How Zookeepers Care for Aging Lions
Training allows lions to participate in their own health care
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To Help Save Wildlife, Ecologists Learn A.I. Skills at the National Zoo’s Science Campus
In a unique class hosted at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, early-career ecologists learned to apply emerging technologies to power conservation breakthroughs.
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How Human Health Technology Is Improving Orangutan Welfare at the National Zoo
Redd’s daily treatment reveals how orangutans with chronic respiratory diseases are adapting to use certain medical tools designed for humans.
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The Animal Care Stories That Shaped 2025 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo
We’ve gift-wrapped a few short highlights that capture the spirit of the year in animal care.
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