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Three Female Elephants From Calgary Zoo To Join National Zoo In Spring 2014 | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/three-female-elephants-calgary-zoo-join-national-zoo-spring-2014

Our elephant herd is growing again—this time with three female elephants from Calgary Zoo in Alberta, Canada! Next spring, Kamala, Swarna, and Maharani, will arrive here on loan from the Calgary Zoo, expanding our existing herd to seven.
Rubenstein donated $2 million to enable us to bring the elephants to Washington.

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Nathan W. Cooper | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/about/staff/nathan-w-cooper

Nathan Cooper is a behavioral ecologist and conservation biologist. He studies how migratory birds interact with each other and their environments throughout the annual cycle. His research integrates natural history observations with new technology, quantitative tools, and large-scale field experiments to advance the fundamental understanding of ecology and provide resource managers with the information needed to conserve migratory birds.
He lives in Washington, D.C.

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Meet the Snakehead: A Fish That Can “Walk” On Land | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/meet-snakehead-fish-can-walk-land

With an aggressive attitude, an eager appetite for fish and the ability to “walk” on land, the northern snakehead fish is a powerful predator. Recently, Asia Trail keepers welcomed four snakeheads—one male and three females—into their care. 
Siberia, China and North Korea, but they were first spotted in waterways around the Washington

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