Jan. 7, 2025: Snow Day at the National Zoo

Monday's wintry weather brought snow much fun to the Zoo! While Amur tiger Metis, scimitar-horned oryxes and red panda Asa chilled out in the snow, other animals like Asian elephant Maharani, giant panda Bao Li and North American otters Emmett and Potomac played and wrestled among the drifts. Creative keepers even provided cool enrichment opportunities for indoor animals like Virginia opossum Basil, the guinea pigs, dwarf mongoose Lilo, the meerkat mob, skunk Sauerkraut, bettong Truffle and prehensile-tailed porcupine Quillbur. Visit https://nationalzoo.si.edu/ to plan a trip to the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.