National Zoo (Smithsonian National Zoological Park)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Zoo_(Smithsonian_National_Zoological_Park)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:wildlife
gptkbp:accreditation	gptkb:Association_of_Zoos_and_Aquariums
gptkbp:address	3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
gptkbp:admission	free
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	gptkb:Smithsonian_Conservation_Biology_Institute
gptkbp:annualVisitors	over 2 million
gptkbp:area	163 acres
gptkbp:conservationProgram	gptkb:Smithsonian_Conservation_Biology_Institute
gptkbp:director	Brandie Smith (as of 2023)
gptkbp:famousFor	giant pandas
gptkbp:founded	1889
gptkbp:hasHistoricSite	yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	National Zoo (Smithsonian National Zoological Park)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:logo	features a stylized panda
gptkbp:mainFunction	gptkb:Connecticut_Avenue_NW
gptkbp:mission	conservation, education, research
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Zoo
gptkbp:notableEvent	return of pandas to China in 2023 arrival of giant pandas in 1972 birth of panda cub Bei Bei in 2015 birth of panda cub Tai Shan in 2005
gptkbp:notableExhibit	gptkb:Amazonia gptkb:American_Trail gptkb:Asia_Trail gptkb:Bird_House gptkb:Elephant_Trails gptkb:Great_Ape_House gptkb:Reptile_Discovery_Center
gptkbp:notableFauna	over 2,700 giant pandas Asian elephants cheetahs great apes
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies	over 390
gptkbp:offersProgram	gptkb:Zoo_Camps Volunteer Programs School Programs
gptkbp:openToPublic	yes
gptkbp:ownedBy	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Woodley_Park-Zoo/Adams_Morgan_Metro_station
gptkbp:researchInterest	gptkb:Animalia reproductive biology endemic species wildlife health
gptkbp:sisterFacility	gptkb:Smithsonian_Conservation_Biology_Institute,_Front_Royal,_Virginia
gptkbp:website	https://nationalzoo.si.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:William_Temple_Hornaday
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7