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Zoo Babies

NPR

Published January 6, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Host Lisa Simeone visits the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to learn about its breeding program and meet its newest arrivals. See the zoo babies at play in our web extra coverage.

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