Melanie_R._Bond

Melanie R. Bond

Melanie R. Bond

Biologist, primate scientist and author

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

  1. [1]
    Carlson, Peter (1990-06-17). "AT THE ZOO". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  2. [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.
  3. [3]
    Fthenakis, Lisa (2018-10-17). "Wonderful Women Wednesday: Melanie R. Bond". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. [4]
    "Search Results".
  5. [5]
    https://ams.aza.org/iweb/upload/Orangutan%20Care%20Manual%20DRAFT-0a71e9d2.pdf [bare URL PDF]


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