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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.