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Rewriting Frogs’ Future with Science | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-species-survival/news/rewriting-frogs-future-science

Stories about amphibians don’t always end with “happily ever after,” but scientists around the globe, including Brian Gratwicke at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, are working together to rewrite frogs’ fate.
study provides context and helps synthesize hundreds of thousands of hours of first-hand

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Smithsonian Cheetah Science Q&A | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation/news/smithsonian-cheetah-science-qa

As their native habitat continues to shrink, wild cheetahs are facing a drought of genetic diversity. This is in direct contrast with the population of cheetahs in zoos, which is as genetically diverse as it was 30 years ago because of cooperative and strategically managed breeding programs.
Females, on the other hand, mature between 24-30 months of age.

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After An Insect Detox, Can Once-Poisonous Frogs Get Their Spice Back? | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-species-survival/news/after-insect-detox-can-once-poisonous-frogs-get-their-spice-back

Poison frogs living in human care aren’t poisonous, thanks to a “detox” diet of mild insects, like crickets and fruit flies. Can adding alkaloids to a frog’s diet help it regain its toxins and get its “spice” back? 
Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project, we need to have live prey on hand

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Watch: 10 Animal Videos That Topped Our List in 2021 | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/watch-10-animal-videos-topped-our-list-2021

We rounded up the animal antics and species conservation stories that made us laugh, smile and cheer in 2021. Take a look back at some of our favorite moments caught on video.
White-naped crane Walnut was hand-raised and imprinted on humans, so she never bonded

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Focus on the Future: Juliana Vélez Gómez | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation/news/focus-future-juliana-velez-gomez

In this Focus on the Future, learn how Juliana Vélez Gómez created wildlife friendly practices that benefited Colombian ranchers, while providing new opportunities for young women in science.
post-doctoral fellows and the conservation research they are supporting through first-hand

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To Keep the National Zoo’s Pandas Satisfied, Staff Prepare an Endless Supply of Bamboo | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/keep-national-zoos-pandas-satisfied-staff-prepare-endless-supply-bamboo

Take a look behind the scenes as animal care teams provide an endless bamboo buffet to the Zoo’s new giant pandas.
After chopping hundreds of pieces of bamboo by hand, the team will sort it, then

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