Davis joined the National Zoological Park in 1927 and eventually became the head keeper of the bird division. Throughout his career, Davis undertook expeditions to every continent, including Antarctica on three occasions.[1] He successfully procured diverse specimens, including notable megafauna like the Sumatran tiger and Indian rhinoceros. Davis accompanied Richard E. Byrd to conduct surveys of the Davis Islands, which were subsequently named in his honor. Notably, he also transported live emperor penguins to the National Zoological Park on March 5, 1940.[1][2] He kept some alive for six years, a record at the time.[3]
Davis retired from the zoo in 1960, but remained as a consultant to the National Wildlife Federation. He also took care of a monkey colony at the Woodard Research Corporation in Herndon, Virginia.[1]
He died at his home in Herndon, on October 4, 1970, of a heart attack.[1]
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^ abcdeBehle, William H.; Storer, Robert W.; Whitney, Nathaniel R.; Manville, Richard H.; Orr, Robert T.; Hertlein, Leo G.; et al. (October 1971). "Obituaries". The Auk. 88 (4): 962. doi:10.2307/4083872. JSTOR 4083872. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^"Record Unit 74 Records, 1887-1966". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^"The Washington Biologists' Field Club: Its Members And Its History (1900-2006)" (PDF). The Washington Biologists' Field Club. p. 107. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
^Brady, Hillary (January 28, 2016). "Explore the Arctic with Operation Windmill". Smithsonian Institution Archives. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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malcolm, davis, people, with, similar, name, malcolm, davies, disambiguation, 1899, october, 1977, american, ornithologist, bird, keeper, early, life, editdavis, born, washington, 1899, studied, university, maryland, later, graduated, from, george, washington,. For people with a similar name see Malcolm Davies disambiguation Malcolm Davis 1899 October 4 1977 was an American ornithologist and bird keeper Early life editDavis was born at Washington D C in 1899 He studied at the University of Maryland and later graduated from George Washington University with a degree in zoology During World War I he served in the Army Signal Corps 1 Career editDavis joined the National Zoological Park in 1927 and eventually became the head keeper of the bird division Throughout his career Davis undertook expeditions to every continent including Antarctica on three occasions 1 He successfully procured diverse specimens including notable megafauna like the Sumatran tiger and Indian rhinoceros Davis accompanied Richard E Byrd to conduct surveys of the Davis Islands which were subsequently named in his honor Notably he also transported live emperor penguins to the National Zoological Park on March 5 1940 1 2 He kept some alive for six years a record at the time 3 Davis took part in Operation Windmill to collect animals such as penguins and leopard seals He traveled on board the USCGC Edisto 4 Davis retired from the zoo in 1960 but remained as a consultant to the National Wildlife Federation He also took care of a monkey colony at the Woodard Research Corporation in Herndon Virginia 1 He died at his home in Herndon on October 4 1970 of a heart attack 1 References edit a b c d e Behle William H Storer Robert W Whitney Nathaniel R Manville Richard H Orr Robert T Hertlein Leo G et al October 1971 Obituaries The Auk 88 4 962 doi 10 2307 4083872 JSTOR 4083872 Retrieved December 14 2020 Record Unit 74 Records 1887 1966 Smithsonian Institution Archives Retrieved December 14 2020 The Washington Biologists Field Club Its Members And Its History 1900 2006 PDF The Washington Biologists Field Club p 107 Retrieved December 14 2020 Brady Hillary January 28 2016 Explore the Arctic with Operation Windmill Smithsonian Institution Archives Retrieved December 14 2020 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American ornithologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malcolm Davis amp oldid 1160658217, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
