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January 1997

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Features

A cock and a hen roosting together

Feathered Fights of Fancy

No ordinary fowl, these birds have been bred for visual delight. For many an owner, they are just too pretty to eat

Review of 'Illumination in the Flatwoods'

Plugged In, and Playing With Power

When One of the National Zoo's Gorillas Goes In For Tests, It's Not Just Standard Operating-Room Procedure

By discovering heart disease early, echocardiograms have improved life; now Washington cardiologists are using them to help great apes at the National Zoo

Smithsonian Perspectives

In the ever-expanding field of anthropology, the Smithsonian still excels in research and exhibition

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