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Do Our Bears Hibernate?
You may have noticed that the Zoo’s grizzly bear’s Ronan and Finley don’t hibernate during the winter. Molly, one of the Zoo’s educators, is here to tell you more about why bears do and do not go into hibernation.
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Activity Packet: Backyard Birds and Appreciating Nature From Home
It’s hard to go outside and not encounter birds. We hear them singing in the morning and see them fluttering in tree branches. Birds are appealing because, like people, many are mostly diurnal (awake during the day), some are social…
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Bee Waggle Dance Craft
Today Educator Andrea is Bringing the Zoo to You from her home with information on a great craft you can do to learn about bee’s waggle dancing! Have you heard of the waggle dance before? It’s a tool that bees…
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Make a Sound Map of Your Backyard
The Zoo’s education team may be working from home, but that hasn’t stopped them from wanting to bring educational chats to you virtually! Today let’s check in with Jennifer to learn how you can make a sound map of your…
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Get to Know Your Nature Neighbors
Right now, you’re probably giving your human neighbors lots of space — but it’s a great time to get to know your plant neighbors! Educator Kristin and her son Ethan went exploring in their neighborhood to familiarize themselves with their…
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Bird Seed Feeder Activity
If you’ve got peanut butter, birdseed, and an empty toilet paper roll, you’ve got the materials for this fun craft! Let educator Kristin and her son Ethan show you how you can turn these items you might have at home…
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Natural Loose Parts Painting
Educator Andrea is helping her child stay connected with the outdoors during this social distancing period by natural loose parts painting! Can you think of any natural materials that might make an interesting paintbrush?
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Citizen Science at the Park
Educator Kristin and her son Ethan ventured out to their local park while social distancing to do some Citizen Science! Grab binoculars or a field guide if you’ve got them and see what you can spot. Citizen Science Resources: https://ebird.org/home…
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Vaquita Conservation
What on earth is a vaquita? It’s a critically endangered porpoise species that lives less than 400 miles from Tucson in the northwestern corner of the Gulf of California, Mexico. These animals regularly get caught in fishing gillnets which has…
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Zoo Receives TEP/Unisource Grant
Reid Park Zoo loves students – so we are thrilled to have recently received an award from TEP/Unisource’s Grants That Make a Difference to help expand our Zoo To You Outreach Program for Pima County schools! The Zoo’s education program helps…
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