Smithsonian''s National Zoological Park/ Friends of the National Zoo

Visit
- Visit
- Getting to the Zoo
- Zoo Map
- Hours
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- Plan Your Visit
- Food
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- Download the Zoo App
- Events
- Calendar
- Special Events and Celebrations
- Host Your Event
Animals
- Animals
- Live Animal Cams
- Photo Galleries
- Animals A to Z
- Asian Elephants
- Birds
- Giant Pandas
- Great Apes and Other Primates
- Great Cats
- Invertebrates
- Reptiles and Amphibians
- Small Mammals
- Exhibits
- African Savanna
- Amazonia
- American Trail
- Asia Trail
- Kids' Farm
- Think Tank
Membership
- Join Friends of the National Zoo
- Member Benefits
- Join or Renew Today
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- Donor Membership Levels
- Members
- Member Services & Information
- SCBI Club
- Smithsonian Migratory Bird Club
- FONZ Photo Club
Science
- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI)
- Overview
- Front Royal Headquarters
- Rock Creek Campus
- In the Field
- Scientists
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- Science Centers
- Animal Care Sciences
- Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics
- Conservation Ecology
- Conservation Education and Sustainability
- Migratory Bird Center
- Species Survival
Education
- Programs and Events
- Classes
- Preschool Classes
- Family Programs and Children's Workshops
- Adult Classes
- Camps
- Summer Safari Day Camp
- FONZ Nature Camp
- Overnights
- Snore and Roar
- Scout Snooze
- Conservation Campouts in Front Royal, VA
- Birthday Parties
- FONZ Birthdays
- Teacher Resources
- Field Trips
- Lesson Plans/Online Resources
- SCBI Outreach near Front Royal, VA
- Bridging the Americas
- Adult Education
- Undergraduate and Continuing Education
- Volunteer Interpreters
- Lectures and Symposia
Support the Zoo
- Ways to Help
- Join Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ)
- Adopt a Species
- Be an Ambassador for Salamanders
- Get a FONZ Capital One Visa
- Volunteer
- Donate Now
- Join the Pizza Party
- Enrichment Giving Tree
- General Donations
- Giant Panda Conservation Fund
- Tiger Conservation Fund
- Neighborhood Nestwatch
- Help Build Exhibits
- Elephant Trails
- American Trail
- Seals and Sea Lions

Related Resources

Copper Aitken-Palmer

SCBI Chief Veterinarian / Department of Conservation Medicine

Most Recent Publications

Aitken-Palmer, Copper, Hou, Rong, Burrell, Caitlin, Zhang, Zhihe, Wang, Chengdong, Spindler, Rebecca, Wildt, David E., Ottinger, Mary Ann and Howard, JoGayle. Protracted Reproductive Seasonality in the Male Giant Panda (Ailuropoda Melanoleuca) Reflected by Patterns in Androgen Profiles, Ejaculate Characteristics, and Selected Behaviors, Biology of reproduction, 86 (6) 195. 2012.

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