Virtual Field Trip - San Diego Zoo

Virtual Field Trip to the San Diego Zoo
www.sandiegozoo.org
*Familiarize yourself with the site navigation. The top bar has rollover buttons
that lead to other places. The site is huge and it is easy to get lost!
1. Check out an animal cam. Sometimes these won’t work or you won’t be able
to see the animal, but if you get lucky you might see something interesting.
Which animal would you like to watch? _________________________
2. Go to the Animal Bytes link to find some interesting information about various animals.
a. List the seven types of big cats that have spots.
b. For each animal, what word describes a group of them?
Lizards ______________________________ Geese ______________________________
Grasshoppers ________________________ Frogs ______________________________
Porcupines ______________________________ Apes ______________________________
Ferrets ______________________________Porpoises ______________________________
c. Find out what the following names mean - what an animal eats.
Carnivore ______________________________ Mucivore ______________________________
Sanguinivore ______________________________ Frugivore ______________________________
d. Go to the mammal section of animal bytes to find the answers. Don't just rush through either, take some time to
look at the picture and browse the information.
_______________________________What family are all dolphins in?
_______________________________What name did the Incas give the mountain lion?
_______________________________What do echidnas eat?
_______________________________ How many babies does a Tasmanian devil have at first?
_______________________________ Where do sun bears like to make their homes?
_______________________________ What is a polar bear's favorite food?
_______________________________ What does the word "hippopotamus" mean?
_______________________________ The head male and female wolves of a pack are called what?
_______________________________ What type of monkey has a cheek pouch?
_______________________________ What was the name of the zoo's orangutan escape artist?
_______________________________ What is an okapi related to?
_______________________________ What do giant pandas eat?
_______________________________ What is the main mode of movement for a siamang?
_______________________________ How are leopards different from other large cats?
_______________________________ What do you look at to tell the difference between a seal and sea lion?

3. Go to "Kid Territory" to find the following.
a. Read about the lions in the lion camp. Why do zookeepers train the lions?
b. Go to "more critters" under meet the critters. And pick one of the animal groups you find interesting. Which one
did you pick? _____________________________________
From your pick above, describe one interesting thing about the animal you chose.
c. Go to games play the endangered species matching game. Your time ______ Number of Flips ____
Second try Your time ______ Number of Flips ____
Got to games play Untamed Trivia. What was your score? ______ You are promoted to ______________
d. Go to ZOO JOBS . Pick a link that sounds interesting to you as a career choice.
Which did you choose? _____________________________________
Summarize:
What the job entails _______________________________________________________________
What’s cool about the job? _________________________________________________________
Job challenges ____________________________________________________________________
How you get a job like that? __________________________________________________________
4. If you have time, you can do any of the following:
Play another zoo game
Read an article or section of the site not covered already
Watch an animal cam
Send your teacher a postcard from the zoo site postcard section
Check out another zoo site: www.lazoo.com | philadelphiazoo.org | stlzoo.org | houstonzoo.org