The doors to the outside world were closed, the lights dimmed. Video cameras angled down from multiple locations, and a couple dozen onlookers watched intently.
Plants & Animals
Feb 2, 2011
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(AP) -- Two American-born giant pandas arrived at their new China home Friday to find just what they'd left in the United States - live TV coverage and a passionate crowd.
Plants & Animals
Feb 5, 2010
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US-born panda cub Tai Shan will next week leave the National Zoo in Washington and head in grand style for a new life in China -- on board a Federal Express cargo plane, according to officials.
Plants & Animals
Jan 29, 2010
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Seems like every week a species from somewhere else shows up in a new area and takes over, wreaking havoc. The latest hotspot: the Galapagos, where non-native mosquitoes are arriving via aircraft and tour boats.
Ecology
Aug 31, 2009
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An endangered clouded leopard at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's Conservation & Research Center (CRC) in Front Royal, Va., gave birth to a genetically valuable litter of two cubs on Tuesday, March 24. The clouded leopard, ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 25, 2009
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