Lincoln Park Zoo Magazine

 

Learn in a Living Classroom

Education at the Zoo—and Around the World

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In This Issue of the Zoo Magazine

Teachable Moments
Whether it’s tigers at play or birds on the wing, each animal encounter can spur a living lesson. See how new education programs are letting students take the lead in learning.

Wild Trivia
This all-animal quiz will gauge how well you know your scales, stripes, spots and howls.

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Gorilla Goodbyes...and Hellos
Leave a message for JoJo, Tabibu and Markari as they move to new homes—or leave a welcome note for Mosi and Umande!
 		   Where do They Live?
Grasslands, jungles and water—animals live all kinds of places! Show off what you know by matching each animal with its home.
 
 
Wild Trivia Bonus Round
Think you know Lincoln Park Zoo’s animals from stripe to scale? Test your zoo IQ with this all-animal quiz!
 		   Veterinary Case Study: Black Bear
As part of this geriatric black bear's annual examination, veterinarians took radiographs of its wrists due to some changes in walking over the preceding summer. What did the radiographs show?
 
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Lincoln Park Zoo visitors can learn fun facts about animals with daily hands-on encounters with wildlife.   Gorillas Tabibu and Azizi dig into the ice cake.

Meet an Animal
The daily Meet an Animal activity lets zoo visitors learn fun facts while touching the rough plates of a La Plata three-banded armadillo or other ambassador animals.

   Celebrating Change
Dozens of guests and 434 pounds of “cake” made for a silverback-sized farewell party as guests said goodbye to gorillas JoJo, Tabibu and Makari at Regenstein Center for African Apes.
 
Juvenile gorilla Azizi   Juvenile gorilla Umande
A Gorilla Bachelor Party
Lincoln Park Zoo is ready to welcome an all-male gorilla bachelor group this summer--the latest milestone in a historic legacy of care for the species.
 		   Meet the Bachelors
Amare, Azizi, Mosi and Umande—meet the gorillas who will form Lincoln Park Zoo's first bachelor group!
 
New Slideshows and Movies   Browse all slideshows   Browse all movies
Lion Sahar climbs atop one of the rocks of the Kovler Lion House for the first time   Keeper Allycia Darst shares this video of new lion Sahar exploring the top habitat at the Kovler Lion House for the first time.

Lion Sahar Surveys His Surroundings
New lion Sahar continues to grow more comfortable in his exhibit. Here he climbs atop one of the rocks for the first time. Thanks to Lead Keeper Anthony Nielsen for the footage!
 

   Sahar Steps Out
Keeper Allycia Darst shares this video of new lion Sahar exploring the top habitat at the Kovler Lion House for the first time.
 
Researcher Rachel Santymire, Ph.D., shares photos of wildlife sightings—and zoo work to save species—from her conservation trip to Tanzania and Rwanda.   More than 350 members and their guests joined us in April to wake up with the south end of the zoo.
A Trip to Africa
Zebras. Elephants. Mountain gorillas. Researcher Rachel Santymire, Ph.D., shares photos of wildlife sightings—and zoo work to save species—from her conservation trip to Tanzania and Rwanda.
 		   Members-Only Morning Slideshow
More than 350 members and guests joined us in April to enjoy games, see gorillas and gibbons start their day and try their hand at “fishing” like a chimpanzee.