Bornean orangutan Kyle climbs a web made of recycled fire hose in the Great Ape House’s outdoor habitat. Connor Mallon, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Orangutans are brachiators, which means they can swing hand over hand. Kiko loves traveling across the O line in this way! J Jessie Cohen, Smithsonian’s National Zoo Step 4: Open your exhibit!

Those interested in learning more about orangutans and conservation efforts can visit the Smithsonian’s National Zoo to see Batang ... Ape House and Think Tank exhibits.

The National Zoo is preparing for a pretty big reveal Friday. Video above: Pandas play in the snow at Smithsonian's National ZooThe zoo's two pandas, Bao Li and Ching Bao, will make their public ...

Members of the National ... the usual zoo entry). Given the excitement around the return of the pandas, the panda house opens at 8 a.m., a full hour before the zoo’s other indoor exhibits.

“The zoo must have a strategy to give the orangutans opportunities to exhibit normal species behaviour.” Another reason to give up shark's fin soup: more than a third sold in Hong Kong comes ...

THE AUDUBON ZOO IS NOT FAR FROM WE ARE ABOUT A 15 MINUTE ... THIS TIME OF THE ANIMAL VARIETY. WE WENT TO THE ORANGUTAN EXHIBIT AND SAID, ALL RIGHT, YOU’VE GOT A CHIEFS T SHIRT AND AN EAGLES ...

More than 1,800 animals reside at the Smithsonian's 163-acre National ... The Great Cats exhibit features Sumatran tigers and African lions, among other feline predators. The zoo also has a ...