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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
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Lynx Kittens Return to Colorado

Photo: A lynx kitten























Photograph courtesy Colorado Division of Wildlife/AP


Biologists have found lynx kittens in Colorado! Read about the discovery on National Geographic News.

See photos of domestic cats on National Geographic Kids.
 
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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Rare Clouded Leopards Born in Zoo

Photo: Clouded leopard cub






















Photograph by Meghan Murphy/National Zoo



Earlier this month, two clouded leopard cubs were born at the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia. This is the first successful clouded leopard birth at the center in 16 years!
 
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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Baby Blue Whale

A baby blue whale has been caught on film! Researchers off of the coast of Costa Rica captured the baby on camera while visiting the "Dome," a warm-water region that attracts blue whales from hundreds of miles around.

Baby blue whales are far from tiny. At birth, they are an average of 25 feet (7.6 meters) long.

The footage of the baby, as well as images of other blue whales, can be seen on National Geographic's Kingdom of the Blue Whale. The show airs tonight, March 10, on the National Geographic Channel at 8 p.m. ET.

See a video of the baby on a clip from Kingdom of the Blue Whale on National Geographic News.

Learn more about Kingdom of the Blue Whale on National Geographic Channel.

Think you're a blue whale expert? Quiz Your Noodle and find out!
 
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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Shrewd Baby Shrew

Keepers at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., were surprised when they counted three black and rufous giant elephant-shrew in their exhibit instead of two! The female elephant-shrew in the exhibit probably gave birth to the new baby in January. The baby elephant-shrew is doing well and can be seen in the National Zoo's Small Mammal House.

See a video of the baby and learn more about the new elephant-shrew on the National Zoo's website.

Watch a wild elephant shrew and her baby in this video.
 
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Baby Gorilla Born at National Zoo

A western lowland gorilla named Mandara gave birth to her sixth baby in the Great Ape House on January 10. The zoo isn't sure if the tiny gorilla is a boy or a girl yet, because Mom's keeping the baby all to herself for now.

Western lowland gorillas are listed as a critically endangered species, so these births are especially important. There have been seven successful  western lowland gorilla births at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. since 1991.

See baby pictures and watch a video at the National Zoo.

Get the facts on mountain gorillas in the Creature Feature.
 

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