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From the Smithsonian Museums

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Inside the Zoo: A Rare and Life-Preserving Cheetah Surgery

With the help of 3D modeling technology, a team of veterinary experts successfully carried out a rare spinal surgery on an 11-month-old cheetah cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in August.

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How to Perform a Black-Footed Ferret Health Exam

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As Climate Change and Pollution Imperil Coral Reefs, Scientists Are Deep-Freezing Corals to Repopulate Future Oceans

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The Love Lives of Ducks Make for Great Drama

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How Genomic Science Solved a Cheetah Cub Paternity Mystery

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A Celebration of Life: 50 Years Under the Endangered Species Act

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Rain, Rivers and Radiotrackers: Releasing Captive-Bred Harlequin Frogs Into the Wild

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A High-Tech Approach to Giraffe Conservation

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A New Leap in the Fight to Save Frogs

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Oh, Baby! Meet Some of the Zoo's Newest Arrivals

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After An Insect Detox, Can Once-Poisonous Frogs Get Their Spice Back?

A small wood turtle stands in a pile of fallen leaves in a forest

Meet the Researchers Working to Save Wood Turtles

A male Guam kingfisher bird wearing a transmitter on its back is held gently in an animal keeper's gloved hand

Scientists Are Using 3-D-Printing Technology to Ready Guam Kingfishers for Reintroduction to the Wild

Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji upside-down in a hammock

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Horned lark chicks camouflaged in their nest on the ground in the Northern Great Plains

A Rare Look Inside the Nests of Declining Prairie Songbirds

Close-up of a Kirtland's warbler songbird

A Day in the Life of a Conservation Biologist in Search of a Rare Songbird’s Nest

Panamanian golden frog standing among dirt and leaves

Is a 'Living Pharmacy' the Key to Curing Chytrid in Frogs?

Bobcat caught on camera trap walking through brush and scrub on Montana's grasslands

How I Study Elusive Prairie Bobcats

Swift fox pups huddled together at dusk on Montana's grasslands

Why Researchers Are Scouring Montana's Grasslands for Swift Fox Scat

Bald eagles are native to the United States, but caring for them is a unique and rare opportunity. Every bald eagle in human care, including Annie pictured here, is a rescue.

Meet Rescued Bald Eagles Tioga and Annie

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