown-gray to gray-green or bright green with dark spots or striations. The belly is smooth and marbled red or red-orange to yellow with dark ...