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Long considered black devils with wings, these bats today are stealing hearts – and mangoes – across Australia
The Biggest One That Didn’t Get Away
A real fish tale hangs on a monster marlin caught nearly a half-century ago
For the National Zoological Park, an artist depicts the diversity of the islands’ extinct avian species
It may look fuzzy and adorable but this New Zealand bird is one tough customer
Long displayed, long dispersed, the famous Hornaday bison “family” is reunited in a new home
“You Gotta Remember, Eels Are Weird”
They’re slimy, snaky, ugly and repulsive, but once you acquire a taste for this much-maligned species, “slippery as an eel” becomes a compliment
Sloth Bears: They Eat Ants, but Take on Tigers
Still used as “dancing bears,” they can hold their own with the big cats but not with human expansion
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For the National Zoo’s esteemed senior citizens, only the very best in geriatric medical care will do
Monarchs of the mountain West, they once ranged all the way to the Eastern Seaboard. Now they are coming home
The “Sea Canary” Sings the Blues
The beluga whales of Canada’s St. Lawrence River have endured a lot over the years, but they’re still around, and still controversial
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In competition, workaholic Border collies fetch, pen and shed to prove they have the right stuff
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A government report takes a look at what we have left and where we are heading
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Conservation and research remain key elements in the National Zoo’s ever-expanding programs
Was it a scorpion? A spider? A snake? The toxin experts at APDIC can tell you what to do
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Do Not Take the Javelina Lightly
Oh yes, it’s a touchy-feely creature all right, but the collared peccary, or javelina, has very big teeth and it knows how to use them
Never mind its savage reputation. The piranha is a pussycat most of the time
Stories in Stone Read From Ancient Leaves
A Smithsonian scientist studies the relationship between Eocene insects and the plants they ate
Costa Rica’s squirrel monkeys are adorable, charismatic, sexy and critically endangered
If You’re a Bear, These Dogs Will Give You Paws
When grizzlies and black bears start hanging around people, Carrie Hunt and her feisty Karelians persuade them to go away
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