It’s the first set of twins of the species to be born at the Zoo in 16 years.

Gooooooooooooopher! World Cup spirit has swept the Smithsonian National Zoo’s Small Mammal House. With li’l fellas hailing form all over the world, the Small Mammal House might be the greatest hotbed of World Cup fervor this side of Embassy Row. Plus, the zookeepers covered the soccer balls with peanut butter. Even the most reluctant globalist couldn’t pass up that deal. No matching photoset from the House of Invertebrates? I guess they don’t have the backbone…