Narrating the correlation of elephants as related to their import, groupings, breeding and transfers,
along with other elephant related topics.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

National Zoo - Dzimbo

In October 1959, the Smithsonian National Zoo of Washington, D.C., received a baby African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) from President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a gift to the United States of America from the President of the French Communities of the Congo Republic, Reverend Fulbert Youlou.

Washington, A modern guide to the Nation’s capital; Michael Frome; 1960; Doubleday.
Courtesy of djgagnon.tumblr.com

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

John Romo Collection - National Zoo

The following picture was graciously contributed by John Romo, taken at the National Zoo in the 1980s.

National Zoo, c. 1980s
Courtesy of J Romo