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It's a sad day for animal lovers in the D.C. area. Basil, the one-eyed opossum who called the Smithsonian National Zoo home, has died. "We are very sad to share that Basil—a rescued Virginia ...

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The proposed facility is expected to collect and preserve genetic material — DNA, tissues, reproductive cells — from animals at the zoo.