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]
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]