On this edition of Conversations, Lucy Spelman talks with host Dan Skinner about the second edition of the “National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia.” Spelman is a board-certified zoo and wildlife veterinarian. She was the first woman and youngest person to head the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and also worked as a consultant for “Animal Planet.”
Conversations: Lucy Spelman, "National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia"
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