Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309091780
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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This interim report assesses issues related to animal management, husbandry, health, and care at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park. The report finds that there are shortcomings in care and management that are threatening the well-being of the animal collection and identifies the "most pressing" issues that should be addressed.
Author: Diana Estigarribia
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9780823963171
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Provides a look at the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., describing its history, various zoo exhibits and habitats, and some of the animals that can be found there.
Author: Cheryl Bardoe
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536217638
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 49
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"In August 2015, zookeepers at the National Zoo in Washington, DC, were thrilled to spot a tiny shadow on an ultrasound. For a species as rare as the giant panda, every new cub is cause for celebration. Zoo staff monitored mother Mei Xiang, and within days a newborn appeared, weighing in at just one third of a pound. While Mei Xiang cradled her vulnerable infant, zookeepers monitored the pair day and night through cameras in the panda den, and some two million viewers logged on to the zoo website. First Ladies Michelle Obama and Peng Liyuan hosted a ceremony to announce the cub's name: Bei Bei, meaning "precious treasure" in Mandarin Chinese. An instant celebrity, the cub captured hearts all over the world. But pandas in zoos are considered emissaries from the People's Republic of China, the only country where they live in the wild. Four years after his birth in America, Bei Bei would embark on an important new mission."--
Author: Heather Ewing
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588342611
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 169
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The buildings of the Smithsonian Institution not only contain impressive collections; they are themselves icons of great cultural significance, many of them part of the historic National Mall. The Smithsonian's unique buildings illustrate the changing styles and sensibilities of America as an evolving nation. Representing the work of major architects, each building evokes a specific time in history: the mid-19th-century turreted Castle, the sky-reflecting mid-century modern Air and Space Museum, and the golden, undulating, 21st-century American Indian Museum.
Author: William T. Hornaday
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Extermination of the American Bison" by William T. Hornaday. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author: Tamra Orr
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515779807
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
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What do komodo dragons, screaming hairy armadillos, and King Vultures all have in common? They are some of the animals at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Take a tour through the zoo. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of these amazing animals.
Author: Thea Feldman
Publisher: Smithsonian Kids
ISBN: 9781680526035
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"Let's look inside our national zoo!" -- Page 4 of cover.
Author: Kara Arundel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781684011704
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In 1955, a young former Marine ventured to the Belgian Congo on a month-long adventure safari to view Africa's diverse wildlife. When Arthur "Nick" Arundel boarded a commercial airliner for home, he carried a baby gorilla in each arm. Their destination was the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., known as "America's Zoo." The wild apes arrived at an antiquated zoo, which fought for decades to showcase gorillas, but knew little about how to raise them. Their journey from Africa to America was the beginning of dramatic changes for the gorillas Nikumba and Moka and for the zoo that would evolve from a menagerie-type park to an internationally respected center focused on conservation of both captive and wild species.
Author: Tamra Lea Orr
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1496651170
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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What do komodo dragons, screaming hairy armadillos, and King Vultures all have in common? They are some of the animals at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Take a tour through the zoo. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of these amazing animals.
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Languages : en
Pages : 79
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