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| Zebra For our mammal day, we met one of the keepers, who told us all about these equines, and we learned how to identify specific zebras in the herd by looking at their photos in an ID book and examining their stripe patterns. Each group also made a paper-maché zebra as enrichments for the lions. We also played a zebra-themed game and made a zebra craft to take home. |
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| Crane
Our bird day was a lot of fun! First, we met a bird keeper near the giraffe feeding exhibit to learn about the East African crowned cranes and to throw food to them. Next, we played a game where we used chopsticks to try to pick up pretend food to learn how cranes use their beaks to get their food. After that, we took a ride on the Safari Queen boat to get close enough to the sarus cranes to throw grapes for them to eat. And we met an education staff member to candle chicken eggs and hold the baby chicks. We also played a crane game and made a crane craft to take home. |
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| Tools
of the Trade For our keeper day, we learned about some of the many tools that keepers use in doing their jobs. These include: wheelbarrows, ropes, nets, hoses, snake hooks, brooms, mops, rakes, darts, and darting guns. We tried to lasso the wooden animals at the Animal Theatre and to capture toy snakes with the snake hooks. We also played a game such as "hose wars" or "wheelbarrow races" and made a craft to remember our day as a zoo keeper. |
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| Florida Our nature/habitat day was about our own state animals. First, we went to a special "Florida Animals" show at the Animal Theatre, where we learned about alligators, Florida kingsnakes, iguanas, and Quaker parrots. After the show, we were able to get close to some of the reptiles, and some of us had our photo taken with the baby alligator or the kingsnake. We also went on a scavenger hunt to look for Florida animals in Safari World, and we made a special craft to take home. |
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