Keepers are optimistic about Zoo’s new breeding pair of Asian small-clawed otters
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Damai, a two-and-a-half-year-old female Sumatran tiger, makes her debut at the National Zoo
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Stranding records are faithful reflection of live whale and dolphin populations, new study reveals
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Changes in vegetation determine how animals migrate, scientists find in new National Zoo study
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Archaeological evidence confirms mass hunting of gazelles 5,000 years ago
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Clouded leopard cubs born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
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Artist’s recreation of 7- to 6-million-year-old early human unveiled in Hall of Human Origins
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A St. Partick’s Day treat for the Zoo’s red-ruffed lemur
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Ancient bond between humans and dogs revealed in isotopic signatures of their bones
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Alarming number of fledgling, suburban catbirds fall prey to domestic cats, study finds
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Surprise! Rare animals caught on camera at “Smithsonian WILD!”
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From chewing tough insects to soft fruit, bat teeth are highly specialized
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Skeletal casts of early hominin ancestor from Africa donated to National Museum of Natural History
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Narwhal fluke design helps compensate for drag caused by tusk
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Only large, fast-flying bats can handle life in the big city; small bats can’t adapt
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Tiger numbers could triple if large-scale landscapes are protected
