Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, DC



Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) - They come from Central China in the Bamboo Forest, since their main diet is bamboo. The front paw has an extra "sixth finger" to help them handle eating the bamboo MEI XIANG is on the right, pronounced "May-SHONG", which means "beautiful fragrance. She was born on July 22, 1998, at the Giant Panda breeding center in Wolong, China.

Great Panda face to face.

This is Tian Tian pronounced t-YEN t-YEN, which means "More and More". He is the bolder of the Pandas and was born on August 27, 1997 at the breeding center in Wolong, China. His eye patches are shaped like kidneys.

Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) - The Sarus Crane is the tallest flying bird, measuring 6 feet tall with a wing span of 8 feet.

White-naped Crane (Grus vigio) - Eastern Asia to Japan (lately wintering in North and South Korea).

Grey's Zebra ( Equus grevyi) - Africa. This zebra has a white stomach without stripes and stripes down their legs. It has a long face and a white-margined spinal stripe. Their ears are large and flexible and can turn in almost any direction. Their eyes are on the side enabling zebras to spot danger even while they graze. They have keen senses and long-distance running ability.

This young Asian Elephant was adorable. The Elephants trunk has over 100,000 muscles and tendons. They use their trunk for many purposes such as smelling, bathing, scratching, drinking and dust bathing. Full grown Elephants can weight from 6,000 to 12,000 pounds. (Elephas maximus) - Southern Asia.

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) - Africa. During the heat of the day they stay in the water most of the time. Then at night they come out to graze often traveling miles.

Fishing Cat ( ) - India, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Fishing cats use their swimming skills to catch fish. They attract fish by lightly tapping the surface of the water with their paws, mimicking insect movements. The cats then dive into the water to watch the fish. They also can swim underwater.

These Otter babies were all curled up together.

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) - Himalayan range, Nepal to Southwest China in bamboo forests mostly. The Red Panda has a long and soft coat of rust to red color. Their bushy tails have rings of black on it. The Red Panda sleep most of the day away being nocturnal. As seem here, they like to curl up in a branch of a tree during the day. At night it feeds on the ground, finding bamboo shoots, grass, roots, fruit, and acorns.

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