{"id":5142,"date":"2021-06-19T08:21:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T12:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?page_id=5142"},"modified":"2021-10-27T14:27:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T18:27:24","slug":"june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 6\/17: Smithsonian&#8217;s National Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5160\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7211-190x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7211-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7211-648x1024.jpg 648w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7211.jpg 939w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The National Zoo occupies a sprawling site with lots of hills to give the animals some separation. When we first entered, we were greeted by a prairie dog digging his tunnels in a transplanted portion of the Southwestern desert. He seemed happy to have the company.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5142 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/20210617-prarie-dog-greeting-zoo-visitors\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Prarie-Dog-greeting-Zoo-visitors-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Prarie-Dog-greeting-Zoo-visitors-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Prarie-Dog-greeting-Zoo-visitors-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Prarie-Dog-greeting-Zoo-visitors-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Prarie-Dog-greeting-Zoo-visitors-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5148'>\n\t\t\t\tPrairie Dog Greeting\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/20210617-early-horses-grazing\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Early-horses-grazing-300x182.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Early-horses-grazing-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Early-horses-grazing-1024x622.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Early-horses-grazing-1536x933.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/20210617-Early-horses-grazing-2048x1244.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5147'>\n\t\t\t\tPrzewalski&#8217;s horses can withstand the harsh, dry conditions of the Mongolian steppe.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/img_7248\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7248-300x211.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7248-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7248-1024x719.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7248.jpg 1528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5164'>\n\t\t\t\tElephant Lunch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/img_7244\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7244-300x192.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7244-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7244-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7244-1536x983.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7244.jpg 1935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5163'>\n\t\t\t\tBBQ Lunch\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/img_7231\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7231-300x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7231-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7231-1024x794.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7231-1536x1191.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7231.jpg 1613w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5162'>\n\t\t\t\tLionesses napping\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/img_7214\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7214-277x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7214-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7214-946x1024.jpg 946w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_7214.jpg 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Joan loved to see the &#8220;affection&#8221; that these Queens of the Jungle showed for each other. She didn&#8217;t expect to see such apparent tenderness.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-5142 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/__20210617_washington_dc_dsc04886-3-2_lions_sharpen_9_69-2_grooming\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210617_Washington_DC_DSC04886-3-2_lions_Sharpen_9_69-2_grooming.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-5942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210617_Washington_DC_DSC04886-3-2_lions_Sharpen_9_69-2_grooming.jpg 683w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210617_Washington_DC_DSC04886-3-2_lions_Sharpen_9_69-2_grooming-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-5942'>\n\t\t\t\tLioness grooming another\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/__20210617_washington_dc_dsc04875_lions_sharpen_9_69-2-2_grooming\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210617_Washington_DC_DSC04875_lions_Sharpen_9_69-2-2_grooming.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210617_Washington_DC_DSC04875_lions_Sharpen_9_69-2-2_grooming.jpg 638w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210617_Washington_DC_DSC04875_lions_Sharpen_9_69-2-2_grooming-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/june-17-smithsonians-national-zoo\/_20210617_washington_dc_dsc05036-2_panda_denoise\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5943\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5943\" src=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210617_Washington_DC_DSC05036-2_Panda_deNoise-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210617_Washington_DC_DSC05036-2_Panda_deNoise-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/20210617_Washington_DC_DSC05036-2_Panda_deNoise.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The zoo is very proud of its one-year-old baby panda. Its name is Xiao Qi Ji, which means &#8220;little miracle,&#8221; because he was born to a 22-year-old mother, who was considered too old to become pregnant. The baby panda is one-year<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/index.php\/2021-june-18-building-museum\/\">Continue on to what used to be the Pension Building and has been renamed to the Building Museum by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<input type=\"button\" value=\"Click here to return to the Previous Page\" class=\"alg_back_button_input \" style=\"\" onclick=\"window.history.back()\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The National Zoo occupies a sprawling site with lots of hills to give the animals some separation. When we first entered, we were greeted by a prairie dog digging his tunnels in a transplanted portion of the Southwestern desert. 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