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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Happy the Hippo Leaves the National Zoo

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Photograph by Mehgan Murphy/National Zoo

Happy the hippo was born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and lived there for 28 years. In recent years, he has been the zoo's only hippo and shared a habitat with the elephants. On Monday, September 28, Happy moved out in preparation for the Asian elephant exhibit expansion. His new home is at the Milwaukee County Zoo in Wisconsin. Zoo visitors in Washington, D.C. will miss him, but at least Happy will finally have some company--two female hippos named Puddles and Patti.

Learn more about Happy's big move on the National Zoo's website.

Get the facts on hippos on National Geographic Kids.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Rare Clouded Leopards Born in Zoo

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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 3, 2009

Shrewd Baby Shrew

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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

Baby Gorilla Born at National Zoo

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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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