Results for "Animals"
Animals Behind the Castle: The Department of Living Animals
- Date: July 18, 2017
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Before Congress created the National Zoo, the Smithsonian's Department of Living Animals kept it’s collection of animals behind the Castle.
Gone But Not Forgotten: Former Animals at the National Zoo
- Date: May 27, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: A number of animals who used to call the National Zoological Park home are no longer there.
Crafting from the Collections: Fingerprint Animals
- Date: December 20, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Archives staff makes fingerprint animals based on craft activity found in zoo publication from 1970s.
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What Smithsonian Animals Think of National Hug Day
- Date: January 21, 2014
- Description: Today is National Hug day! If you are feeling a little hug deprived don’t worry, we have scoured our collections to find you the best image of animals embracing the day.
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Aww: Cute Baby Animals and Other Field Book Surprises
- Date: May 25, 2017
- Creator: Mignonette (Mig) Dooley Johnson:
- Description: Snapshots of cute baby animals, taken during the National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to the Dutch East Indies in 1937.
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Animal Collecting in Liberia - 1940
- Date: July 29, 2014
- Description: Newly digitized footage gives us a glimpse of the 1940 Smithsonian-Firestone Expedition to Liberia.
Bringing out the Animal in Art
- Date: December 22, 2015
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: On National Visit the Zoo Day, a look at a unique exhibition at the National Zoological Park, the National Museum of Natural History, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: “Animal In Art,” an exhibit and series of “sketch-ins,” part of an international campaign for the World Wildlife Fund.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Brandie Smith
- Date: April 11, 2018
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Smithsonian National Zoo's Associate Director for Animal Care Sciences, Dr. Brandie Smith, oversees the care and of 3,000 animals and ensures the genetic diversity of the species living in zoos. #Groundbreaker
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“Fair Women Seeking Secrets of Plant and Animal Phenomena”
- Date: March 3, 2020
- Creator: Dr. Elizabeth Harmon
- Description: Exploring news coverage of women’s work in the sciences at the Smithsonian in the early twentieth century.
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It’s a (sea) Bird!
- Date: August 16, 2013
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: Enjoy a collection of images documenting pelagic birds from the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program.
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Barbara Bingham
- Date: September 9, 2020
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Where Have All the White Tigers Gone?
- Date: August 13, 2015
- Description: A brief history of white tigers at the National Zoological Park, and an explanation of why they are no longer collected.