National Zoo
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New elephant coming to Smithsonian National Zoo
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Bozie, a 37-year-old Asian elephant, will join three others in Washington.
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National Zoo's Sloth Bear cub named Hank
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The Smithsonian's National Zoo invited its Facebook fans to name one of its most adventurous and charismatic critters: a sloth bear cub. The bear will now be named Hank.
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Mei Xiang might need a paternity test
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If Mei Xiang becomes pregnant, the National Zoo will likely have to do a paternity test to determine who the father is.
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National Zoo artificially inseminates giant panda
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Mei Xiang was inseminated early Saturday morning after it was determined natural breeding had not occurred with Tian Tian the night before. A baby panda was born to Tian Tian and Mei Xiang last summer at the zoo but it died six days later.
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National Zoo panda mating season starting
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Zoo officials say Mei Xiang's hormone levels are rising. That means she is likely ready to breed.
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Panda breeding season arrives at National Zoo
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The zoo said Wednesday that female panda Mei Xiang and male panda Tian Tian are showing signs they are ready to breed. Also, Mei Xiang's hormones have been rising.
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National Zoo welcomes five new seals
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Since opening last fall, the state-of-the-art seal exhibit at the National Zoo has been 39-year-old Selkie's domain. But Selkie is about to get five new "poolmates".
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National Zoo opening elephant center after $56M overhaul
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The public opening of "Elephant Trails" on Saturday marks a major expansion for the Asian elephant exhibit. The $56 million overhaul was completed over the past seven years.
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National Zoo's Andean bear pregnant with twins
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Zoo veterinarians saw the baby cubs during an ultrasound in Nov., the zoo reports. This would be Billie Jean's second time giving birth.
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New carousel opens at the National Zoo
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A new carousel a the National Zoo features 58 hand-carved and hand-painted animals grouped by their eco-systems. Many represent endangered species that zoo scientists have spent years studying and breeding.
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National Zoo opens solar-powered carousel in DC
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The ride was named the Speedwell Foundation Conservation Carousel. It opened Monday and costs $3 per person to ride. Proceeds from ticket sales will support animal care and conservation research at the zoo.
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National Zoo says euthanized Sumatran tiger, Soyono, had spondylosis
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As ABC7 reported on Monday, the National Zoo says one of its three Sumatran tigers - among the rarest animals in the world - was euthanized. At 19, Soyono was the oldest Sumatran tiger in the United States and had developed a disease called spondylosis, vertebral arthritis.
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Soyono, rare Sumatran tiger euthanized at National Zoo
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An endangered Sumatran tiger that gave birth to seven cubs during her lifespan was humanely euthanized at the National Zoo Monday morning.
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Pambassador contestants vie for chance to help panda conservation
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The winners of the Pambassador program will spend all of 2013 traveling the world, visiting different zoos and teaching others about panda conservation.
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National Zoo panda cub dies: Abnormalities found in initial necropsy
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A hardening on portions of the National Zoo panda cub's liver and an increased amount of fluid in her abdomen stuck out as abnormal during an initial look into why the baby panda died on Sunday.
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Smithsonian panda cub dies: Live press conference
Smithsonian National Zoo officials are expected to provide more details about why Mei Xiang's panda cub died over the weekend. Click here for streaming video from the National Zoo.
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National Zoo panda cub born: Mei Xiang gives birth after five pseudopregnancies
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At long last, Mei Xiang is a mother again. After five straight false alarms, the National Zoo's giant panda gave birth to a cub on Sunday.
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Baby panda video: Smithsonian's 5-day-old panda cub visible on new video
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The Smithsonian National Zoo's new baby panda is only 5-days-old, but the cameras area already watching and it's already one of the area's biggest celebrities.
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