Melanie R. Bond

Melanie R. Bond is an American biologist, primate scientist and author.^[1]^[2] She was the first woman to serve as a gorilla keeper at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.^[3] She authored and co-authored several books on primates and animal keeping,^[4] including the Orangutan (Pongo) Care Manual for the Association of Zoos & Aquariums.^[3]^[5]

Selected publications

Bond, M. R. (1979). Second-generation captive birth of an orang-utan Pongo pygmaeus. International Zoo Yearbook.
BOND, M. R., & BLOCK, J. A. (1982). Growth and development of twin Orang‐utans. International Zoo Yearbook, 22(1), 256-261.

References

^ Carlson, Peter (1990-06-17). "AT THE ZOO". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
^ Angier, Natalie (1995-02-28). "Orangutan Hybrid, Bred to Save Species, Now Seen as Pollutant". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
^ ^a ^b Fthenakis, Lisa (2018-10-17). "Wonderful Women Wednesday: Melanie R. Bond". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
^ "Search Results".
^ "Orangutan (Pongo) Care Manual" (PDF). Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

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[1] Carlson, Peter (1990-06-17). "AT THE ZOO". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

[2] Angier, Natalie (1995-02-28). "Orangutan Hybrid, Bred to Save Species, Now Seen as Pollutant". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

[:0-3] Fthenakis, Lisa (2018-10-17). "Wonderful Women Wednesday: Melanie R. Bond". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 2021-09-21.

[4] "Search Results".

[5] "Orangutan (Pongo) Care Manual" (PDF). Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

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