Several months after his scare, Grubauer is at peace with wearing a cat-eye mask and the risks that go along with it. "If it doesn't hit the eye, you're good to go," Grubauer said. "And if it does, ...

The zookeepers who usually feed bloodsicles and carcasses to the big cats at the National Zoo are now offering baby food and broth, keeping vigils over the sick animals and checking their coughs. Big ...