Results for "National Zoo: The Zoo Behind the Zoo (Video recording : 1989)"
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Sybil Hamlet’s History of the National Zoo
- Date: May 17, 2018
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: Did you know that the first beaver came to the National Zoological Park in 1894? Or that the first animals on the official zoo grounds were two Indian Elephants, Dunk and Gold Dust? Surely, you knew that the Dusit Zoo in Bangkok donated an albino Asiatic turtle to the National Zoo in 1966? You didn’t know that? Well, thanks to the work of Sybil Hamlet in 1985, you can now
Here at the Smithsonian: Trips to the National Zoo
- Date: October 26, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Watch two recently-digitized clips featuring scenes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in 1982.
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A History of Celebrating the Insect Zoo
- Date: August 23, 2011
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: When you think of the National Museum of Natural History, what comes to mind are probably inanimate things—rocks and dinosaur bones, cultural objects, and stuffed animals. But did you know that the museum has a collection of live insects? Today is the 35th anniversary of the opening of the permanent installation of the Insect Zoo, though the Zoo actually began as a temporary
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.
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“Do Pandas Affect Everyone This Way?”: Celebrating 50 Years of Giant Pandas at the National Zoo
- Date: April 14, 2022
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: This year marks the 50th anniversary since the arrival of giant pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing at the National Zoo. To celebrate, we’re highlighting some giant panda records at the Archives.
Dog Days at the Zoo, Part II
- Date: September 18, 2012
- Description: Though often overlooked, dogs played a featured role in the early history of the National Zoological Park.
Mr. Rogers at the Zoo
- Date: June 18, 2013
- Creator: Mary Markey
- Description: The popular childrens’ TV program, Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood, pays a visit to the National Zoological Park in 1982.
Dog Days at the Zoo, Part I
- Date: September 11, 2012
- Description: Though often overlooked, dogs played a featured role in the early history of the National Zoological Park.
Where Will This Lead? Exhibits, Zoos and Video-dating
- Date: January 14, 2020
- Creator: Ricc Ferrante
- Description: Investigating digital files from the 1980s turns up software that let people play matchmaker–for endangered species. Let’s see where this leads.
Remembering Jessie Cohen
- Date: October 29, 2009
- Creator: Marvin Heiferman
- Description: At SPI, we were sad to learn that Jessie Cohen died earlier this week. Jessie was one of the photographic mainstays at the Smithsonian; she started working at the Smithsonian National Zoo in 1979, photographing animals, their living quarters, and behind-the-scenes events for exhibition, education, and marketing purposes. In addition, Jessie also managed the Zoo’s exhibition
JoGayle Howard: Pioneer in Endangered Species Reproduction
- Date: March 28, 2017
- Creator: Jennifer Wright
- Description: Theriogenologist JoGayle Howard was a pioneer in the assisted reproduction of many endangered species.
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Ready-made Home for a Scimitar Horned Oryx and Przewalski’s Horse
- Date: June 25, 2015
- Creator: Pamela M. Henson
- Description: When Dr. Ted Reed became director of the National Zoological Park in 1959, he committed himself to carrying out the zoo’s complete set of mandates that included research, education, and conservation of endangered species. All these came together in a new non-public facility, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, founded in 1975 in Front Royal, Virginia.