Blog Posts Animals Behind the Castle: The Department of Living Animals July 18, 2017 by Lisa Fthenakis Before Congress created the National Zoo, the Smithsonian's Department of Living Animals kept it’s collection of animals behind the Castle. International Travels of the Australian Canis Dingo: Part II June 15, 2017 by Justine Philip, Institutional History Predoctoral Fellow The cultural history of the Australian dingo and the species’ connection to the National Zoo. International Travels of the Australian Canis Dingo: Part I June 13, 2017 by Justine Philip, Institutional History Predoctoral Fellow The cultural history of the Australian dingo and the species’ connection to the National Zoo. Saving Giant Pandas: Conservation at the National Zoo August 23, 2016 by Kira M. Sobers 17 Objects for 170 Years (Happy Birthday to us!) August 10, 2016 by Effie Kapsalis Link Love: 6/17/2016 June 17, 2016 by Effie Kapsalis Link Love: 6/9/2016 June 10, 2016 by Effie Kapsalis April Fool’s, Mr. Lyon! March 31, 2016 by Lisa Fthenakis Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.