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=Welcome to Your New Home, the National Zoo!=


 * //Created by Act of Congress (1889) for “the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people.”// **

Zookeeper Update 3/24:

 * First, as Zookeeper, I want to wish you all a pleasant stay at the National Zoo, in Washington D.C.
 * Your first task is to keep a diary of your first days in your new home. Begin with your first day in the National Zoo. Think about what you do, what you see, what you feel. Be sure to address your human interactions and interactions with other animals, if any, and your observations of humans and other animals, if any.
 * In order to do this well, and with some accuracy, you'll need to do some reading on the creation of the zoo and the philosophy and intent of its creators, so that you get a feel for what the zoo is/was like. I've posted some resources on the Resources page to get you started.
 * True enough, you will probably doing less research specifically about your animal now, than you will be generally about zoos, cities, and people in the Gilded Age.