Giraffe Born at NZP

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Summary

"Ryma," a male Masai giraffe, is born to "Peggy" and "Lionel" at the National Zoological Park. Peggy was born at the Zoo in 1978 and Lionel came to the NZP in 1981 from the Cleveland Metropark Zoo.

Subject

National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 4, "The Torch," October 1985, p. 4.

Contact information

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

Date

Summer, 1985

Topic

  • Animals
  • Zoos
  • Childbirth
  • Giraffe

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