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Animal Update – August 17

Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions, and more going on behind the...

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Animal Update – August 17

Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions, and more going on behind the...

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Animal Update – August 31

Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions, and more going on behind the...

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Welcome our new baby sloth!

We are so proud to welcome a new addition to the Upland Tropical Rain Forest exhibit – a Linne’s two-toed sloth was born in late August! The baby is the first born to Ivy, one of the four sloths in...

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Baby Sloth Update!

Earlier this month, we announced a new addition to our Aquarium family – a baby Linne’s two-toed sloth! Our team has been closely monitoring Ivy and her new baby and we can report that both are very...

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Hey, you just met me, and I’m a baby, but I’m too lazy, so name me, maybe?

Hello, my name is… Baby Sloth Naming Contest to Coincide with International Sloth Day In honor of International Sloth Day on October 20, National Aquarium will launch a naming contest for the Linne’s...

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Iris? Camden? Luna? The final choices are in – help us name our baby sloth!

Following two weeks of accepting name suggestions as part of a naming contest for the Linne’s two-toed sloth born in Baltimore in late August, today we are announcing the following names for final...

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Happy National Monkey Day!

Shout it from the roof tops, today we celebrate monkeys! Today, we’re celebrating National Monkey Day! We wanted to take this opportunity to share a little bit about the golden lion tamarins we have...

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Amazing Experiences Sweepstakes: Congratulations to Our Second Winner!

After weeks of excitement and thousands of entries, we’re happy to announce the winners of our Amazing Experiences Sweepstakes! All week we’ll be announcing the winners for each of our amazing prizes...

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Animal Updates – March 22

Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions, and more going on behind the...

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Animal Updates – April 11

Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions, and more going on behind the...

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Animal Updates – April 19

Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions and more going on behind the...

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Animal/Plant Updates – May 3

Between our Baltimore and Washington, DC, venues, more than 17,500 animals representing 900 species call the National Aquarium home. There are constant changes, additions, and more going on behind the...

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Plant Update – July 5

Our golden candle plant is flowering!  The golden candle is actually one of the first plants guests see upon entering our Upland Tropical Rain Forest exhibit. Also known as the lollipop plant or the...

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The Life Cycle of Poison Dart Frogs Explained

National Aquarium has had a long, successful history of breeding poison dart frogs. Here in the Upland Tropical Rain Forest exhibit, we have 16 species of poison dart frogs. Over the last few decades,...

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It’s National Zookeeper Appreciation Week!

We’re joining zoos and aquariums from across the county in the celebration of National Zookeeper Appreciation Week!  Our team of National Aquarium animal experts, including aquarists, herpetologists,...

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Hey, you just met me, and I’m a baby, but I’m too lazy, so name me, maybe?

Hello, my name is… Baby Sloth Naming Contest to Coincide with International Sloth Day In honor of International Sloth Day on October 20, National Aquarium will launch a naming contest for the Linne’s...

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Four Blue-Crowned Motmot Chicks Have Hatched in the Rain Forest

Our pair of blue-crowned motmots has produced four chicks! This is the second successful brood for the pair (who produced their first set of chicks in 2011). Blue-crowned motmots are neo-tropical...

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Happy International Sloth Day!

Today is the 4th annual International Sloth Day! Created by the AIUNA Foundation, International Sloth Day aims to bring awareness to illegal trafficking and the mistreatment of sloths in Central and...

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It’s a … SLOTH! Meet the Rain Forest’s Newest Addition!

We’re are excited to announce the birth of Scout, our newest Linne’s two-toed sloth! The newest arrival to our Upland Tropical Rain Forest is the second baby born to Ivy, one of the five sloths in the...

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