Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

A 1992 Mason Gazette story about the hatching of the very first Komodo dragons born in captivity outside of Indonesia.

In September 2009, Smithsonian-Mason Semester students took a during a behind-the-scenes tour of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

Mason senior Eva Noroski spent a month assisting alumna and Elephant Trails keeper Ashley Fortner at the National Zoo, researching elephant sleep patterns.