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What Is a Leucistic Animal and Why Is It So Important to Take Care of Them?

6th - Higher Ed
There have been over 20,000 mammals born at the zoo, but not one leucistic animal - until now. Meet Luke, the ellipsen waterbuck.
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An Amazing Story of Recovery For This Bald Eagle After a Very Serious Wing Injury

6th - Higher Ed
This eagle was deemed "non-releasable" by a wildlife rehabilitator - so now he has a new, very important job.
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Making New Friends Is Very Important For This New Rhino Calf

6th - Higher Ed
This baby rhino is getting a grand tour of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park's 40-acre field enclosure - and there's no obstacle she can't handle.
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This Giant Eland Is Looking Forward to Meeting and Playing With New Friends

6th - Higher Ed
Watch her get introduced to a Nubian ibex, a Barbary sheep, a Turkomen markhor, a sitatunga, and a Transcaspian urial.
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What Exactly Is ‘Alloparenting’ and Why Is It Common Among These Specific Animals?

6th - Higher Ed
Why this cute langer baby is getting a very hands-on parenting approach.
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This Is One of the Largest Chameleon’s On the Planet

6th - Higher Ed
Learn all about this fascinating lizards.
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What Do a Duiker and an Okapi Have In Common?

6th - Higher Ed
Learn all about these fast-growing African mammals.
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These Crowned Crane Babies Are So Fuzzy and So Adorable

6th - Higher Ed
Crowned cranes are mostly found in Japan, South Korea, northern Manchuria, and Siberia.
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This Baby Orangutan Is Venturing Out on Her Own

6th - Higher Ed
Indah lets her baby, Aisha, practice climbing while still keeping a very watchful eye.
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Saving the Red Panda Habitat Is Critical and This Is How You Can Help

6th - Higher Ed
The red panda is a vulnerable species, so saving their habitat is critical. Here's what the Red Panda Network is doing to help and how you can support their efforts.
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Depending on the Time of Year, These Sandhill Cranes Can Be Hard to Find

6th - Higher Ed
Learn about these birds' migratory habits and meet Garrett and Allie, two residents of the Maryland Zoo's aviary.
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These Sun Conures Have Big Voices For Being So Small!

6th - Higher Ed
It's easy to see where their sunny title comes from.
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Clumsy Leopard Brothers Are The Cutest Thing You’ll See All Day

6th - Higher Ed
Sometimes their roughhousing results in one of them taking a big spill - but it's nothing they can't handle.
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Evading Predators Is Key For the Pronghorn

6th - Higher Ed
These prairie animals found from Canada all the way to Mexico may look like deer - but there's one key difference.
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What Is A Mara and Why Is This One So Sociable? 

6th - Higher Ed
Although he may look like a cross between a rabbit and a deer, he's actually a rodent.
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Star Trek Squirrel Monkeys Are All The Rage

6th - Higher Ed
Welcome to Monkey Village, one of the only places in the U.S. where you can walk right through the monkeys' habitat.
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Stingers Are No Match For These Birds When They Snack on Honeybees

6th - Higher Ed
Also, see what goes on during the fledging stage with the beautiful white fronted bee eaters at the San Diego Zoo.
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How Many Species of Eagles Are There in North America?

6th - Higher Ed
We're all familiar with the bald eagle, but the golden eagle is just as cool.
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The All Seeing Eye! This Small Falcon Has Amazing Vision

6th - Higher Ed
The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America, but don't let his size fool you. He's still a fierce predator despite his stature and colorful plumage.
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Find Out Why They Call This Animal a Giraffe Gazelle!

6th - Higher Ed
Meet Tommy and Lucky, two gerenuk brothers at the San Diego Zoo, and learn why they're 'backup quarterbacks' so to speak.
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This Yellow Legged Frog Is Critically Endangered! Find Out What Scientists Are Doing to Save The Species

6th - Higher Ed
The mountain yellow legged frog is critically endangered with only about 200 adults left in the wild.
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Just How Small and Cute Can These 2-Week-Old Piglets Be!

6th - Higher Ed
The 2-week-old piglets, born to mom Fig, aren't like ordinary pigs. Sulawesi babirusas are also called “pig deer” since males have odd-looking upper tusks that grow right through the top of their snout.
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A Puma, a Cougar, a Ghost Cat and More! Why the Mountain Lion Has So Many Different Names

6th - Higher Ed
Meet San Diego Zoo’s mountain lion siblings and learn why the big cat is known as a puma, cougar, and ghost cat, among other names.