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Standing eye-to-eye with a southern cassowary, it is easy to see how this giant bird is considered the dinosaurs’ closest living relative. In October 2020, we took two of these avian ambassadors under our wing: brothers Irwin and Dundee.  
They do not, but they have some seriously amazing defense mechanisms in place.

Why is giant panda Mei Xiang sleeping for longer periods, eating less and denning? After going into estrus this spring, months later, she’s experiencing a pseudopregnancy—even though she did not breed! Learn more from curator Michael Brown-Palsgrove.
Those of you who have followed our #PandaStory updates know that Mei Xiang and her

The Zoo’s historic Bird House may be under renovation, but that has not stopped the animal care team from bringing native shorebirds, songbirds and waterfowl under their wing to establish best practices in husbandry and breeding. In the past few months, keepers celebrated many significant hatchings behind the scenes.
We currently have 67 flamingoes in our flock and welcomed four chicks — three males

The combination of the Vietnamese mossy frog’s green body, black spots, tubercles and spines makes it look like a clump of moss, which it spends a large portion of its time pretending to be. Native to Vietnam, these frogs live in mossy caves and in the banks of rocky mountain streams.
These tree frogs have adhesive toe pads and can jump.

The most abundant warbler in North America, the yellow-rumped warbler is an opportunistic omnivore that frequents balsam fir forests in the breeding grounds. Formerly two species, the myrtle warbler in the east and the Audubon warbler in the west, interbreed and hybridize. Ongoing genetic research may split them back into two species. 
Lifespan They have an average lifespan of about seven years. 

Learn about the program to teach schoolchildren about birds while connecting them with students from across the hemisphere.
Since 1993, close to 50,000 students in 11  countries in the Western Hemisphere have

Familiar to nature enthusiasts everywhere, the song of the male wood thrush has been called one of the most beautiful sounds that any animal produces. They are braver than many other thrushes, though not as bold as their cousin, the robin.
They have dull white rings around their eyes.

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) is experiencing a Guam rail baby boom. Three chicks, covered in black downy feathers with oversized feet, hatched in January. 
Their parents successfully incubated the eggs and have been caring for them.

Tracking an animal’s weight is an important part of animal care, but gazelles are known to be flighty and nervous. So, how do keepers convince them to step onto a scale? Find out in this update from keeper Sarah Rezac.
Image: We have all seen the videos — a slender, long-limbed antelope lowers

For the first time since 2018, the Zoo’s naked mole rat colony is without a queen. Kenton Kerns, assistant curator of the Small Mammal House, explains how the wrinkled rodents are adapting to the change.
single dominant female presiding over an underground colony, these wrinkled rodents have