African Wildlife Facts

The African Savannah is home to some incredible animals, such as the giraffe which has a tongue of up to 21 inches in length, reports the National Zoo in their website section about African wildlife.  Giraffes use their tongues for reaching vegetation in trees, at a level above where other animals feed. Closer to ...

Animal Babies

Spring is here and so are a lot of new born animals.  Among the exciting stories is that a scimitar-horned oryx was born in early April at the National Zoo in Virgi...