News Archive 2006
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- National Zoo's Three New African Lions to Make Public Debut
The three new African lions at the National Zoo, two females and one male, will go on limited public exhibit beginning Saturday, Dec. 23.
- The National Zoo Goes Non-Smoking
Beginning Dec. 1, 2006, smoking will be prohibited in the public areas at the National Zoo and the Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va. - Giraffe Leaves the National Zoo for Florida
Randle, the Zoo’s only giraffe, has left for his new home at Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa, Florida. - National Zoo Welcomes Three New Lions
The National Zoo welcomed three new lions from South Africa (one male and two females) on Oct. 30.
- National Zoo Celebrates the Grand Opening
of
the Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat and Asia Trail
The new exhibit area, which covers nearly six acres and features seven Asian species, opened Oct. 17.
- National Zoo Mourns the Deaths of Conservationists in Nepal
Statement from National Zoo Director John Berry - National Zoo's Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat and Asia Trail Set to Open Oct. 17
The public opening for the Zoo's Panda Habitat and Asia Trail has been changed. - National Zoo's Three Tiger Cubs Meet the Public
The Zoo's three Sumatran tiger cubs, two females and one male, made their public debut on Sept. 2.
- National Zoo Celebrates Tai Shan's First Birthday at the Fujifilm Giant Panda Habitat
The Zoo and FONZ celebrated the first birthday for Tai Shan, the Zoo's giant panda cub, on Sunday, July 9. - National Zoo Gorilla Dies
A 34-year-old male western lowland gorilla collapsed and died at the Great Ape House on July 3. - National Zoo Gorilla Dies During Cardiac Surgery
A 23-year-old male western lowland gorilla, died July 1 while undergoing surgery to receive a biventricular pacing/implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
- National Zoo Launches Campaign to Save Asian Elephants
The National Zoo today (June 20) launched Elephant Trails, a new campaign to save Asian elephants that includes a new home for elephants at the Zoo's Washington, D.C. campus and a new elephant research facility at the Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Va. - National Zoo’s Tiger Cubs Get Their First Medical Exam
Veterinarians and animal-care staff at the National Zoo got their first look at the newest litter of Sumatran tigers—two females and one male.
- Tiger Cubs Born at National Zoo
A Sumatran tiger at the National Zoo gave birth to a litter of three cubs on May 24. - National Zoo's Sloth Bear Cub
Goes on Exhibit
The newest bear cub at the National Zoo will greet visitors for the first time on May 23. The 4 1/2-month-old male sloth bear is now old enough to begin exploring his outdoor exhibit under the watchful eye of his mother. - National Zoo Euthanizes Elderly Cheetah
A 12-year-old female cheetah with chronic kidney failure was euthanized May 21, at the National Zoo, after a rapid decline in the animal’s condition. - First Cheetah Cubs Born at the National Zoo Heading West
The two male cheetahs from the National Zoo's first litter will be leaving the Zoo soon for the Milwaukee County Zoo as part of the Cheetah Species Survival Plan. - National Zoo's Small Mammal House Exhibits New Animals
A group of meerkats and two litters of Prevost's squirrels are now delighting visitors with their frisky antics at the National Zoo's Small Mammal House. - National Zoo Welcomes Two Young Sea Lions
Two female California sea lion pups are the latest arrivals in the Beaver Valley section of the National Zoo. The 10-month-old pups were rescued in June 2005 on separate beaches in California.
- It's Another Male Bear Cub at the National Zoo
Staff at the National Zoo got their first look at the sloth bear cub during a quick veterinary check.
- African Lion Euthanized at National Zoo
Tsavo, a 17-year-old African lion, was euthanized March 17 at the National Zoo, following a dramatic decline in his physical condition and quality of life. - National Zoo Artificially Inseminates Asian Elephant
Continuing two decades of elephant conservation and research, National Zoo elephant experts and a team of German veterinary scientists have completed the first of what may be two artificial insemination procedures on Shanthi, one of the Zoo’s Asian elephants.
- National Zoo Opens New Banded Mongoose
Exhibit
The National Zoo recently welcomed three banded mongooses to its Small Mammal House in a new exhibit. The Zoo is one of only two zoos in North America that has these social African animals. - Rare Kiwi Hatches at the National Zoo
A North Island brown kiwi has hatched at the Zoo—only the second of these endangered kiwis to hatch during the Zoo’s 116-year history. - Prehensile-tailed Porcupine Born at the National Zoo
The Zoo's adult female prehensile-tailed porcupine gave birth early Wednesday morning, Feb. 8, to a single baby in its exhibit at the Zoo’s Small Mammal House.
- Asian Elephant Euthanized
Toni, a 40-year-old Asian elephant, was euthanized Wednesday morning at the Zoo, following a dramatic decline in her physical condition and quality of life. - National Zoo Euthanizes Elderly Cheetah
A 13-year-old female cheetah with chronic kidney failure was euthanized January 23, after a rapid decline in the animal’s condition. - National Zoo’s Sloth Bear Gives Birth to a Cub
The Zoo's female sloth bear gave birth to a single cub on January 9 in an inside den at the sloth bear exhibit.
