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Giant Panda Update: A New Treat | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/giant-panda-update-new-treat

One of the defining and iconic characteristics that makes giant pandas unique among bears is their diet — bamboo. They evolved to eat bamboo, which is a type of grass, and although it makes up about 99 percent of their diet, pandas have the gastrointestinal tract of a carnivore.
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Featured Creature: Japanese Giant Salamander | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/featured-creature-japanese-giant-salamander

In August 2019, Reptile Discovery Center keeper Matt Neff embarked on a trip that took him across the Pacific Ocean to learn about enrichment, husbandry and breeding for the second-largest salamander species on earth: the Japanese giant salamander. Check out photos and notes from his trip!
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Evans | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/about/staff/brian-s-evans

Brian Evans is a quantitative ecologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Migratory Bird Center (SMBC), which studies and educates the public on the ecology of migratory birds. Evans’ research interests are focused on quantifying the influence of urbanization on bird populations and communities and evaluating how to effectively engage the public in the ecology and conservation of urban systems. Evans‘ projects include:
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