As for puzzlers who knew as much straight away but struggled to put a finger on species, the answer is: Andean potoo. If you look closely, its mottled brown plumage stands out against the colour ...

Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C. is celebrating the births of two Andean bear cubs. The cubs were born on Nov. 15 to a 3-year-old mother named ...

Smithsonian’s National Zoo welcomed two new Andean bear cubs this month, but zoo goers will have to wait until early spring to see the bears in person. The cubs were born Nov. 15 to Brienne ...

Until recently, the Andean bear—the only species of bear in South America, easily recognized by the light-colored markings that frame its face like glasses—was thought to be almost mute ...