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The National Zoo is a 163-acre zoological park set amid Rock Creek Park in the heart of Washington, We are home to 2,000 individual animals of nearly 400 different species. Our best known residents are our giant pandas, Tian Tian, Mei Xiang, and their cub, Tai Shan.
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