NZP Komodo Dragon Dies

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Summary

In late April, the National Zoological Park's only Komodo dragon dies "after a progressive downhill course of fighting what was believed to be the ravages of old age" and a failing circulatory system. "Kelana," was symbolically presented to the Zoo by Indonesia on May 22, 1970, and physically arrived on June 15, 1970.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Torch, 6/1975, p. 3

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April, 1975

Topic

  • Animals
  • Deaths
  • Komodo dragon

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