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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dr Adrienne Croiser, a cheetah biologist (left) and Casey Bata prepare food for the cheetahs at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Young cheetahs who were born at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: A young cheetah who was born at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Cheetah cubs born at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Casey Bata prepares a tray of meat to feed the cheetahs at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Cheetah cubs born at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Research scientist, Budhan Pukazhenthi, outside the Species Survival Cryoperservation and Storage facility, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo maintains a valuable living repository of specimens from rare and endangered species in the Genome Resource Bank to support efforts in biodiversity and species conservation.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dr. Adrienne Croiser, a cheetah biologist, with cheetah cubs born at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dama gazelles are bred at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species lists the dama gazelle as critically endangered. There may be only a few hundred of these gazelles left in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Research scientist, Budhan Pukazhenthi, opens a tank containing frozen animal sperm, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo maintains a valuable living repository of specimens from rare and endangered species in the Genome Resource Bank to support efforts in biodiversity and species conservation.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dolores Reed, a supervisory biologist, with Przewalski's horses at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The feeding schedule for endangered gazelles and horses hangs on the wall of a barn at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species lists the dama gazelle as critically endangered. There may be only a few hundred of these gazelles left in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dama gazelles are bred at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species lists the dama gazelle as critically endangered. There may be only a few hundred of these gazelles left in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dolores Reed, supervisory biologist, gives a treat to dama gazelles at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species lists the dama gazelle as critically endangered. There may be only a few hundred of these gazelles left in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dolores Reed, a supervisory biologist, gets a nuzzle from a Przewalski horse at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses leave the barn after eating to head to the pasture at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dama gazelles are bred at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The World Conservation Union's Red List of Threatened Species lists the dama gazelle as critically endangered. There may be only a few hundred of these gazelles left in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dolores Reed, a supervisory biologist, gets a nuzzle from a Przewalski horse at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses head to the barn to feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses head to the barn to feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dolores Reed, a supervisory biologist, with Przewalski's horses at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski's horses head to the barn to feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: A list of black-footed ferrets and their due dates and litters, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem. The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dolores Reed, a supervisory biologist, with Przewalski's horses at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Dr Adrienne Croiser, a cheetah biologist and Casey Bata (left) feed the cheetahs at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Casey Bata feeds a tray of meat to the cheetahs at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The quarantine area for black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Cheetahs feed at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: A young cheetah who was born at the Cheetah Science Facility at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. A high priority is maintaining and increasing genetic diversity in small populations to avoid inbreeding, which causes poor fertility and increased disease susceptibility. Scientists work closely with zoos worldwide to develop assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer and cryopreservation (freezing) of sperm and embryos. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Research scientist, Budhan Pukazhenthi, opens a tank containing frozen animal sperm, at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo maintains a valuable living repository of specimens from rare and endangered species in the Genome Resource Bank to support efforts in biodiversity and species conservation.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The Scimitar-Horned Oryx at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo¿s Reproduction and Reintroduction of Desert Antelope project uses recent advances in the reproductive sciences to enhance the genetic management of antelope, and to reintroduce herds of these rare species to their native Sahelo-Saharan range in North Africa.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: The Scimitar-Horned Oryx at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The National Zoo¿s Reproduction and Reintroduction of Desert Antelope project uses recent advances in the reproductive sciences to enhance the genetic management of antelope, and to reintroduce herds of these rare species to their native Sahelo-Saharan range in North Africa.(Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Seven newborn black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Przewalski horses feed at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The horses were considered extinct in the wild until 2008, when the World Conservation Union reclassified them as critically endangered. Scientists at the Zoo are working to increase the genetic diversity of Przewalski's horses. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Seven newborn black-footed ferrets at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Paul Marinari, the senior curator of animal operations at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, holds new born black-footed ferrets, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem.
The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Smithsonian breeds endangered species
July 24, 2014 - Front Royal, Virginia, United States: Black-footed ferrets peek out of their enclosure at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, in Front Royal, VA, July 24, 2014. The black-footed ferret is one of the most endangered animals in the world. Once inhabiting the grasslands of the western Great Plains, the black-footed ferret declined with the loss of the North American prairie ecosystem. The black-footed ferret breeding program depends on computerized matchmaking, ensuring that the most genetically appropriate individuals are mated together. This genetic management occurs through a Species Survival Plan, a group of zoos and conservation organizations working together to save the species. From those original 18 animals, approximately 250 ferrets reside in breeding facilities and about 800 animals are now in the wild. (Evelyn Hockstein/Polaris) (FOTO:DUKAS/POLARIS)
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Winking animals by Paul Goldstein - Dec 2012
MUST CREDIT: Paul Goldstein/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Paul Goldstein (2025011j)
Cheetahs chase a Thomson's gazelle fawn (Crop)
Winking animals by Paul Goldstein - Dec 2012
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/jf7o
When one or two animals seemingly wink at you, it is easy to write it off as a coincidence.
But photographer and Exodus tour guide Paul Goldstein might be forgiven for thinking the animal kingdom are trying tell him something with a tally of SIX creatures giving him the wink.
They include a pally polar bear, a cheeky cheetah cub and a wise owl appearing to be passing on a conspiratorial wink.
Paul, from Wimbledon, explains: "I have seen many extraordinary moments in the wildlife world from lion kills to drinking jaguars and cheetah and polar bear hunts to tiny tiger cubs. However in the last two years I seemingly have been pursued by winking animals...
MORE WORDS: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/jf7o
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Winking animals by Paul Goldstein - Dec 2012
MUST CREDIT: Paul Goldstein/Rex Features. IMAGES OUTSIDE OF PRINT NEWSPAPER SUBSCRIPTIONS. FEES APPLY FOR UNIQUE IPAD USE.
Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Paul Goldstein (2025011e)
Cheetahs chase a Thomson's gazelle fawn
Winking animals by Paul Goldstein - Dec 2012
FULL WORDS LINK: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/jf7o
When one or two animals seemingly wink at you, it is easy to write it off as a coincidence.
But photographer and Exodus tour guide Paul Goldstein might be forgiven for thinking the animal kingdom are trying tell him something with a tally of SIX creatures giving him the wink.
They include a pally polar bear, a cheeky cheetah cub and a wise owl appearing to be passing on a conspiratorial wink.
Paul, from Wimbledon, explains: "I have seen many extraordinary moments in the wildlife world from lion kills to drinking jaguars and cheetah and polar bear hunts to tiny tiger cubs. However in the last two years I seemingly have been pursued by winking animals...
MORE WORDS: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/jf7o
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The 'Today Show', New York, America - 29 Jan 2013
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Cheetah cubs learn survival skills, Masai Mara, Kenya - 29 Aug 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Goldstein / Rex Features (1841673c)
Cheetah cubs chase a Thomson's gazelle fawn
Survival School: Harsh Nature As Cheetah Cubs Learn To Hunt
It may be hard to watch, but these visceral images show an impressive display of the raw survival skills of the natural world.
These cheetah cubs have been given a gazelle fawn by their mother in order to help them hone their hunting skills.
Seemingly an unfair quarry, the sacrifice of the gazelle is vital to ensure an at risk species survives.
The stunning images were captured by Exodus tour guide and wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein.
He explains: "Currently there are four mums with cubs I have been working with. It is cold in the morning at this time of year so they are often difficult to find, but once they liven up they can be very entertaining subjects.
"The cubs range from eight weeks to six months. A particular highlight, although brutal, was the one mother teaching her very young charges basic hunting skills, by giving them the present of a young gazelle fawn she had just downed.
"It is often hard to watch, but cheetahs are desperately endangered, but Thomson's gazelles are not - the day we run short of those fleet-footed antelope, we really have screwed up the planet."
The cheetah is the world's fastest land animal, reaching speeds of up to 70 mph, and are easily capable of outrunning any other animal over short distances thanks to an ability to accelerate from 0 to over 100 km/h (62 mph) in three seconds.
They kill their prey by tripping it during the chase, then biting it on the underside of the throat to suffocate it. Then the cheetah proceeds to devour its catch as quickly as possible before the kill is taken by stronger predators.
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Paul Goldstein/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IMDBYBGSF (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Cheetah cubs learn survival skills, Masai Mara, Kenya - 29 Aug 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Goldstein / Rex Features (1841673e)
Cheetah cubs chase a Thomson's gazelle fawn
Survival School: Harsh Nature As Cheetah Cubs Learn To Hunt
It may be hard to watch, but these visceral images show an impressive display of the raw survival skills of the natural world.
These cheetah cubs have been given a gazelle fawn by their mother in order to help them hone their hunting skills.
Seemingly an unfair quarry, the sacrifice of the gazelle is vital to ensure an at risk species survives.
The stunning images were captured by Exodus tour guide and wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein.
He explains: "Currently there are four mums with cubs I have been working with. It is cold in the morning at this time of year so they are often difficult to find, but once they liven up they can be very entertaining subjects.
"The cubs range from eight weeks to six months. A particular highlight, although brutal, was the one mother teaching her very young charges basic hunting skills, by giving them the present of a young gazelle fawn she had just downed.
"It is often hard to watch, but cheetahs are desperately endangered, but Thomson's gazelles are not - the day we run short of those fleet-footed antelope, we really have screwed up the planet."
The cheetah is the world's fastest land animal, reaching speeds of up to 70 mph, and are easily capable of outrunning any other animal over short distances thanks to an ability to accelerate from 0 to over 100 km/h (62 mph) in three seconds.
They kill their prey by tripping it during the chase, then biting it on the underside of the throat to suffocate it. Then the cheetah proceeds to devour its catch as quickly as possible before the kill is taken by stronger predators.
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Paul Goldstein/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IMDBYBGSF (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Cheetah cubs learn survival skills, Masai Mara, Kenya - 29 Aug 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Goldstein / Rex Features (1841673d)
Cheetah cubs chase a Thomson's gazelle fawn
Survival School: Harsh Nature As Cheetah Cubs Learn To Hunt
It may be hard to watch, but these visceral images show an impressive display of the raw survival skills of the natural world.
These cheetah cubs have been given a gazelle fawn by their mother in order to help them hone their hunting skills.
Seemingly an unfair quarry, the sacrifice of the gazelle is vital to ensure an at risk species survives.
The stunning images were captured by Exodus tour guide and wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein.
He explains: "Currently there are four mums with cubs I have been working with. It is cold in the morning at this time of year so they are often difficult to find, but once they liven up they can be very entertaining subjects.
"The cubs range from eight weeks to six months. A particular highlight, although brutal, was the one mother teaching her very young charges basic hunting skills, by giving them the present of a young gazelle fawn she had just downed.
"It is often hard to watch, but cheetahs are desperately endangered, but Thomson's gazelles are not - the day we run short of those fleet-footed antelope, we really have screwed up the planet."
The cheetah is the world's fastest land animal, reaching speeds of up to 70 mph, and are easily capable of outrunning any other animal over short distances thanks to an ability to accelerate from 0 to over 100 km/h (62 mph) in three seconds.
They kill their prey by tripping it during the chase, then biting it on the underside of the throat to suffocate it. Then the cheetah proceeds to devour its catch as quickly as possible before the kill is taken by stronger predators.
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Paul Goldstein/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IMDBYBGSF (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Cheetah cubs learn survival skills, Masai Mara, Kenya - 29 Aug 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Goldstein / Rex Features (1841673b)
Cheetah cubs chase a Thomson's gazelle fawn
Survival School: Harsh Nature As Cheetah Cubs Learn To Hunt
It may be hard to watch, but these visceral images show an impressive display of the raw survival skills of the natural world.
These cheetah cubs have been given a gazelle fawn by their mother in order to help them hone their hunting skills.
Seemingly an unfair quarry, the sacrifice of the gazelle is vital to ensure an at risk species survives.
The stunning images were captured by Exodus tour guide and wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein.
He explains: "Currently there are four mums with cubs I have been working with. It is cold in the morning at this time of year so they are often difficult to find, but once they liven up they can be very entertaining subjects.
"The cubs range from eight weeks to six months. A particular highlight, although brutal, was the one mother teaching her very young charges basic hunting skills, by giving them the present of a young gazelle fawn she had just downed.
"It is often hard to watch, but cheetahs are desperately endangered, but Thomson's gazelles are not - the day we run short of those fleet-footed antelope, we really have screwed up the planet."
The cheetah is the world's fastest land animal, reaching speeds of up to 70 mph, and are easily capable of outrunning any other animal over short distances thanks to an ability to accelerate from 0 to over 100 km/h (62 mph) in three seconds.
They kill their prey by tripping it during the chase, then biting it on the underside of the throat to suffocate it. Then the cheetah proceeds to devour its catch as quickly as possible before the kill is taken by stronger predators.
MUST CREDIT PICTURES BY: Paul Goldstein/Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/IMDBYBGSF (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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