Births from Domestic Cat Experiment at NZP

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Summary

An experiment using domestic cats at the National Zoological Park produces the first carnivores born though in vitro fertilization. The litters were born on April 3, 6 and 12.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Mergen, Alexa. From Bison to Biopark: 100 Years of the National Zoo. Washington, D.C.: Friends of the National Zoo, 1989.
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 5, "The Torch," July 1987, p. 1.

Contact information

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

Date

April 3, 1987

Topic

  • Cats
  • Firsts
  • Zoos
  • Research

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