Come and meet the National Zoo's very own medical detectives with a tour of the Department of Pathology. Did you know that the animals at the National Zoo get blood tests performed just like humans? Learn how our super sleuths provide medical diagnostics for animals in our collection, the local community and wild animals across the globe. Zoo pathologists and scientists perform blood and tissue analysis, necropsy exams to determine cause of death, use cutting edge molecular techniques to diagnose disease and more! Explore this fascinating side of Zoo science in this rare behind-the-scenes tour!