Results for "National Zoological Park Commission (U.S.)"
Fishing for Collections at the U.S. National Museum
- Date: December 10, 2019
- Description: Spencer F. Baird and George Brown Goode used their diverse, and sometimes quirky, contacts from the U.S. Fish Commission to fill exhibit cabinets in the U.S. National Museum.
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The National Park that Never Was
- Date: August 25, 2016
- Creator: William Bennett
- Description: This month marks the centennial of the National Park Service—learn about one that was planned but never built.
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.
Goody Goody Gumdrops
- Date: September 25, 2012
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: A history of pygmy hippopotamus naming conventions at the National Zoological Park.
Sneak Peek 5/28/2018
- Date: May 28, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Nile hippopotamuses and baby at National Zoological Park, 73-3818.
Sneak Peek 12/9/2019
- Date: December 9, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Alpaca and vicuña at National Zoological Park, circa 1910s, SIA RU000095, SIA_000095_B48_F10_001.
Sneak Peek 4/13/2020
- Date: April 13, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: A keeper feeds Asian elephants Hitam and Kechil in the octagonal elephant barn at the National Zoological Park.
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.
- Blog Post
Donkeys and Alpacas and Cows Oh My!
- Date: May 12, 2011
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Silver Fox Rabbit at the Kid's Farm, 2008, by Meghan Murphy, National Zoological Park. "][/caption] Five years in the making, the Kid's Farm at the National Zoological Park opened in June 2004.
Sneak Peek 7/16/2018
- Date: July 16, 2018
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Pygmy hippopotamus in mud wallow at National Zoological Park, SIA Acc. 11-009, 73-6860.
Sneak Peek 12/30/2019
- Date: December 30, 2019
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Orangutans at National Zoological Park, 1981-1982, by Jessie Cohen, SIA Acc. 16-065, SIA16-065_B12_F02_S01_002.
Sneak Peek 2/3/2020
- Date: February 3, 2020
- Creator: Marguerite Roby
- Description: Construction of the Lion House at National Zoological Park, April 15, 1891, by C.M. Bell, SIA RU000095, SIA_000095_B35_F02_001.