Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

After An Insect Detox, Can Once-Poisonous Frogs Get Their Spice Back?

Poison frogs living in human care aren’t poisonous, thanks to a “detox” diet of mild insects, like crickets and fruit flies. Can adding alkaloids to a frog’s diet help it regain its toxins and get its “spice” back?

Three female African lions rest in the sun and shade in a grassy area along a wood-panel fence

How Zookeepers Care for Aging Lions

A butterfly on a cluster of small flowers

8 Reasons to 'Bee' in Awe of Pollinators

Cheetah mother and cubs huddled together in the grass

Meet the Small but Mighty Microbiomes