Tag: Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park

• The Majestic Lion: Royalty of the Animal Kingdom on Its way to Extintion in the Wild?

  

  Between August and September of last year the two lionesses of the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC gave birth to two litters of seven cubs between them. Since the cubs began to be allowed to go out to the exhibit along with its parents I’ve been dying to go to the zoo and spend…

  Perla Copernik

  March 6, 2011

  Conservation, Lions, Nature, photography, preservation, wildlife, Zoo

  lion cubs, lions, Nature, photograhy, Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park

• Goodbye Rokan

  

  This is just a note to remember Rokan, the oldest tiger at the Smithsonian National Zoo. Just learned that he died a couple of days ago. I feel very lucky for having had the opportunity to take so many great pictures of him back in March of this year. He was so happy with the…

  Perla Copernik

  June 1, 2010

  Nature, photography, Tigers, wildlife, Zoo

  Rokan, Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, Tiger

• Good Luck Tai Shan!

  

  They’re unique and extraordinary animals and the world would be poorer without them [on giant pandas] -David Suchet Tai Shan, the beloved four and a half year-old resident of the National Zoo in Washington D.C. has finally arrived in China where he will be part of a panda breeding program at Wolong’s Bifengxia Panda base…

  Perla Copernik

  February 6, 2010

  Conservation, Nature, photography, wildlife, Winter, Zoo

  bear, Conservation, endangered species, Giant Pandas, Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, Tai Shan, Zoo