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- How to Take a Gorilla's Blood Pressure: Very Carefully
- For the first time, researchers have obtained blood pressure readings from a gorilla while it was awake.
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- Why Flamingos Stand on One Leg
- Flamingos likely stand on one leg while resting to conserve body heat.
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- Total Amateurs Discover 'Green Pea' Galaxies
- Tiny galaxies may provide clues to how stars in the earliest galaxies formed.
More Zoo News and Information
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Boot Knut? Berlin's Star Polar Bear Faces Eviction
Knut, turning 2 years old tomorrow, has gotten too big for his enclosure.
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Animals Set to Auction Their Art
Artwork by zoo animals will be auctioned live online.
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It's A Zoo Out There: Online Dating for Rare Species
Zoos across country look for mates for rare species on online portals.
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Theory of Flightless Birds Shot Down
The story of birds that don't fly just got a lot weirder.
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Dead For Years, Ferrets Finally Become Fathers
Black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have birthed two kits sired by males who died in 1999 and 2000.
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Zoo's Tiger a Shy Guy
Officials at the Erie Zoo say one of their new Amur tigers is too shy to explore a new $500,000 exhibit.
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Father's Day for Daddy Rhea Bird
The male rhea at the National Zoo will spend Father's Day as the proud papa of four new baby chicks.
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Oldest Gorilla in Captivity
A gorilla recognized as the world's oldest in captivity celebrated her 55th birthday
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Fastest Evolving Creature is 'Living Dinosaur'
Scientists have pinned down the fastest evolving animal and it's a slow-poke.
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A Baby Kiwi Is Born
The Smithsonian's National Zoo welcomed a new kiwi chick on March 7, 2008.
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Amphibian Ark to Protect Funky Frogs
Zoos support intiative to breed endangered frogs.
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Strange New Creature: Giant Shrew or Tiny Elephant?
A new furry mammal was caught on film in the forests of Tanzania.
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Fashion Found Fleeting in Birds
Annual fashions dictate what makes a male attractive to female songbirds.
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New Dwarf Salamander Found in Costa Rica
The species is among newly recorded 5,300 plants, insects and amphibians.
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Have to Yawn Now?
Leo the snow leopard shows off his pearly whites at the Bronx Zoo.
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Snails Fashion Their Own Camouflage
A land snail paints its shell with plant-like material for camouflage.
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Sea Turtles' Mystery Hideout Revealed
Green sea turtles spend first years as carnivores in the deep sea.
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How Snakes Survive Months Without Food
Snakes can lower their metabolic rates by up to 70 percent.
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Greatest Mysteries: How Did Human Culture Evolve?
Scientists are looking for the seeds of human culture in simpler animals.
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For the 4th Time: I'm Not Pregnant!
Panda National Zoo isn't pregnant after all.
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Ability to Bite Evolved in Fishy Ancestors
The ability of ferocious land animals to bite prey evolved in ancient fish, a new study finds.
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