Word Problems

1. The National Zoo has some Leopard Cats.  The leopard cat has about 4 offspring a year.  They stay pregnant for about 65 days.  How many offspring will the leopard cat have in three years? 

2. On the zoo map, there are 6 rest stops every 600 feet.  What is the length of the zoo from parking lot A to parking lot E in feet? Note: Parking lot A is on the left and parking lot E is on the right. 

3. How many times during this month can you attend the reptile discovery center? 

   Day/ Week	Sun.	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	Thurs.	Fri.	Sat.
   1	10:00am Beaver Valley Interpreters	10:00am Elephant Bath Mother and Baby	10:00am Elephant Bath Mother and Baby	10:00am Elephant Bath Mother and Baby	10:00am Elephant Bath Mother and Baby	10:00am Elephant Bath Mother and Baby	10:00am  Bird Resource Center
   2	10:00am Bird Resource Center	10:00am Giant Panda Interpreters	10:00am Giant Panda Interpreters	10:00am Giant Panda Interpreters	10:00am Giant Panda Interpreters	10:00am Giant Panda Interpreters	10:00am Elephant Bath Mother and Baby
   3	10:00am Cheetah Interpreters	10:00am Invertebrate House Interpretive Activities	10:00am Invertebrate House Interpretive Activities	10:00am Great Ape Interpreters	10:00am Great Ape Interpreters	10:00am Great Ape Interpreters	10:00am Giant Panda Interpreters
   4	10:00am Elephant Bath Mother and Baby	10:00am Reptile Discovery Center Interpretive Activities	10:00am Reptile Discovery Center Interpretive Activities	10:00am Invertebrate House Interpretive Activities	10:00am Invertebrate House Interpretive Activities	10:00am Invertebrate House Interpretive Activities	10:00am Great Ape Interpreters
   5	10:00am Giant Panda Interpreters	10:00am Elephant Training Demo	10:00am Elephant Training Demo	10:00am Reptile Discovery Center Interpretive Activities	10:00am Reptile Discovery Center Interpretive Activities	10:00am Large Mammal Interpreters	10:00am  How Do You Zoo?

Answers to Word Problem

Scavenger  Hunt

Go to the web site: http://natzoo.si.edu/Visit/default.cfm

Click on visit.

1. What hours are the grounds opened on April 6 to October 25?

Go to the web site: http://natzoo.si.edu/Visit/ZooMap/

2. You are visiting the Zoo map.  Take a look around.  What animal lives next to the Lions?

3. What five animals are around the panda café?

Go to the web site http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/tour.html

4. What important house do you pass by to go to the zoo?

Go to the web site http://natzoo.si.edu/Animals/AsiaTrail/GiantSalamanders/

5. How much does a Japanese giant salamander weigh?

6. What family is the Japanese giant salamander in?

Answers to Scavenger  Hunt

1. The tiger species is the Panthera Tigris, which is the same as the lion.

2. A lions roar can be heard up to seven miles away.

3. Tigers are lions' closest relatives.

4. The world's most social felines are lions.

5. Cheetahs are the world's fastest land mammals

6. In the zoo cheetahs live up to seventeen years.

Answers to Fact or Fiction

            The National Zoological Park was founded in 1889.  About 2,700 individuals of 435 species are in the animal collection.  The National Zoo has two installations.  The first installation is a beautiful 163-acre urban park located in Northwest Washington, D.C.  It offers family fun, excitement, and stimulating educational programs, as well as a peaceful setting to enjoy nature.  The second installation is a non-public, 3,200-acre Conservation and Research Center.  The Conservation and Research Center is devoted to training wildlife professionals.

            The National Zoological Park was created by an Act of Congress in 1889.  The zoo was created for "the advancement of science and the instruction and recreation of the people."  In 1890 became a part of the Smithsonian Institution.  Plans for the zoo were drawn up by three extraordinary people: Samuel Langley, William Temple Hornaday, and Frederick Law Olmstead.  Samuel Langley was the third secretary of the Smithsonian Institute.  William Harnaday was the noted conservationist and head of the Smithsonian's vertebrate division.  Frederick Olmstead was the premier landscape architect.  Together they designed a new zoo to exhibit animals for the public and to serve as a refuge for wildlife.

            In its first half century the National Zoo focused on exhibiting one or two representatives of as many exotic species as possible.  Animals were relatively easy to obtain from the wild and just as easy to replace when they die.  The fate of the Earth's animals and plants became a pressing concern.  Many species were favorite zoo animals, so zoo staff began to concentrate on the long-term management and conservation of entire species. 

            In the early 1960s, The National Zoo turned its attention to endangered species.  They decided to breed and study the endangered species.  Although some zoo animals had been raising and breeding when they were young, no one knew why some of the animals did so successfully and some didn't.  In 1965 the Zoological Research Division was created.  The research center was created to study the reproduction, behavior, and ecology of zoo species.  In 1975, the National Zoo established the Conservation and Research Center. 

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Answer to Math Word Problem.

1. 12 offspring
2. 3600ft
3. 4 Times

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. 6:00am - 8:00pm

2. Tigers and Bats 

3. The Giant Pandas, Cheetah, Zebras, Kangaroos, and Bison 

4. The White House

5. 55 pounds

6. Cryptobranchidae

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1. False.  The Lion species is Panthera Leo.

2. False.   Five

3. True.

4. True.

5. True. 

6. True

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Citation

Institute, Smithsonian. "Smithsonian National Zoological Park." Smithsonian . 03 Feb 2004. <http://natzoo.si.edu/default.cfm>.