Early this morning, wild, migratory black-crowned night herons were seen for the first time this year returning to their nesting colony near the Zoo’s Bird House—their only rookery in Washington, D.C.
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Our veterinary team visited the giant panda habitat last week for routine checkups on all of the pandas. Of special note in Bei Bei’s check-up, the team successfully collected blood and gave him two vaccinations.
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Our fishing cat kitten, Wasabi, and his mom, Electra, are now on exhibit daily at Asia Trail’s fishing cat exhibit. Lek (Wasabi’s dad), is on exhibit in the second yard. Wasabi was born May 17, but had to wait to go into the outdoor exhibit until all of his vaccinations were up to date.
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Our fishing cat kitten has a spicy personality—and a name to match! Animal care staff has given the kitten the name „Wasabi.“ Wasabi recently had his/her first fishing lesson with mother Electra.
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The classic nose to nose nuzzle! Thanks to Janet Crouse for sharing. Post fav cam screenshots of#BeiBei˜and Mei Xiang to our#PandaStory˜Flickr group. We’ll share a great one each week!
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Last night, giant panda Mei Xiang gave us another peek at her precious cub! If you look closely, you can see its iconic black eye markings starting to appear.
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What has 7-month-old western lowland gorilla Moke been up to? Read all about it in the latest keeper update!
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How do you help a binturong with arthritis? Learn how our animal care team trained Hank to voluntarily participate in his own healthcare.
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Ana Claudia Griffin is a communications specialist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Conservation and Sustainability (CCS). She is passionate about creating communication best practices and building relationships among stakeholders. Griffin strives to promote conservation and sustainability by developing communications plans, implementing strategies, writing reports and fact sheets, and leading workshops on communications and branding.
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As we mentioned last week Draco, one of our cheetahs, hasn’t been eating and has been losing weight. As he isn’t improving, the animal care team gave him a complete examination yesterday.
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