Howler monkey born at National Zoo
The young primate seems bright, alert, and increases its activity and independence day by day.
Science Spotlight
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Why did the tortoise cross the road? A recent study indicates few do.
Scientists studying genetic variation and gene flow in a population of tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in California’s Mojave Desert, were surprised recently to discover that two roads built in the desert in the 1970s had a noticeable impact on the population’s genetic structure.
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Smithsonian scientists help build first frozen repository of Great Barrier Reef coral
Researchers from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and other partnering organizations spent two weeks at the end of November collecting sperm and embryonic cells during spawning from two species of coral and have built the first frozen repository for the Great Barrier Reef.
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First Eld’s deer born from in vitro fertilization with help of Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists
Nearly 20 years after the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute became the first to produce an Eld’s deer fawn through artificial insemination, SCBI scientists have now contributed to the birth of the first Eld’s deer via in vitro fertilization.
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Q&A: National Zoo veterinarian Suzan Murray is working to halt pandemic disease in hotspots around the world
Suzan Murray, chief veterinary medical officer at the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, recently returned from Hanoi, where she led a team of scientists training pathologists from Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to better sample, recognize and detect wildlife diseases in hopes of preventing emerging pandemic disease.
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Lion cub summer school: Instead of learning their ABCs, the National Zoo’s lion cubs are learning behaviors that will help animal care staff evaluate their health.
School’s nearly back in session, but the seven young lions at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo have been working hard through the summer months!
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New finding may enable scientists to bolster genetic diversity of captive cheetah population
Researchers at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute have discovered why older females are rarely able to reproduce—and hope to use this information to introduce vital new genes into the pool. SCBI scientists and collaborating researchers...
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Five cheetah cubs born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Five cheetah cubs were born May 28 to 6-year-old Amani at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va. Amani is a dedicated mother according to keepers, who have observed her nursing and grooming the cubs.
