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National Zoological Park

Washington, DC, United States

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Opened
1889
Species listed
90
Size
66 ha
Visitors / year
2.2M
National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, United States
Photo: Quadell · CC BY-SA 3.0 Source

About National Zoological Park

The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, commonly known as the National Zoological Park or simply the National Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States. The zoo is part of the Smithsonian Institution and does not charge admission. Founded in 1889, its mission is to "provide engaging experiences with animals and create and share knowledge to save wildlife and habitats".

Summary from Wikipedia , available under CC BY-SA .

Animals you can see here

90 species from our encyclopedia are recorded at this venue. Tap one to read its profile.

African Clawed FrogAfrican Clawed FrogXenopus laevisAfrican ElephantAfrican ElephantLoxodonta africanaAfrican LionAfrican LionPanthera leoAfrican Pancake TortoiseAfrican Pancake TortoiseMalacochersus tornieriAlligator Snapping TurtleAlligator Snapping TurtleMacrochelys temminckiiAlpacaAlpacaVicugna pacosAmerican BeaverAmerican BeaverCastor canadensisAmerican BisonAmerican BisonBison bisonAmerican FlamingoAmerican FlamingoPhoenicopterus ruberAndean BearAndean BearTremarctos ornatusArapaimaArapaimaArapaima gigasAsian ElephantAsian ElephantElephas maximusAtlantic blue crabAtlantic blue crabCallinectes sapidusBald EagleBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusBanded MongooseBanded MongooseMungos mungoBearded DragonBearded DragonPogona vitticepsBlack-footed FerretBlack-footed FerretMustela nigripesBlue IguanaBlue IguanaCyclura lewisiBlue Poison Dart FrogBlue Poison Dart FrogDendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'Brown PelicanBrown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisCalifornian Sea LionCalifornian Sea LionZalophus californianusCaracalCaracalCaracal caracalChambered NautilusChambered NautilusNautilus pompiliusCheetahCheetahAcinonyx jubatusClouded LeopardClouded LeopardNeofelis nebulosaCollared PeccaryCollared PeccaryPecari tajacuCommon CuttlefishCommon CuttlefishSepia officinalisCommon DeguCommon DeguOctodon degusCuban crocodileCuban crocodileCrocodylus rhombiferDamaraland Mole RatDamaraland Mole RatFukomys damarensisDouble-crested CormorantDouble-crested CormorantPhalacrocorax auritusDyeing Poison Dart FrogDyeing Poison Dart FrogDendrobates tinctoriusEastern Long-necked TurtleEastern Long-necked TurtleChelodina longicollisEmerald Tree BoaEmerald Tree BoaCorallus caninusEmperor NewtEmperor NewtTylototriton shanjingEyelash ViperEyelash ViperBothriechis schlegeliiFishing CatFishing CatPrionailurus viverrinusFlorida Softshell TurtleFlorida Softshell TurtleApalone feroxGaboon ViperGaboon ViperBitis gabonicaGharialGharialGavialis gangeticusGiant African MillipedeGiant African MillipedeArchispirostreptus gigasGiant AnteaterGiant AnteaterMyrmecophaga tridactylaGiant Pacific octopusGiant Pacific octopusEnteroctopus dofleiniGiant PandaGiant PandaAiluropoda melanoleucaGila MonsterGila MonsterHeloderma suspectumGolden Lion TamarinGolden Lion TamarinLeontopithecus rosaliaGolden MantellaGolden MantellaMantella aurantiacaGolden Poison Dart FrogGolden Poison Dart FrogPhyllobates terribilisGray WolfGray WolfCanis lupusGreater SirenGreater SirenSiren lacertinaGreen AnacondaGreen AnacondaEunectes murinusGreen Poison Dart FrogGreen Poison Dart FrogDendrobates auratusGreen Tree PythonGreen Tree PythonMorelia viridisGuppyGuppyPoecilia reticulataHarbor SealHarbor SealPhoca vitulinaHellbenderHellbenderCryptobranchus alleganiensisJapanese Giant SalamanderJapanese Giant SalamanderAndrias japonicusLeopard GeckoLeopard GeckoEublepharis maculariusManed WolfManed WolfChrysocyon brachyurusMeerkatMeerkatSuricata suricattaMimic Poison FrogMimic Poison FrogRanitomeya imitatorNaked Mole RatNaked Mole RatHeterocephalus glaberOrangutanOrangutanPongo spp.Oriental Fire-bellied ToadOriental Fire-bellied ToadBombina orientalisPanamanian Golden FrogPanamanian Golden FrogAtelopus zetekiPrzewalski's HorsePrzewalski's HorseEquus ferus przewalskiiRed PandaRed PandaAilurus fulgensRed River HogRed River HogPotamochoerus porcusRed-bellied PiranhaRed-bellied PiranhaPygocentrus nattereriRed-footed tortoiseRed-footed tortoiseChelonoidis carbonariusRed-tailed BoaRed-tailed BoaBoa constrictorRedtail catfishRedtail catfishPhractocephalus hemioliopterusRing-tailed LemurRing-tailed LemurLemur cattaRipsaw CatfishRipsaw CatfishOxydoras nigerRock HyraxRock HyraxProcavia capensisRoseate SpoonbillRoseate SpoonbillPlatalea ajajaSaki MonkeySaki MonkeyPithecia pitheciaScarlet IbisScarlet IbisEudocimus ruberSitatungaSitatungaTragelaphus spekiiSunbitternSunbitternEurypyga heliasTimber RattlesnakeTimber RattlesnakeCrotalus horridusTokay House GeckoTokay House GeckoGekko geckoTufted DeerTufted DeerElaphodus cephalophusVeiled ChameleonVeiled ChameleonChamaeleo calyptratusVietnamese Mossy FrogVietnamese Mossy FrogTheloderma corticaleWestern Lowland GorillaWestern Lowland GorillaGorilla gorilla gorillaWood DuckWood DuckAix sponsaWoylieWoylieBettongia penicillataYellow-banded Poison Dart FrogYellow-banded Poison Dart FrogDendrobates leucomelasYellow-Headed Amazon River TurtleYellow-Headed Amazon River TurtlePodocnemis unifilis

Species lists come from Wikidata and may be incomplete — collections change. Check the venue's own site before travelling to see a particular animal.

Where it is

3001 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC

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