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Animal Keepers Eric Smith, left, and Brian Cannon, right, head back to the commissary with freshly cut bamboo, grown on the property for the giant pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The commissary staff is responsible for storing, preparing, and delivering food to all the animals at the zoo. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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