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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Bear Conservation Around the World

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines individual species of bears in reference to conservation including the Giant panda, Spectacled bear, Sun Bear, Sloth bear, American Black Bear, Asiatic black bear, Brown Bear, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Giant Panda Conservation Today

For Students 9th - 10th
This article contains interesting and important information on conservation efforts on behalf of Giant Pandas.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Saving Pollinators

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a lengthy article that examines facts and information related to pollinators and the critical need they fulfill.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Pigeons: Masters of Pomp and Circumstance

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines a variety of topics related to pigeons including Billing and Cooing, Project PigeonWatch, behavior differences, and distribution patterns.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: A Trickle Down Forest Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
This article examines information on both the rain forest biome and creatures of the rain forest. Topics covered include "puddle club," butterflies, vertebrate predators, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Saving the Tiger

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on tiger conservation efforts and contains topics including A Brief History, Reports from the Field, Controlling the Tiger Trade, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Preying Mantids

For Students 9th - 10th
This article covers a variety of topics related to preying mantids including interesting information and current research.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Killer Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
This article covers a variety of topics related to Killer Whales including Killers on the Move, A Tale of Two Tribes, Deciphered Dialects, Eyes on the Genes, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Rhinos From Hoof to Horn

For Students 9th - 10th
This article covers a variety of topics related to rhinos including Rhinos on the Move, Rhino Strengths and Weaknesses, Ecological Functions, Social Life, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Testing the Legends of Loons

For Students 9th - 10th
This article deals with topics related to loons including breeding information, territories of loons, sounds and wails of loons.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Question of Primate Language

For Students 9th - 10th
Alex Hawes's article deals with a variety of topics related to primates language and communication skills. Several of the topics covered in the article include Animal Linguists, When Monkey Talks People Listen, Ape Bilinguists, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Miniature Monkeys

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at Marmoset monkeys and focuses on the National Zoo's newborn pygmy marmosets. General information about the pygmy marmoset is also provided.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Bamboo Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
This article covers a variety of topics related to the panda including Diet and Destiny, Panda Society, and Reproduction.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Bird Bill Matching Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you identify the purpose of different bird beaks? Read up about the different types of beaks and then you'll apply your knowledge by identifying the purpose of different shaped beaks.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Classification Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
A great overview of the science of classification. Topics addressed include summaries of the five kingdoms, the seven taxa, the definition of a species and the classification of the panda.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: The Bustards

For Students 9th - 10th
Howard Youth's article, "The Bustards: Puffing, Jumping, Running Toward Oblivion" covers topics including Invisible Wanderers, The Case of the Harried Houbara, More Danger in the Grass, Enough Room for Bustards?, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Hummingbirds

For Students 9th - 10th
Terry Dunn's article, "Hummingbirds: Frantic and Fascinating" covers a variety of topics including The Bold and The Beautiful, The Need to Feed, and Migrating Over the Miles.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Pronghorns

For Students 9th - 10th
Alex Hawes's article, "Pronghorns Survivors of the American Savanna" focuses facts and informations related to pronghorns including various types and kinds within the species.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: A Sloth Bear Saga

For Students 9th - 10th
K. Yoganand's article, "Report from the Field: A Sloth Bear Saga" focuses on information and facts related to sloth bears and includes a link to additional information on A New Habitat for Sloth Bears.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Ghosts of Madagascar

For Students 9th - 10th
Alex Hawes's article, "Ghosts of Madagascar" examines facts and information related to lemurs. He discusses the current troubling status on lemur populations as well as information on the social chain of command within groups of lemurs.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Sturgeon Fishes and Caviar Dreams

For Students 9th - 10th
John Tidwell's article in Zoogoer Magazine focuses on the Sturgeon fish and related details. The topics covered in the article include Black Gold, The Caviar Mafia, Twilight of a Legend, and Buffalo of the Water.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Fish Food

For Students 9th - 10th
Susan Lumpkin's article, "Fish Food" deals not with food that fish eat but fish as food. The article touches on a range of fish as food such as caviar, salmon, swordfish, shrimp, bass, scallops, and more.
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Parrots and Profits

For Students 9th - 10th
"Parrots and Profits" by John Tidwell reviews information related to the illegal bird smuggling trade underway with parrots. Tidwell focuses somewhat on black palm cockatoos and tells of the involvement of an American couple in the...
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Smithsonian National Zoo: Zoogoer Magazine: Life Behind the Mask

For Students 9th - 10th
Alex Hawes in "Black-Footed Ferrets: Life Behind the Mask" explores related topics and factual information on the black-footed ferret. Hawes also includes information on the ferret's population status.