Theodore Reed (zoologist)

Theodore Harold Reed (July 25, 1922 -July 2, 2013) was an American veterinarian and zoologist.

He was born at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C.[1] He graduated from Kansas State College (now Kansas State University) in veterinary medicine and zoology.

[1] He joined the National Zoological Park (United States) in 1955.

In 1972, he helped bring the pandas Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing to the National Zoo.

In 1975, he helped create the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.