Comments on: Lions, and Tigers and Bears: The History of the Zoo Goes Digital http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/07/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-the-history-of-the-zoo-goes-digital/ A new Smithsonian blog covering scenes and sightings from the Smithsonian museums and beyond. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:14:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Cassio http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/07/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-the-history-of-the-zoo-goes-digital/comment-page-1/#comment-9270 Cassio Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:04:35 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=28622#comment-9270 Somewhere in its collection the Smithsonian should include a first printing of Randall Jarrell's 1960 poem "The Woman at the Washington Zoo," possibly the best Tennysonian monologue ever written about being stuck in D.C. in the summer. (At least, I've always imagined it as summer.) http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~richie/poetry/html/poem201.html Somewhere in its collection the Smithsonian should include a first printing of Randall Jarrell’s 1960 poem “The Woman at the Washington Zoo,” possibly the best Tennysonian monologue ever written about being stuck in D.C. in the summer. (At least, I’ve always imagined it as summer.)

http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~richie/poetry/html/poem201.html

]]> By: Gigi http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/07/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-the-history-of-the-zoo-goes-digital/comment-page-1/#comment-9268 Gigi Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:17:38 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=28622#comment-9268 Amazing what imformation becomes available to the public once it is digitized! Thanks for the update. Something new to look forward to at the Smithsonian. Amazing what imformation becomes available to the public once it is digitized! Thanks for the update. Something new to look forward to at the Smithsonian.

]]> By: James http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/07/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-the-history-of-the-zoo-goes-digital/comment-page-1/#comment-9267 James Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:10:21 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=28622#comment-9267 Very interesting. We've come a long way! Very interesting. We’ve come a long way!

]]> By: George F. Riess http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2012/07/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-the-history-of-the-zoo-goes-digital/comment-page-1/#comment-9266 George F. Riess Thu, 05 Jul 2012 17:12:15 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=28622#comment-9266 Fascinating. When I was a kid organ grinders accompanied by little monkeys were common on the streets of New Orleans. The monkeys would hold out their little hands for change, a penny or nickle, and grab aggressively at any hand-out offered. Bears, while not common, were on occasional display, and I remember an anteater -- actually eating ants. Great comment from my favorite writer! Fascinating. When I was a kid organ grinders accompanied by little monkeys were common on the streets of New Orleans. The monkeys would hold out their little hands for change, a penny or nickle, and grab aggressively at any hand-out offered.
Bears, while not common, were on occasional display, and I remember an anteater — actually eating ants.
Great comment from my favorite writer!

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