Results for "National Zoological Park (U.S.). Division of Interpretation"
Wonderful Women Wednesday: Lisa Stevens
- Date: October 3, 2018
- Creator: Lisa Fthenakis
- Description: Lisa Stevens, National Zoological Park, was senior curator for mammals and managed all aspects of the giant panda program. In over thirty years at the Zoo she worked with more than thirty different species. #Groundbreaker
Happy Birthday Bao Bao!
- Date: August 21, 2014
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: The National Zoological Park celebrates its giant panda cub, Bao Bao's first birthday on August 23, 2014.
- Blog Post
See Here: 4/1/2016
- Date: April 1, 2016
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: See Here: a weekly photo feature showcasing images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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.
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.
Audio, Video, and PDF's, Oh My!
- Date: February 4, 2013
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: The Smithsonian Institution Archives releases a new feature on their website which enables their finding aids to be marked up with available digitized media.
Sneak Peek 12/5/2016
- Date: December 5, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Pygmy hippopotamus at the National Zoological Park, 73-9537.
Sneak Peek 6/20/2016
- Date: June 20, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Juvenile orangutan at the National Zoological Park, NZP-0714.
Sneak Peek 9/12/2016
- Date: September 12, 2016
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Aldabra tortoise at the National Zoological Park, 73-9473.
- Blog Post
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.
Sneak Peek 7/13/2015
- Date: July 13, 2015
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Warthog at National Zoological Park, circa 1910s, NZP-0278.
Archives Puzzles: National Zoo and Aquarium Month
- Date: June 7, 2021
- Creator: Emily Niekrasz
- Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.