Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

Jenna Pastel

Making Sense of Animal Milks

You might be surprised to see someone walking around the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in a full-body snowsuit, but nutrition laboratory research assistant Jenna Pastel wears a snowsuit year-round. She spends her days in a -20 degree freezer that is home to the world's largest animal milk repository.