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Nikki the Bear Lost 110 Pounds on the National Zoo Diet

When Nikki the spectacled Bear came to the National Zoo in December 2006, he looked more like Winnie the Pooh than Smokey the Bear

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Easter Food Traditions: Eggs, Lamb and Hot Cross Buns

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Then and Now: Easter Monday at the National Zoo

Two decades after the White House began its Easter Egg Roll tradition in 1878, the National Zoo started one of its own

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Picture of the Week—Lightning in a Volcanic Plume

The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo.

The Measure of Genius: Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel at 500

Half a millennium later, the story of the painting of the Sistine Chapel is as fascinating as Michelangelo’s masterpiece itself

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Clouded Cubs Continued: They're Two Boys

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New Self-Portraiture Exhibition at National Portrait Gallery

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The Best Dinosaur Movie That Never Was

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Cooking With the Bible

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Karijini National Park in HD

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The Funny Things You Do: America's Funniest Home Videos, We Love You

Keefe's tribute to Bailey includes “Rocking Chair,” “I’ll Close My Eyes” and “Bluebirds in the Moonlight.”

Julia Keefe’s Jazz

The young musician discusses the joys of improvisation and her new tribute to fellow American Indian artist Mildred Bailey

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Wait a Minute. Was that Indiana Jones We Saw at the Zoo?

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The Unfinished Attack of the Dinosaurs

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What the Heck Was Manna, Anyway?

The unknown fifth question of the Passover seder

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Can You Find This Dog in the Smithsonian Museums?

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Science Contests Across the Web

The Zoo’s three pandas, here Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, require a constant supply of bamboo, a plant that is not very nutritious, especially for animals, like pandas, that are natural carnivores.

Feeding the Animals at the National Zoo

After hiring the first animal nutritionist 30 years ago, the National Zoo prepares specific, well-balanced meals for each animal

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B-B-B-Billy and the Duke

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Lactose Tolerance and Human Evolution

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