The National Zoo is a Smithsonian institution like no other– part museum, part research facility, part repository for species on the brink of extinction. Dennis Kelly took the helm of the National Zoo this winter. He joins Kojo to discuss new construction, panda politics, and the challenges of breeding animals in captivity.

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  • Dennis Kelly Director, Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park

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