The Zoo
Walk out under the sky: elephants at the waterhole, gibbons swinging overhead, polar bears on the ice, camels in the dunes and a barnyard for the youngest visitors. Every animal has a specimen plate in the catalog, 202 species in 8 classes so far.
Choose a path
Tap a zone to walk in. Cafés and restrooms are marked; the Sea lab is through the east gate. Animation stops for visitors who turn on reduced motion.
Outdoor habitats
African savanna
Three elephants side by side, two zebras, two rhinos, giraffes, lions, cheetahs and hippos around one waterhole.
Primates
Baboons, gibbons swinging arm over arm, chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, orangutans, lemurs and the golden lion tamarin.
Polar coast
Polar bears, harbor and gray seals, walruses, sea lions, arctic foxes, snowy owls and a whole colony of penguins.
Desert
Dromedary and Bactrian camels, meerkat sentries, fennec foxes, and the Arabian oryx that zoos brought back from extinction in the wild.
Asian forest
Tigers in the stream, the Asian elephant, giant pandas, sloth bears, clouded leopards, and the red panda that is not a bear.
The Americas
Bison, jaguars, two kinds of sloth, the Florida panther, manatees, otters, bears, capybaras, anteaters and the opossum.
Reptile house
Alligators and crocodiles, tortoises, the Komodo dragon, snakes, iguanas, poison frogs, axolotls and two invaders.
Aviary
Flamingos, spoonbills, macaws, toucans, hornbills, cranes, the bald eagle and the Florida scrub-jay.
Outback
Kangaroos, koalas, the platypus, wombats, echidnas and the Tasmanian devil: marsupials and monotremes.
Children's zoo
Goats, sheep, rabbits, chickens, ducks, ponies, alpacas and guinea pigs, with sound buttons, a zookeeper game and a coloring page.
Best practices, and the hard questions
The Smithsonian model, AZA accreditation, the Five Domains of welfare, enrichment, breeding and research; then the debate, fairly told, for grades 6–12.
Classes and walks
Four walks by grade band, a drawer and a quiz for every zone, and lessons on newSchoolWorks.com lit for your view.