DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Signage: 125th Anniversary:
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- SIN125_150109_01.JPG: Smithsonian's National Zoo -- 125 Years
Olmsted Walk:
Evolved from carriageway to walkway, our main visitor path was named for Frederick Law Olmsted, the renowned landscape architect who designed the basic layout and flow of the Zoo. Olmsted's legacy is found in the green spaces, natural atmosphere and curves that create changing views with a focus on landscape, not architecture.
In the late 1880s, Frederick Law Olmsted was approached by the Smithsonian to provide "preliminary counsel" for designing the National Zoo. Olmsted is said to have replied promptly and enthusiastically, saying the area selected for the Zoo was one of great natural beauty which he had known for 30 years and had hoped would be turned into a park.
- SIN125_150109_10.JPG: Looking across Rock Creek toward what is now Lion/Tiger Hill. This is believed to be the earliest image of what would become the Zoo.
- SIN125_150109_14.JPG: As late as the 1950s, the Zoo's main path was a road for cars
- SIN125_150109_18.JPG: Smithsonian's National Zoo -- 125 Years
Saving Species Through Science
Our science came of age in the 1960s with the establishment of the Zoological Research Department to study animals in the field as well as in the Zoo. Our growth in knowledge has been exponential. Today our science-based husbandry paired with conservation research is saving wildlife from every continent.
Discoveries about elephant herpes virus gets us closer to preventing deaths in young elephants around the world.
Cryopreservation work, with procedures similar to human sperm banks, holds promise to keep animal tissue viable for hundreds of years, from corals to pandas.
Identifying the deadly chytrid fungus began the fight against extinction for one-third of all frog species.
Besides critical breeding successes, like giant panda, cheetah, Cuban crocodile and kiwi, the Zoo has made significant conservation science breakthroughs for endangered species.
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