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1999_DC_SINZ_Amazonia11DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Amazonia
2002_DC_SINZ_Amazonia3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Amazonia
2006_DC_SINZ_Amazonia13DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Amazonia
2008_DC_SINZ_Amazonia43DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Amazonia
2010_DC_SINZ_Amazonia61DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Amazonia
The big frog was quite interesting. He/she had a layer of skin which he was shedding. The frog shook off the layer, pushed it over its head, and ate it.
2012_DC_SINZ_Amazonia39DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Amazonia
2016_DC_SINZ_Amazonia4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Amazonia
2016_DC_SINZ_Bison4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Bison
2019_DC_SINZ_Bison16DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Bison
2021_DC_SINZ_Bison1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Bison
1981_DC_SINZ_BV17DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
1982_DC_SINZ_BV8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
1983_DC_SINZ_BV3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
1996_DC_SINZ_BV3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
1998_DC_SINZ_BV39DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
1999_DC_SINZ_BV43DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2002_DC_SINZ_BV32DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2003_DC_SINZ_BV51DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2004_DC_SINZ_BV3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2005_DC_SINZ_BV6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2006_DC_SINZ_BV43DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2007_DC_SINZ_BV2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2008_DC_SINZ_BV18DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2012_DC_SINZ_BV29DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2016_DC_SINZ_BV8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2019_DC_SINZ_BV9DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
2020_DC_SINZ_BV22DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- American Trail (formerly Beaver Valley) (sea lions, seals, pelicans, beavers, otters, bald eagles, ravens, and grey wolves)
1981_DC_SINZ_Bear16DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
1982_DC_SINZ_Bear10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
1998_DC_SINZ_Bear51DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
1999_DC_SINZ_Bear68DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
2000_DC_SINZ_Bear24DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
2002_DC_SINZ_Bear8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
2003_DC_SINZ_Bear11DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
2006_DC_SINZ_Bear78DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
Featuring the new sloth bear cub.
2007_DC_SINZ_Bear5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
2012_DC_SINZ_Bear3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
2016_DC_SINZ_Bear1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
2020_DC_SINZ_Bear2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
2021_DC_SINZ_Bear1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bears
1981_DC_SINZ_Cat17DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
1982_DC_SINZ_Cat25DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
1984_DC_SINZ_Cat8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
1985_DC_SINZ_Cat16DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
1996_DC_SINZ_Cat25DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
1997_DC_SINZ_Cat413DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
1998_DC_SINZ_Cat276DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
1999_DC_SINZ_Cat472DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2000_DC_SINZ_Cat10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2001_DC_SINZ_Cat26DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2002_DC_SINZ_Cat62DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2003_DC_SINZ_Cat46DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2004_DC_SINZ_Cat60DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
The National Zoo’s had three male Sumatran tiger cubs born on May 2, 2004. They went on public exhibit in August, 2004, weighing about 30 pounds.
They are the third generation of Sumatran tigers at the National Zoo. They join a multi-generational family at the National Zoo that includes their...
2005_DC_SINZ_Cat71DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
Including two batches of new cheetah cubs.
2006_DC_SINZ_Cat59DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
Several visits: ...
2007_DC_SINZ_Cat40DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
Mostly pictures of the new cheetahs but also includes the fishing cat in the Asia Trail section.
2008_DC_SINZ_Cat24DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2010_DC_SINZ_Cat56DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
The lion parents (the dad fathered three cubs with one mother and four with the other) were out for their jaunt. Around noon, they were brought inside so the cubs could come out.
2011_DC_SINZ_Cat35DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
All seven of the cubs out in the yard.
2012_DC_SINZ_Cat30DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
Including the new cheetah cubs.
2019_DC_SINZ_Cat36DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2020_DC_SINZ_Cat43DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2022_DC_SINZ_Cat3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2023_DC_SINZ_Cat20DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats
2010_DC_SINZ_CatC_10122464DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Big Cats (cubs outing)
The cubs starting coming out the previous weekend. Awww...
The cubs, born in August and September, have been introduced to their father inside the storage pens but they haven't been allowed outside together. There's a chance that dad will kill the male cubs if he doesn't recognize them as his own and...
1981_DC_SINZ_Bird1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
1982_DC_SINZ_Bird6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
1996_DC_SINZ_Bird4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
1999_DC_SINZ_Bird23DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
2000_DC_SINZ_Bird15DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
2002_DC_SINZ_Bird3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
2003_DC_SINZ_Bird8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
2005_DC_SINZ_Bird19DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
2006_DC_SINZ_Bird29DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
2010_DC_SINZ_Bird7DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
2013_DC_SINZ_Bird33DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
2023_DC_SINZ_Bird167DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Bird House
Bird House
March 13, 2023 – Permanent
The Bird House exhibition invites visitors to flock this way and soar into the fascinating world of North American shorebirds, waterfowl, and songbirds. As guests make their way through the shores of the Delaware Bay, a lush prairie pothole and a tropical bird...
2006_DC_SINZ_Halloween8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Boo at the Zoo Halloween decorations
2008_DC_SINZ_Halloween3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Boo at the Zoo Halloween decorations
2010_DC_SINZ_Halloween6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Boo at the Zoo Halloween decorations
2012_DC_SINZ_Carousel118DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Carousel
2013_DC_SINZ_Carousel10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Carousel
2019_DC_SINZ_Carousel1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Carousel
2023_DC_SINZ_Claws40DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Claws & Paws Pathway
This section, which I'd never seen, opened on May 27, 2022.
2003_DC_SINZ_Const10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2004_DC_SINZ_Const11DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2005_DC_SINZ_Const28DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2006_DC_SINZ_Const36DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2007_DC_SINZ_Const3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2008_DC_SINZ_Const63DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2009_DC_SINZ_Const15DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2012_DC_SINZ_Const2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2014_DC_SINZ_Const5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2016_DC_SINZ_Const3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2017_DC_SINZ_Const4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects
2010_DC_SINZ_Const90DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Construction Projects -- Elephant Trails etc
Many of these pictures were taken during a FONZ-sponsored tour of the new Elephant Trails project. They still need money for this project so there's a donation campaign going on. Hop to the FONZ web site at http://www.fonz.org to learn more about that.

Info about Elephant Trails:
The National Zoo...
1998_DC_SINZ_Tile6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
1999_DC_SINZ_Tile3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
2000_DC_SINZ_Tile1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
2001_DC_SINZ_Tile1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
2004_DC_SINZ_Tile1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
2006_DC_SINZ_Tile3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
These are the various donor tiles I've paid for at the Zoo over the years.
2019_DC_SINZ_Tile1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
2020_DC_SINZ_Tile8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
2023_DC_SINZ_Tile6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Donor Tiles
1981_DC_SINZ_Elephant32DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
1982_DC_SINZ_Elephant5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
1996_DC_SINZ_Elephant45DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
1997_DC_SINZ_Elephant45DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
1998_DC_SINZ_Elephant72DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
1999_DC_SINZ_Elephant84DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2000_DC_SINZ_Elephant2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2002_DC_SINZ_Elephant110DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2003_DC_SINZ_Elephant29DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2004_DC_SINZ_Elephant16DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2005_DC_SINZ_Elephant3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2006_DC_SINZ_Elephant48DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
Pictures taken 11/19 were taken during a Kandula-anniversary event.
2007_DC_SINZ_Elephant31DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2008_DC_SINZ_Elephant56DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2009_DC_SINZ_Elephant7DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
Including my last shots of Happy the Hippo who was sent off to another zoo a few weeks later.

Happy the Hippopotamus Leaves the National Zoo for Milwaukee
Happy, the National Zoo's 28-year-old Nile hippopotamus, was transported on September 28, 2009, to his new home at the Milwaukee County Zoo in...
2010_DC_SINZ_Elephant25DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2012_DC_SINZ_Elephant12DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2013_DC_SINZ_Elephant47DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2016_DC_SINZ_Elephant5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2019_DC_SINZ_Elephant40DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2020_DC_SINZ_Elephant36DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2021_DC_SINZ_Elephant1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2023_DC_SINZ_Elephant68DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Elephant House/Trail
2019_DC_SINZ_Smokey38DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Exhibit: Celebrate Smokey: 75 Years of Fighting Wildfires
Celebrate Smokey: 75 Years of Fighting Wildfires
May 23, 2019 – May 22, 2020
A new Smokey Bear outdoor exhibit at Smithsonian’s National Zoo invites visitors to look back at the legacy of one of the most famous residents in the Zoo’s 130-year history. As visitors stroll through the exhibit, they will...
2019_DC_SINZ_DInoRoars38DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Exhibit: DinoRoars
DinoRoars
June 1 to August 31, 2019
It's a summer of prehistoric proportions! From June 1 to Aug. 31, take a self-guided safari around the Zoo to meet dinosaurs that move, roar and even spit water. Be sure to spot all six animatronic dinosaurs, from a baby stegosaurus to an enormous T. rex weighing...
2019_DC_SINZ_Bee26DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Exhibit: Me and the Bee
2016_DC_SINZ_Washed_Ashore99DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Exhibit: Washed Ashore
Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea
May 27, 2016 – September 5, 2016
This summer, experience Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea, a larger-than-life exhibit of 17 marine wildlife sculptures—from jellyfish to sharks—made entirely of plastic pollution directly recovered from oceans. Placed throughout the...
2019_DC_SINZ_Backyard13DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Exhibit: Zoo in Your Backyard
2002_DC_SINZ_PandaVC1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Panda Visitor Areas (David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat)
2006_DC_SINZ_PandaVC20DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Panda Visitor Areas (David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat)
2010_DC_SINZ_PandaVC1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Panda Visitor Areas (David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat)
2012_DC_SINZ_PandaVC3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Panda Visitor Areas (David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat)
2015_DC_SINZ_PandaVC43DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Panda Visitor Areas (David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat)
2019_DC_SINZ_PandaVC118DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Panda Visitor Areas (David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat)
2022_DC_SINZ_PandaVC13DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Panda Visitor Areas (David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat)
2023_DC_SINZ_PandaVC22DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Panda Visitor Areas (David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat)
1981_DC_SINZ_Panda23DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
1983_DC_SINZ_Panda3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
1985_DC_SINZ_Panda2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
1996_DC_SINZ_Panda2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
1998_DC_SINZ_Panda129DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
1999_DC_SINZ_Panda4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2000_DC_SINZ_Panda3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
Condolence poster for Hsing-Hsing.
2001_DC_SINZ_Panda132DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
They had put the two adults together trying to see if they'd mate. Not quite...
2002_DC_SINZ_Panda195DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2003_DC_SINZ_Panda20DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2004_DC_SINZ_Panda10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2005_DC_SINZ_Panda24DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2006_DC_SINZ_Panda253DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
Mostly pictures of Tai Shan, the cub
2007_DC_SINZ_Panda9DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2008_DC_SINZ_Panda6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2010_DC_SINZ_Panda126DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
I photographed Tai Shan a bit before he was sent back to China on February 4. His final goodbye celebration was during a snow day.
2012_DC_SINZ_Panda5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2013_DC_SINZ_Panda14DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2014_DC_SINZ_Panda41DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
Another chance to visit Bao Bao, the new panda cub. Also the one-year birthday event for him -- with surprisingly bad access for members.
2015_DC_SINZ_Panda13DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2019_DC_SINZ_Panda67DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
Pics taken way too early in the morning during the member event before the Bye Bye, Bei Bei public celebration of Bei Bei's departure for China.
2020_DC_SINZ_Panda11DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2021_DC_SINZ_Panda44DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2022_DC_SINZ_Panda65DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
2023_DC_SINZ_Panda84DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Giant Pandas
My last chance to see them before the pandas were sent to China.
1998_DC_SINZ_Invert3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
1999_DC_SINZ_Invert2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
2002_DC_SINZ_Invert12DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
2003_DC_SINZ_Invert22DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
2005_DC_SINZ_Invert28DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
2006_DC_SINZ_Invert10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
2008_DC_SINZ_Invert23DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
2010_DC_SINZ_Invert20DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
2012_DC_SINZ_Invert16DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
2014_DC_SINZ_Invert3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Invertebrates
The exhibit is closed.
2004_DC_SINZ_Farm17DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Kids' Farm
2005_DC_SINZ_Farm5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Kids' Farm
2008_DC_SINZ_Farm5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Kids' Farm
2010_DC_SINZ_Farm3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Kids' Farm
2012_DC_SINZ_Farm1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Kids' Farm
2019_DC_SINZ_Farm3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Kids' Farm
1981_DC_SINZ_Main1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
1982_DC_SINZ_Main14DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
1996_DC_SINZ_Main7DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
1997_DC_SINZ_Main15DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
1998_DC_SINZ_Main71DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
1999_DC_SINZ_Main74DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2000_DC_SINZ_Main49DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2001_DC_SINZ_Main13DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2002_DC_SINZ_Main18DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2003_DC_SINZ_Main19DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2004_DC_SINZ_Main10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2005_DC_SINZ_Main21DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2006_DC_SINZ_Main22DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
Including photos of the new Asia Trail section.
2007_DC_SINZ_Main3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2008_DC_SINZ_Main13DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2010_DC_SINZ_Main17DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2011_DC_SINZ_Main5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2012_DC_SINZ_Main11DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
Including the ant-eater.
2014_DC_SINZ_Main4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
They're still working on constructing the new parking garage.
2015_DC_SINZ_Main6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2016_DC_SINZ_Main12DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2019_DC_SINZ_Main26DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2020_DC_SINZ_Main88DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
Notes:
August 5: The National Zoo is open again! Free timed-tickets for walk-ins are required and can be obtained from their web site at https://nationalzoo.si.edu/visit/welcome-back-zoo
August 11: A second visit, this time with parking tickets (free since I'm a FONZ member). Hot! Hot! Hot! But I did...
2021_DC_SINZ_Main34DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2022_DC_SINZ_Main6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
2023_DC_SINZ_Main46DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Parts not covered elsewhere
I ran into Robert Greenberger and his wife while hanging around the oryx's.
1981_DC_SINZ_Prairie1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
1982_DC_SINZ_Prairie7DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
1997_DC_SINZ_Prairie1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
1998_DC_SINZ_Prairie191DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
1999_DC_SINZ_Prairie84DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
2000_DC_SINZ_Prairie41DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
2001_DC_SINZ_Prairie1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
2002_DC_SINZ_Prairie40DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
2005_DC_SINZ_Prairie11DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
2006_DC_SINZ_Prairie6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
2008_DC_SINZ_Prairie6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
2012_DC_SINZ_Prairie5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
2016_DC_SINZ_Prairie3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
2023_DC_SINZ_Prairie14DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Prairie Dogs
1981_DC_SINZ_Primate7DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
1982_DC_SINZ_Primate10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
1997_DC_SINZ_Primate14DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
1998_DC_SINZ_Primate44DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
1999_DC_SINZ_Primate63DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2000_DC_SINZ_Primate1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2001_DC_SINZ_Primate24DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2002_DC_SINZ_Primate15DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2003_DC_SINZ_Primate4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2004_DC_SINZ_Primate9DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2005_DC_SINZ_Primate4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2006_DC_SINZ_Primate7DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2009_DC_SINZ_Primate20DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
There was a new western lowland gorilla baby female born on January 10th. They'll have a contest to name her.
2010_DC_SINZ_Primate14DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2012_DC_SINZ_Primate7DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2016_DC_SINZ_Primate5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2019_DC_SINZ_Primate20DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2020_DC_SINZ_Primate8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
2023_DC_SINZ_Primate2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Primates
1982_DC_SINZ_Art6DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
1997_DC_SINZ_Art10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
1998_DC_SINZ_Art9DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
1999_DC_SINZ_Art8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2000_DC_SINZ_Art13DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2002_DC_SINZ_Art9DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2003_DC_SINZ_Art2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2004_DC_SINZ_Art2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2005_DC_SINZ_Art5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2006_DC_SINZ_Art8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2007_DC_SINZ_Art5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2008_DC_SINZ_Art113DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2010_DC_SINZ_Art38DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2012_DC_SINZ_Art29DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2015_DC_SINZ_Art1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2016_DC_SINZ_Art3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2019_DC_SINZ_Art47DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2020_DC_SINZ_Art19DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2022_DC_SINZ_Art5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2023_DC_SINZ_Art47DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Public Art
2004_DC_SINZ_RPanda7DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red Pandas
2005_DC_SINZ_RPanda11DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red Pandas
2006_DC_SINZ_RPanda38DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red Pandas
2007_DC_SINZ_RPanda12DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red Pandas
2011_DC_SINZ_RPanda15DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red Pandas
2012_DC_SINZ_RPanda2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red Pandas
2019_DC_SINZ_RPanda20DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red Pandas
2022_DC_SINZ_RPanda14DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red Pandas
2023_DC_SINZ_RPanda35DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Red Pandas
1982_DC_SINZ_Reptile8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
1998_DC_SINZ_Reptile3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2000_DC_SINZ_Reptile17DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2003_DC_SINZ_Reptile10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2004_DC_SINZ_Reptile10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2005_DC_SINZ_Reptile17DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2006_DC_SINZ_Reptile24DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2008_DC_SINZ_Reptile1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2010_DC_SINZ_Reptile39DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2012_DC_SINZ_Reptile12DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2020_DC_SINZ_Reptile4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Reptile House
2011_DC_SINZ_Holt90DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Science Resource and Collaboration Center (Holt House)
2019_DC_SINZ_Holt50DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Science Resource and Collaboration Center (Holt House)
2023_DC_SINZ_Holt3DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Science Resource and Collaboration Center (Holt House)
2014_DC_SINZ_125th8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Signage: 125th Anniversary
2015_DC_SINZ_125th4DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Signage: 125th Anniversary
2016_DC_SINZ_125th44DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Signage: 125th Anniversary
2019_DC_SINZ_125th62DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Signage: 125th Anniversary
2020_DC_SINZ_125th18DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Signage: 125th Anniversary
2023_DC_SINZ_125th13DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Signage: 125th Anniversary
2023_DC_SINZ_Benches13DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Signage: Bench Plaques
2023_DC_SINZ_History20DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Signage: National Zoo History/Conservation/Care
1984_DC_SINZ_Mammal1DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
1985_DC_SINZ_Mammal2DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
1998_DC_SINZ_Mammal5DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
1999_DC_SINZ_Mammal21DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2000_DC_SINZ_Mammal21DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2002_DC_SINZ_Mammal85DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2003_DC_SINZ_Mammal38DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2004_DC_SINZ_Mammal16DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2005_DC_SINZ_Mammal35DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2006_DC_SINZ_Mammal10DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2008_DC_SINZ_Mammal17DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2010_DC_SINZ_Mammal18DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2020_DC_SINZ_Mammal11DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Small Mammal House (plus Lemurs)
2008_DC_Zoo_Lights8DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2008)
Not quite the same thing during the daytime.
2010_DC_Zoo_Lights94DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2010)
2010_DC_Zoo_LightsGB70DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2010) -- Gingerbread house competition and trains
2010 Gin-GRR-bread Habitat Competition Entries
In 2010, the National Zoo welcomed seven new lion cubs to their pride. Winners of the competition were awarded a behind-the-scenes tour for six to meet the cubs.
Each habitat was judged on:
* Relation to the theme: A Gin-GRR-Bread Habitat for the...
2011_DC_Zoo_Lights87DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2011)
2011_DC_Zoo_LightsGB57DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2011) -- Gingerbread house competition and trains
This year's theme was the Kid's Farm, which State Farm Insurance had donated $1.4 million to the Zoo to keep open.
2013_DC_Zoo_Lights192DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2013, and tail-end of 2012)
2013_DC_Zoo_LightsGB206DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2013, and tail-end of 2012) -- Gingerbread house competition, trains and Andy Byers Fantastical Paper Animals
Friends of the National Zoo: 2013 Gin-GRR-bread Habitat Competition
Stalking in a Zoolights Wonderland
"Tiger stripes laced with snowflakes
A winter evening, cubs are awake!
A beautiful sight,
They're playing outside tonight
Stalking in a ZooLights wonderland!"
This year’s Gin-GRR-bread Habitat...
2015_DC_Zoo_Lights67DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2015)
2015_DC_Zoo_LightsGB52DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2015) -- Gingerbread house competition and trains
2016_DC_Zoo_Lights48DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2016)
2016_DC_Zoo_LightsGB40DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2016) -- Gingerbread house competition and trains
2017_DC_Zoo_Lights46DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2017)
2018_DC_Zoo_Lights29DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2018)
No gingerbread house competition this time!
2019_DC_Zoo_Lights68DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2019)
The main new feature this year were called "Animal Lanterns" which were pretty cool.
2023_DC_Zoo_Lights30DC -- Natl Zoological Park -- Zoo Lights (2022)
Daytime visit
2011_VA_SCBI72VA -- Front Royal -- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI)
Behind-the-Scenes at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Pictures here were taken during two FONZ-sponsored visits out to the Front Royal facility. In April, we went out to see the new cheetah cubs. In October, we went out to see the new red panda cubs.
2012_VA_SCBI69VA -- Front Royal -- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI)
2011_VA_SCBI_Cheetahs58VA -- Front Royal -- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) -- Cheetahs
In December 2010, the Zoo celebrated the birth of two cheetah cubs at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI)—the Zoo facility in Front Royal, Virginia. The cubs were born to two separate females (the first, a male, to five-year-old Amani on December 6, the second, a female, to...
2011_VA_SCBI_RPanda20VA -- Front Royal -- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) -- Red Pandas
Behind-the-Scenes at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Please join us for an unforgettable day in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains at the National Zoo’s Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) near Front Royal, Virginia. You will have the opportunity to participate in...
2000_VA_CRC33VA -- Front Royal -- Smithsonian Conservation Research Center (CRC)
2004_VA_CRC27VA -- Front Royal -- Smithsonian Conservation Research Center (CRC)
2005_VA_CRC36VA -- Front Royal -- Smithsonian Conservation Research Center (CRC)
2007_VA_CRC34VA -- Front Royal -- Smithsonian Conservation Research Center (CRC)
2008_VA_CRC41VA -- Front Royal -- Smithsonian Conservation Research Center (CRC)


What's hot: The following pages have been the most popular ones over the last month or so:
KeyImgsShort Description
2024_02_10C_KatzenO163DC -- American University -- Katzen Arts Center -- 2024A Opening Reception
Come celebrate our seven new spring ’24 exhibitions! Mix and mingle with many of this season’s artists and curators … arrive early for light refreshments! Folks seen here include (pretty much in order): Jack Rasmussen, Dana Hart-Stone, Lisa Montag Brotman, Sondra N. Arkin, Ellyn Weiss, Laura Roulet,... (Partially reviewed)
2024_02_04C1_Miss_AmericaM248Miss America High Tea Event (1 of 2) Mingling @ GFWC
An invitation to tea from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs to the Former and Present Miss America. They were here in DC for the opening of an exhibit on the history of Miss America at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Hosted by GFWC DC club: * Mohra Gavankar, GFWC Presid... (Partially reviewed)
2024_02_04C2_Miss_AmericaP89Miss America High Tea Event (2 of 2) Program @ GFWC
An invitation to tea from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs to the Former and Present Miss America. They were here in DC for the opening of an exhibit on the history of Miss America at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Hosted by GFWC DC club: * Mohra Gavankar, GFWC Presid... (Partially reviewed)
2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take286Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (1 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF! By Labor Heritage Foundation Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... (Partially reviewed)
2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom218USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (2 of 2) Everything else
We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed)


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