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    1. Polar Bear at the National Zoo, Record Unit 95, Smithsonian Institution Archives, neg. no, 2002-10612.

      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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    3. Instructions for fingerprint animals from the Friend of the National Zoo publica

      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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      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

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      Happy Valentine's: Cards from the Archives

      • Date: February 9, 2011
      • Creator: Effie Kapsalis
      • Description: Not everyone loves Valentine’s Day, but most everyone loves sweet, cuddly, zoo animals. To honor the day of chocolate and flowers next week, we invite you to send one of these guys to the one(s) you love. If you come up with fun captions, we’d love to hear from you in the comments. Print and Send Print out one of these templates and fold it twice (once horizontally, once

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    9. An aerial view from the southwest of the Smithsonian Institution Building, 1993.

      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.

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      Mothers Day Inspiration

      • Date: May 9, 2017
      • Creator: Jennifer Wright
      • Description: Get ready for Mother's Day with these images of Smithsonian staff and their families caring for young animals.

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    13. 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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    15. Photo of woman in zoo tshirt with red panda and man in background

      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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      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

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    19. Hallager holding a kori bustard. The caption below reads: Sara Hallager, curator of birds at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, is responsible for managing daily avian care, including bird well-being, reproductive programs, conservation programs, exhibitions, and interpretive public programs. She began working at the Zoo as a volunteer in 1984 and as an employee in 1987. #Groundbreaker.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sara Hallager

      • Date: September 2, 2020
      • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
      • Description: At the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, we are determined not to let history repeat itself. From our colleagues at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, who research and track birds in the wild, to our Bird House keepers who care for and breed these animals at the Zoo, we are working together to study, understand and protect common birds

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    21. A woman photographs a panda.

      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

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    23. Smith stands in front of bushes and leans against a ledge.

      Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Brandie Smith

      • Date: November 17, 2021
      • 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.

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