26K views · 955 reactions |  Throughout spring and summer, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) carnivore keepers celebrated the arrival of 60 black-footed ferret kits. Every birth is important to their conservation, as this species is endangered. ✏️STORY: https://s.si.edu/3mGtCAG. | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute | Facebook

Wake up sleepy-head! It’s Bat Week! Did you know bats exhibit social behaviors similar to humans? Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute post-doctoral fellow Mariana Muñoz-Romo observed surprising footage of bats while labs were closed during the height of the pandemic, revealing complex interpersonal relationships within groups. Full details of the complicated social lives of these bats are being published soon. Featured in this film are bats doing what we all do at the end of a satisfying mid