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Fuzz fans, rejoice! Two new alpacas have made their debut at our Kids’ Farm exhibit.
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The Reptile Discovery Center team is warming up to a new monitor lizard this winter. The young Komodo dragon, named Onyx, moved into his new habitat Dec. 10.
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We are sad to share that Dogo, the last meerkat at the Small Mammal House, was humanely euthanized Aug. 23. At 14 years old, he lived four years beyond the median life expectancy for meerkats.
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When animal keepers introduced Andean bears Billie Jean and Quito earlier this spring, it seemed that love was in the air. Or, was it hormones? To discover how hormones can affect a bear’s behavior during breeding season, keeper Sara Colandrea has teamed up with Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute research fellow Natalia Prado. Together, they hope to crack the code of Andean bear reproduction and help other zoos produce bouncing baby bears.
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Always free of charge, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of Washington D.C.’s – The Zoo instills a lifelong commitment to conservation through engaging experiences
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Four new sets of owl eyes have joined the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation
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I am the elephant manager here at National Zoo.
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Meet Fleck and Poe, a pair of emperor tamarin brothers who recently made their debut in Amazonia’s rainforest habitat! Get to know these mischievous monkeys from animal keeper Denny Charlton.
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As deputy director of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
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