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4 Animals That Are Not as Creepy as You Think (And 4 That Are Creepier)

Seasons creepings! This Halloween, get to know some animals who don’t deserve to have such fearsome reputations... and some that you might not want to encounter alone on a moonlit night.

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A High-Tech Approach to Giraffe Conservation

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How Do Birds Handle the Heat?

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A New Leap in the Fight to Save Frogs

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Get to Know the Zoo's Meerkat Pups

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Oh, Baby! Meet Some of the Zoo's Newest Arrivals

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After An Insect Detox, Can Once-Poisonous Frogs Get Their Spice Back?

Two female Asian Elephants

Two Asian Elephants Arrive at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Three female African lions rest in the sun and shade in a grassy area along a wood-panel fence

How Zookeepers Care for Aging Lions

Black tree monitor (lizard) with dark coloration, an elongated body and a long, slender tail rests on a branch

Meet the Black Tree Monitor

A butterfly on a cluster of small flowers

8 Reasons to 'Bee' in Awe of Pollinators

An aerial photo of two horseshoe crabs on the sand in shallow tidal waters

10 Incredible Horseshoe Crab Facts

A small wood turtle stands in a pile of fallen leaves in a forest

Meet the Researchers Working to Save Wood Turtles

Asian elephant standing in a sandy patch at an outdoor zoo exhibit

Watch: How Do You Help An Elephant With a Toothache?

Cheetah mother and cubs huddled together in the grass

Meet the Small but Mighty Microbiomes

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji in a tree with his tongue sticking out

A Decade of Adorable Giant Panda Cam Moments

A close-up of a green tree python with orange-red eyes, small scales, a forked tongue and small put organs visible around its mouth

Do Snakes Have Ears? And Other Sensational Serpent Questions

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50 Panda Facts to Celebrate 50 Years of Giant Pandas at the Smithsonian's National Zoo

A male Guam kingfisher bird wearing a transmitter on its back is held gently in an animal keeper's gloved hand

Scientists Are Using 3-D-Printing Technology to Ready Guam Kingfishers for Reintroduction to the Wild

Snake-necked turtle hatchling crawling over leaf

These Teeny, Tiny Turtle Hatchlings Fit in the Palm of Your Hand

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