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How Are Animals Paired at the National Zoo?
Kate Rodriguez-Clark is an animal matchmaking guru. Among her responsibilities as a population ecologist for the Smithsonian, ...
National Zoo discloses deaths of gray seal Gunther, age 33, and Komodo dragon Murphy
Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, ...
National Zoo mourns death of 33-year-old gray seal Gunther
The Smithsonian National Zoo has lost one of its beloved gray seals. Gunther, a 33-year-old gray seal who had been with the Zoo since 2012, died Jan. 18. In a release, the Zoo said the average life ...
Cape vultures are swooping into a new exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo
A “committee” of Cape vultures is swooping into the Los Angeles Zoo to make its home in an exhibit that seeks to mirror the ...