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Showing posts with label Smithsonian National Zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smithsonian National Zoo. Show all posts
Thursday, October 15, 2020

PLUMP AND FEISTY: Baby Panda at National Zoo adds 2 Inches to Waist, Turns 8 Weeks Old

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When mama bear Mei Xiang left the den yesterday to eat a fruitsicle (frozen treat made from diluted apple juice), zookeepers were able to re...
Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Last Night Around 5:40 p.m., Mei Xiang Placed the Cub on the Floor of Her Den for Just a Few Seconds

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From the Smithsonian’s National Zoo: “Giant panda Mei Xiang continues to exhibit excellent maternal care and is attentive to her cub. Regula...
Saturday, March 7, 2020

Columbus Zoo Releases New Photos Of Cheetah Cubs Born Through In Vitro Fertilization

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COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus Zoo says two cheetah cubs born through in vitro fertilization are continuing to grow and do well. The cub...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Orangutan Born at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo

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For the first time in 25 years, primate staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are celebrating the birth of a male Bornean orangutan. He ...
Thursday, January 7, 2016

Washington, DC - Smithsonian National Zoo Has Announced That the Red Pandas Are Back on Exhibit in the Nation’s Capital

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Smithsonian National Zoo has announced that red pandas are once again on exhibit in the nation’s capital, after a two-year absence. F...
Monday, February 23, 2015

Panda Cub Bao Bao, Reaches 18 Month Milestone Today: Will Soon Live Separately From Mom

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Washington, DC - Bao Bao was born on August 23, 2013, at the National Zoo. Giant pandas are an endangered species, and are protected in pa...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

Two Andean Bear Cubs Born at the National Zoo

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An Andean bear has given birth to two cubs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Zoo officials say the mama bear, 8-year-old Billie Jea...
Friday, August 22, 2014

Bao Bao Beats Smithsonian Competitors in #SIShowdown

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Perhaps the biggest local Twitter battle in the last week is now officially over. Giant panda cub Bao Bao has emerged victorious in the Sm...
Friday, May 4, 2012

National Zoo Elephant Plays the Harmonica

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In Washington, DC, a 36-year-old Asian elephant named Shanthi is developing her musical talents by playing harmonicas and other instrumen...
Saturday, April 21, 2012

Smithsonian's National Zoo, Washington, DC - Two Young Otters Died from Dye Used for Identification Purposes

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Two young otters died Thursday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo http://nationalzoo.si.edu/, and officials believe they passed aft...