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National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

In late April, scientists and the public noticed a surprising number of birds in the mid-Atlantic region were exhibiting strange symptoms, often sick or dying. Smithsonian scientists need your help to figure out why.

Mysterious Bird Deaths in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Western lowland gorilla Moke eating a snack

The Science Behind Animal Snacks

The coast on the island of Curaçao

Connecting Ocean Conservation from Sea to Sky

The cassowary's helmet-like casque is made of keratin, the same material that makes up our hair and fingernails.

Meet Cassowary Brothers Irwin and Dundee, Descendants of Dinosaurs

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