- Animal Web Cams at the National Zoo
- The National Zoo has set up web cameras throughout the park. The list includes: BatCam, the Nile HippoCam, The LionCam, The OranguCams, ElephantCam, the RhinoCam, and the mysterious Naked Mole-RatCam.
- 2581 clicks since 22-Mar-1999
- Cherry Blossom Festival 2000 : National Park Service
- The famous trees, a gift from Japan in 1912, signal the coming of``Spring with an explosion of life and color surrounding the Jefferson``Memorial on the Tidal Basin in a sea of pink and white.
- 1498 clicks since 28-Feb-1999
- Cherry Blossom Varieties and Locations
- Approximately 3,700 cherry trees of various species and cultivars are currently grow in three park locations: around the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park, in East Potomac Park and on the Washington``Monument grounds. The initial gift of``3,020 trees was represented by 12``different varieties of which two varieties, the Yoshino and Kwanzan, now``dominate.
- 1652 clicks since 28-Feb-1999
- Chronology of The Cherry Blossom Festival
- Dates and Peak Blooming dates
- 1220 clicks since 19-Mar-1999
- Sakura
- The Japanese love relationship with cherry blossoms has lasted 10 centuries. The`` people love to see not only the single petal cherry blossoms in their prime and`` freshness, they also relish the beauty of`` falling snowy petals in the spring breeze.`` Of all flowers, the cherry blossoms appeal most to the aesthetic taste of the Japanese``people.
- 763 clicks since 28-Feb-1999
- Schwecker's Cherry Blossom Page
- This site has information about the history of cherry blossoms, bloom times, and even Shinto and`` Buddist shrines.
- 1002 clicks since 28-Feb-1999
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