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Sept. 23, 2016

One of the defining and iconic characteristics that makes giant pandas unique among bears is their diet -- bamboo. They evolved to eat bamboo, which is a type of grass, and although it makes up about 99 percent of their diet, pandas have the gastrointestinal tract of a carnivore.... read more

Sept. 19, 2016

Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Great Ape House Reopens

The Great Ape house will reopen on Tuesday morning. This will be the first opportunity for the visitors and the media to see the Zoo’s infant Bornean orangutan born to Batang on Sept. 12.... read more

Sept. 16, 2016

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute to Host Annual Autumn Conservation Festival

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal, Va., will open to the public for its annual Autumn Conservation Festival Oct. 1 and 2.... read more

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