#NationalZoo

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

Lion Cubs by luvazoo Via Flickr:

#zoo #nationalzoo #lioncub #lion #flickr

[coffeenuts]

Smile :D by Nikographer [Jon] https://flic.kr/p/b8DhNR

#IFTTT #Flickr #zoo #washingtondc #smithsonian #dc #washington #nationalzoo #washdc #dczoo #usnationa

[bricehammack]

#BurningMan

#WashingtonDC

#TheSmithsonian

#TheSmithsoniansNationalZooAndConservationBiologyInstitute

@NationalZoo

#Zoo

#Panda

#Pandas

#BriceDailyPhoto

#BurningMan #WashingtonDC #TheSmithsonian #TheSmithsoniansNationalZooAndConservationBiologyInstitute #@NationalZoo #Zoo #Panda #Pandas #BriceDailyPhoto

[aguineapigcouldntdothis]

Smithsonian zoo Guinea pigs nibbling at some enrichment in their Amazonia exhibit. The link also has the link to an article IDing the crew and their breeds: https://twitter.com/NationalZoo/status/1275526169190948869

oh theyre so happy they love nibbling!! I love when zoos keep piggies its so so silly to me to see such a domestic pet there

#answered

[historicalbookimages]

🦁 Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle: . Paris: Chez les editeurs MM. Renard, Martinet et cie, rue et Hotel Mignon, 2 (quartier de l'École-de-Médecine) ; et chez Langlois et Leclercq, rue de la Harpe, 81 ; Victor Masson, Place de l'Ecole-de-Médecin1847-1849. The harbor seal is the most widely-distributed pinniped. See it in the @NationalZoo #AmericanTrail exhibit & #bhlib

#biodiversity #old books #nature

[usnatarchives]

HAPPY 50TH PANDA-VERSARY!

See the National Archives News story by Mary Ryan: On 50th 'Pandaversary' Archives Marks Gift of Pandas to the Nation

Fifty years ago, on April 16, two new celebrities arrived at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, DC. A few days later, on April 20, First Lady Pat Nixon, on behalf of the American people, officially accepted a gift from the People’s Republic of China—two giant pandas named Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling.

The exchange of gifts (musk oxen Milton and Matilda were the U.S. gift to China) followed President Richard Nixon’s historic trip to China in February 1972 to open diplomatic and trade relations between the two countries. During that trip, Mrs. Nixon had admired the giant pandas at the Beijing zoo, and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai told her, "I'll give you some." When pandas’ arrival date was set, President Nixon asked the First Lady to lead the welcoming party at the zoo. His recorded telephone call on March 13, 1972, is among the holdings of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library.

Mrs. Nixon declared at the ceremony, “I think ‘panda-monium’ is going to break out at the zoo.” She was right. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling were the top attractions at the zoo until their deaths in in the 1990s. On their first day of public display at the zoo, the two pandas drew a reported 20,000 visitors. The current panda pair are Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, who arrived in 2000.

More online:

'Panda'monium at the National Zoo", Pieces of History blog.

Panda mating: Nixon: “The problem . . . with pandas is that they don’t know how to mate.“

National Archives YouTube, First Lady Pat Nixon welcomes pandas to the National Zoo

Nixon Library, tape excerpts re: Nixon’s trip to China.

National Archives DocsTeach: Nixon Visits China: The Week that Changed the World.

#pandas #otd #nationalzoo #cute animals #pandabears #pandalove #nixonlibrary #Youtube

[coyotes-captures]

A Magnificent Tree Frog from National Zoo & Aquarium. #photo #photography #australia #downunder #exploringaustralia #nature #naturewalk #naturewalks #outbackaustralia #natgeo #nationalgeographic #nikon #nikond7200 #zoo #animalconservation #animalpark #tarongazoo #frogsofinstagram #nationalzoo #nationalzooandaquarium #treefrog #frogs #frog #amphibians #amphibian (at National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPDGm5agzJf/?utm_medium=tumblr

#photo #photography #australia #downunder #exploringaustralia #nature #naturewalk #naturewalks #outbackaustralia #natgeo #nationalgeographic #nikon #nikond7200 #zoo #animalconservation #animalpark #tarongazoo #frogsofinstagram #nationalzoo #nationalzooandaquarium #treefrog #frogs #frog #amphibians #amphibian

[wadttinstagram]

A man in his prime. At 19, Kwame - a Western Lowland Gorilla - has really come into his own. This silverback was transferred last year from the @smithsonianzoo in DC to @woodlandparkzoo in Seattle to join (and lead) a group of females whose venerable male had passed away earlier in the year. It was perfect timing for Kwame, as in the wild, males begin to assume leadership roles in their troop right around his age. On this cool autumn day, Kwame seemed right at home balancing his responsibilities: foraging through the fall foliage, calmly interacting with the girls, and posing for guests. #gorilla #westernlowlandgorilla #zoo #zooanimals #woodlandparkzoo #nationalzoo #fallfoliage #autumn (at Woodland Park Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5TYa6FBLTk/?igshid=18d58m1arkcrj

#gorilla #westernlowlandgorilla #zoo #zooanimals #woodlandparkzoo #nationalzoo #fallfoliage #autumn

[greyloch]

Mook II A 2nd photo of the National Zoo’s #cloudedleopard “Mook.” #smithsonian #nationalzoo #cat #canont6s #niksoftwarecolorefex (at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKA02Fwjdw0/?igshid=9do65uh133t1

#cloudedleopard #smithsonian #nationalzoo #cat #canont6s #niksoftwarecolorefex

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Bandit by Valerie

#andeanbear #tremarctosornatus #ucumari #ucumariphotography #november #2006 #nationalzoo #zoo #nikon #osodeanteojos #oso #anteojos #spectacled bear #national #Zoo National #oso anteojos #Smithsonian #Oso Andino #El Juco

[johnnyslittleanimalblog]

Are we there yet, Mommy? by Cyndi Via Flickr: 5/30/2009 NZc 2377

#Mallard #Mom&Ducklings #BabyDuck #NationalZoo #WashingtonDC #flickr

[coffeenuts]

Luke at N Zoo-Fractalius 4-0 F LR 9-18-10 J203 by sunspotimages https://flic.kr/p/9dnmgY

#IFTTT #Flickr #animals #artwork #lion #places #nationalzoo #bigcats #zoos #fractalius #fonz2011 #nzo

[cultivationofthesoul]

#animal photography #tiger #Sumatran tiger #mackenziemcclung #nationalzoo #smithsonian

[pakgwei]

Just uploaded 9 new photo(s) on Flickr. https://ift.tt/2wyc0O7

#IFTTT #Flickr #animals #nationalzoo #smithsonian

[iamtheracingking]

#nationalzoo

[historicalbookimages]

🦁 Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle: . Paris: Chez les editeurs MM. Renard, Martinet et cie, rue et Hotel Mignon, 2 (quartier de l'École-de-Médecine) ; et chez Langlois et Leclercq, rue de la Harpe, 81 ; Victor Masson, Place de l'Ecole-de-Médecin1847-1849. The harbor seal is the most widely-distributed pinniped. See it in the @NationalZoo #AmericanTrail exhibit & #bhlib

#biodiversity #old books #nature