Elephants playfully roll in sand dunes. Sloth bears lounge in hammocks, woven by keepers. Giant pandas gobble up birthday cakes garnished with their favorite foods.
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Snot otter, devil dog, or hellbender? Whatever name you call them, they are largest salamander in the Americas. Check out how animal keeper Matt Neff cares for and studies these unique salamanders!
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Giant panda keeper Marty Dearie shares that the Zoo’s 6-week-old cub is starting
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Among the largest species of cats in the world, tigers are powerful hunters with sharp teeth, strong jaws and agile bodies. They range across Asia from Russia all the way to Sumatra and mainland Southeast Asia. Scientists still have much to learn about these beautiful, endangered cats.
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This small, greenish-yellow songbird can be found among the boreal, or forests of the northern U.S. and Canada, singing its buzzy „zee-zee-zee-zooo-zeet“ song from the treetops.
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The eastern hellbender is the largest salamander in the Americas. They live in clean, swift-running rivers across the eastern United States and spend their entire lives in the water. This near-threatened species is protected in several states.
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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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„My brother suddenly passed away in December 2005. A couple days after returning from his funeral, I remembered I had timed tickets to see Tai Shan. It was the furthest thing from my mind…“
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Tricia Rowlison is a research specialist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Species Survival. Rowlison’s research focuses on investigating sperm maturation in the domestic cat model. Specifically, she is analyzing the secretion of small vesicles within the male’s reproductive tract, termed „epididymosomes.“
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True to its name, the smooth-sided toad is one of the few toads with smooth skin. It lives in the tropical forests of northern South America, where it eats insects and small mammals.
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