Feeding Times at the Zoo

Feeding Times at the Zoo (HM23Y0)

Location: Washington, DC 20008
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N 38° 55.905', W 77° 3.11'

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Smithsonian's National Zoo

—125 Years —

Since the early days, the Zoo has prepared special foods for our animals. But just as nutrition guidelines for people have changed over the years, so too has our knowledge of animals' needs. Today, a team of nutritionists, veterinarians and keepers provide the best known diet for each Zoo animal.

Our Commissary receives and distributes almost 3,000 pounds of food daily. Final meal preparations are made using science-based recipes developed in our Nutrition Laboratory—the first of its kind in a U.S. zoo—established in 1980.

Captions of images on marker:
Preparing a meal in the old butcher shop

Baking loaves of bread to feed the bears, 1934

Hidden or disguised food promotes hunting behavior in animals liked these maned wolves.

This exhibition has been brought to you in part by: Whole Foods Market
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HM NumberHM23Y0
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Placed BySmithsonian Institution
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Date Added Tuesday, December 19th, 2017 at 7:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 322149 N 4311204
Decimal Degrees38.93175000, -77.05183333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 55.905', W 77° 3.11'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 55' 54.3" N, 77° 3' 6.6" W
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