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Oct 26, 2012

National Zoo’s New Baby Gazelle Runs Around the Yard

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is showing off its newest specimen this week, and guess what? It’s freaking adorable.

Sep 11, 2012

National Zoo Welcomes Baby Gazelle

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo welcomed a baby gazelle last week, and—surprise, surprise—it’s already adorable after just seven days of life. The male dama gazelle, which does not yet have a name, was born September 4 in an off-site exhibit.

Jul 26, 2012

Gazelle Born at National Zoo in Front of Visitors Struggles to Take First Steps

You know what you don’t see everyday at the National Zoo? A live birth! But that’s what some visitors got to watch yesterday when a gazelle went into labor.

Oct 07, 2009

National Zoo Welcomes Baby Gazelle

It’s been at least a couple months since we had any new baby animals to coo over at the National Zoo, but the wait is now over! The Zoo recently posted these photos to its Flickr feed of its new dama gazelle calf. The baby gazelle, a girl, was born on Friday to proud parents Adara and Rajih. Zoo officials say the calf is currently off-exhibit, along with her mother, while she nurses, but hopefully…

 
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