Day Camp 2007 - Week 1

Zebra Each group made a paper-mache zebra and posed for a group photo with it. On Thursday morning, all of the groups went to the lion section before the lions were released and watched as the lions ran out and attacked each cardboard zebra. We were also joined by members of the media, who filmed from the observation tower. On our zebra day, we drove through the preserve and met one of the keepers, who talked to us about the zebras and showed us how to identify individual animals in the zebra herd. We made a special zebra craft and played a zebra game, too.

Toucan On bird day, we went to the toucan exhibit, where a keeper talked to us about these beautiful rainforest inhabitants. We then made enrichments for the toucans, which the keeper put into the exhibit. Now we know that toucans really DO like Fruit Loops! An education staff member candled eggs with us, and we were able to hold the baby chicks that hatched this week! And we made a cool toucan craft and played a toucan game later that day.

Skink We met Irwin, the blue-tongued skink in a special talk with the education department. Some of us were lucky enough to have our photo taken with this gentle reptile. Later, we made a skink craft and played a reptile game. And, if the weather cooperated, we also visited Safari Splash.

Primate Keeper An education staff member taught us how to make enrichments for the chimps. Then, we drove out onto the preserve, where the keepers told us all about the chimpanzees here at Lion Country Safari and they care for them. We watched them cross the bridge and get the enrichments that we made for them. In the afternoon, we made a primate craft and played a game.

Florida Our nature day was centered on Florida animals, some of which we met with education staff at special show at the Animal Theatre. Some of us even had our pictures taken with a baby alligator or a Florida kingsnake. Then, we did a scavenger hunt to see how many Florida animals that we could find in Safari World. We made a Florida-themed craft, too.