Wild Animals in and out of the Zoo

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Summary

A history of the National Zoological Park and its animals by director, William M. Mann. Opens with a brief history of the zoo; recounts important collecting expeditions, including the Chrysler Expedition to East Africa and the Mulford Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin, 1921-1922; and gives an overview of each animal group at the zoo, from the manlike apes to reptiles. Closes with a look back at Mann's first decade as director. Appendices contain a list of animals exhibited at the NZP during its first forty years and a list of animals born in the NZP.

Subject

  • Mann, William M. 1886-1960
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • Smithsonian-Chrysler Expedition to East Africa (1926)

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Citation information

Smithsonian Scientific Series Vol. 6

Contained within

(Book)

Contact information

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

Date

1930

Topic

  • Mulford Biological Exploration of the Amazon Basin
  • Animals
  • Exhibitions

Place

Washington (D.C.)

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