Despite government shutdown, zoo animals still getting fed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s National Zoological Park has closed its gates, the latest victim of the partial government shutdown. But thousands of animals still need to be fed, pregnancies need to be monitored and poop has to be scooped.
Zoo spokeswoman Annalisa Meyer says the level of care for the animals will be maintained.
More than half the employees at the zoo and its associated Conservation Biology Institute will continue working.
The zoo is part of the Smithsonian network of