Mergen, Alexa. From Bison to Biopark: 100 Years of the National Zoo. Washington, D.C.: Friends of the National Zoo, 1989. Torch, 7/1976, p. 5 Summary From the mid-1950s to the late 1980s, new ...

The zoo is the perfect place to observe primates in the wild: pushing their offspring in strollers. Eating pizza. Cooling off on a bench in the shade. Buying souvenirs. Demanding ice cream. Gawking at ...