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Tiny Gecko Becomes First Lizard Treated For Cancer With Chemo At DC’s National Zoo
He may only weigh 3 ounces, but this little lizard just helped make veterinary history. Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s ...
Chemo for a gecko? National Zoo vets go all in to save 3-ounce lizard with tumors
A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.
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Leaf-Tailed Gecko Treated With Chemotherapy Regimen at National Zoo
Smithsonian/Roshan Patel It started, as many cancers do, with a lump. Keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Reptile Discovery Center spotted it during a routine checkup—a small ...
National Zoo Lovers Day is April 8 — here’s how to celebrate
National Zoo Lovers Day, celebrated every April 8th, gives us a chance to celebrate the animals (and the people) that make ...
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See the animals at the National Zoo
More than 1,800 animals reside at the Smithsonian's 163-acre National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute ... and must be reserved in advance online. DC National Mall Night Tour with 10 Stops ...
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DC Zoo's Unique 'Orangutan Crossing System' Has People Going Bananas
However, a few zoos have come up with ways to broaden their animals' horizons, and the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, is particularly ... past the Reptile Discovery Center.