The Small Mammal Gallery is home to fifteen different species of animals. Similar to the Reptile Gallery, the climate and lighting systems within these exhibits are computer-controlled.

Explore this Gallery to learn what characteristics are common to all mammals. Learn more about "edentates" (toothless mammals) such as the La Plata Three-Banded Armadillo which eats ants and termites with a long, sticky tongue. Gain a greater appreciation for those small mammals that live together in close-knit communities, such as Dwarf Mongooses.

Get an up-close view inside the "underground" chambers of the Naked Mole-Rat exhibit.

See these highly social animals in their elaborate tunnel system consisting of sleeping rooms, pantries, nurseries and toilet chambers.


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