The National Zoo’s three new female Asian elephants—Kamala (39), Swarna (39) and
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Olga Amelkina is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Species Survival. Amelkina’s research employs transcriptomic technologies to investigate the gonadal tissue response to various preservation protocols. She uses the functional networks created from transcriptomic data to better understand the complex response of tissue to non-physiological stresses and to provide directions for studies and improvements of biobanking techniques that can be used in conservation efforts of endangered species.
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Hadrien Vanthomme is a French ecologist at CIRAD (the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development) with 19 years of experience in guiding decision-making for biodiversity management, natural resources, and conservation.
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Female Asian elephant Maharani is turning 29 years old Sunday, July 14, and we are celebrating with her favorite thing—food!
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Say hello to Ariel! This sweet and social clouded leopard just joined the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s breeding program. She has the smarts to solve puzzle feeders and seems smitten with her beau-to-be, Ta Moon.
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Check out the latest news and updates about cheetahs.
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First come cubs, then comes species recovery. Find out how a thriving population in human care benefits wild cheetahs.
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This morning, our giant panda cub received his name: Bei Bei or 贝贝 (BAY-BAY)!
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programs, conservation programs, exhibition, and interpretive public programs for the Zoo
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The world’s most social felines, lions roam the savannas and grasslands of the African continent, hunting cooperatively and raising cubs in prides.
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