Results for "Wolves"
Sounding the Old Wolf-Cry
- Date: November 14, 2013
- Description: While researching my last blog post on the "mad wolf" who escaped from the National Zoo, I came across an old black-and-white photograph in the Smithsonian Institution Archives that caught my eye. The image is grainy, but appears to show a man and a wolf, separated by a chain-link fence, holding each other's rapt attention while the man operates some sort of recorder. Unable
Link Love: 7/1/2016
- Date: July 1, 2016
- Creator: Hillary Brady
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
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.
What Did the Smithsonian Exhibit When it First Opened?
- Date: May 22, 2012
- Creator: Catherine Shteynberg
- Description: An overview of what the Smithsonian collected and displayed when it first opened to the public in 1855.
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.
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.