Crape myrtle trees aren’t native to the US, but hungry native birds still find them tasty
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Smithsonian scientists become shark detectives to track species in the Chesapeake Bay
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How do National Zoo animals beat the heat? Bloodsicles and other frozen delicacies
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Building a naked mole-rat dream home at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
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Scientists track a mysterious songbird using tiny backpack locators
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Newly discovered snakes use curved teeth to pry snails from their shells
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Behind the scenes in the restaurant kitchen that feeds the National Zoo’s residents
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Study of bacteria inside guts of wild Canada geese shows greater danger than earlier studies exposed
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Five fun turtle and tortoise facts from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
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Helicopter cockroach moms have protected their young for millions of years
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Some dolphins cross the Pacific more easily than others. Why that matters for protecting them
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After a nearly 20-year search, this Jamaican bird is probably extinct
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Poachers are killing endangered Asian elephants for their skin and meat, not their tusks
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For millions of years these tiny beetles have chewed their way out of sight
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Meet the world’s weirdest whale
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Meet the newest New World canopy beetle species. ‘Gazillions’ await discovery.
