The Zoo is home to adult female panda Mei Xiang, adult male panda Tian Tian, and their male cub, Tai Shan. The panda cams follow the pandas in their indoor and outdoor exhibits.
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Six male otters live on Asia Trail. If you see one, you'll likely see the others. Small-clawed otters, the smallest of the world's 13 otter species, live in family groups and play often.
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There are dozens of birds in the National Zoo's flamingo flock, some of which have been living at the Zoo since 1965! You may notice smaller, gray birds among the adult flamingos—these are flamingo chicks that hatched in the spring. Flamingos turn pink as a result of brine-shrimp in their diet; chicks develop pink feathers between one and two years of age.
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You are viewing the nest box of a black-footed ferret at the Zoo's Conservation and Research Center, where ferrets are bred to be saved from extinction. In 2007, 24 kits were born here and survived past infancy. Ferrets, which once ranged across the Great Plains and are now one of the world's rarest mammals, are more active at night—don't be surprised if the ferret on camera is asleep.
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