Twitter Google Share on Facebook Encyclopedia Wikipedia Smith`so´ni`an (~sō´nĭ`an) a.1.Of or pertaining to the Englishman J. L. M. Smithson, or to the national institution of learning which he endowed at Washington, D. C.; as, theSmithsonianInstitution;SmithsonianReports. ...
The Ugly Animal Preservation Society asks why handsome, zoo display-worthy animals get the lion’s share of publicity, research, protective legislation, and public and private financial support. “People have always shouted ‘Save the Whale,’” says biologist Simon Watt, the organization’s preside...
A short clip of Flaco, the@centralparkzoo’s escaped Eurasian eagle owl, window shopping outside@Bergdorfslast night. Flaco flew early this morning into Central Park, where he is being monitored by zoo staff and rangers.#birds#birdwatching#wildlife#nature#birdcpppic.twitter.com/G8zvMugXK8...
It is not immediately known when the museums and the zoo will resume operations. The institution said in a Twitter post that it will "update our operating status as soon as the situation is resolved." The government shutdown, which started on Dec. 22, is due in large part to a dispute ...
However, the shutdown will not affect the National Zoo's commitment to "the standard of excellence in animal care," the statement added. It is not immediately known when the museums and the zoo will resume operations. The institution said in a Twitter post that it will "update our operating...
The same year a giant panda arrived at the London Zoo. She seemed like an obvious choice for the conservationist group's logo, and founder Sir Peter Scott set out to create a sketch of the endangered animal that could be used. WWF: now WWF WWF: now In 1986 the current, cleaner logo...
The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex with 19 museums and galleries, nine research centers and the National Zoo. It shapes the future by preserving the heritage of the American experience, discovering new knowledge, and sharing its resources with...
The statues have been previously displayed in Dallas, and a handful of them were in New York’s Central Park Zoo. Ellen Stofan, the Smithsonian’s under secretary for science and research, said in a statement that the exhibit, "provides the perfect opportunity for us to show that women have...
From its original red sandstone castle on the National Mall, the Smithsonian has expanded to 19 individual museums and galleries -- not to mention theNational Zoo. They include theNatural History Museum. . . theAir and Space Museum. . . and theAmerican Art Museum, which two years ago featur...
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