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Meet Cassowary Brothers Irwin and Dundee | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/meet-cassowary-brothers-irwin-and-dundee

Standing eye-to-eye with a southern cassowary, it is easy to see how this giant bird is considered the dinosaurs’ closest living relative. In October 2020, we took two of these avian ambassadors under our wing: brothers Irwin and Dundee.  
They do not, but they have some seriously amazing defense mechanisms in place.

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Testing the Waters: Coral Nurseries and Climate Change | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/center-species-survival/news/testing-waters-coral-nurseries-and-climate-change

What makes (or breaks) a coral’s ability to survive rising sea temperatures? It’s a puzzling predicament, and scientists are hoping coral nurseries can help crack the code.
The difference is that when corals grow, they have the ability to reconnect and fuse

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Head of SCBI’s Global Health Program Testifies on ​​​​​​​Zoonotic Disease | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation-global-health-program/news/head-scbis-global-health-program-testifies-zoonotic-disease

Dr. Suzan Murray, head of the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s Global Health Program testifies on zoonotic disease transmission.
species, it is critical that we examine health across a continuum of species and have

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Matamata turtle | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/matamata-turtle

The matamata is a South American turtle with a striking appearance. Its carapace, or shell, is rough and knobby, and its long neck has skin fringes, bumps and ridges. The matamata turtle’s large, flat head features a wide mouth and a long, snorkel-like snout.
Matamatas have extremely poor eyesight, but a number of other sensory aids allow

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Life Finds a Way: Parthenogenesis in Asian Water Dragons | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/news/life-finds-way-parthenogenesis-asian-water-dragons

For four years, the Reptile Discovery Center’s Asian water dragon female lived alone. Then, while examining eggs as part of a study, animal keepers made a shocking discovery—one was fertile! How could a female lay a fertile egg without a mate? They turned to the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) for an answer to the mystery: parthenogenesis.
Miller: While biologists have documented cases of parthenogenesis in other species

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