Grades K-2 · 6 stops
Who lives here?
Six stops for the youngest visitors. Look, listen, count. About 30 minutes.
Children's zooWash hands at the station. Which farm animal is the softest? Which is the loudest?
Emperor penguinPenguins are birds that cannot fly. What do they do instead?
Linked lessons
The Nest: Watch one birdPreviewThe Nest: Count the birdsPreviewThe Nest: My Animal Field BookPreview
Pair with Lamby's K–2 gallery walk through the farm galleries.
| Drawer | Big idea | Grades | Open | QR |
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| Zoo: African savanna | Three elephants, two zebras, two rhinos: what makes a species, and why size and herds matter. | K-12 | Drawer |  9F7D6A |
| Zoo: Primates | Apes, monkeys and lemurs: tools, songs, brachiation and the family tree we share. | K-12 | Drawer |  FCF7A1 |
| Zoo: Polar coast | Polar bears, seals, sea lions, walruses and penguins: how to live in cold water, and what melting ice changes. | K-12 | Drawer |  EBA7B4 |
| Zoo: Desert | Camels, meerkats, fennec foxes and the oryx saved by zoos: heat, water and teamwork. | K-12 | Drawer |  D5669A |
| Zoo: Asian forest | Tigers, Asian elephants and the red panda that is not a bear: names versus evidence. | K-12 | Drawer |  A88E2F |
| Zoo: The Americas | Bison, jaguars, sloths, the Florida panther and the manatee: recovery stories close to home. | K-12 | Drawer |  CB0091 |
| Zoo: Reptile house | Alligators, crocodiles, tortoises, pythons and frogs: cold-blooded, invasive and keystone. | K-12 | Drawer |  A645A7 |
| Zoo: Aviary | Flamingos, macaws, spoonbills, eagles and the Florida scrub-jay: color, flight and recovery. | K-12 | Drawer |  CBB507 |
| Zoo: Children's zoo | Goats, sheep, rabbits, chickens, ducks, ponies, alpacas and guinea pigs: gentle care and the zookeeper's day. | K-5 | Drawer |  ZK4515 |
| Zoo: Should zoos exist? | Welfare science, conservation breeding, elephants in zoos and sanctuaries: weigh both sides with evidence. | 6-12 | Drawer |  4D99FE |
| Zoo: Why we protect | Menageries to refuges: why people set land and animals aside, and who decides. | 6-12 | Drawer |  GEPP8U |
| Zoo: Wetlands and coasts | Mangrove, marsh and seagrass: the nurseries and storm walls of Tampa Bay. | 3-12 | Drawer |  4EVAN7 |
| Zoo: Vultures, the cleanup crew | Scavengers keep disease down: smell versus sight, and living with protected birds. | 3-12 | Drawer |  B3SADT |
| Zoo: Avian migration | Flyways, compasses and stopovers: how birds cross a hemisphere, and what lights do to them. | 3-12 | Drawer |  SGRVJH |
| Zoo: Birds that fly, birds that don't | Hollow bones and keels, penguins that fly underwater, and turkeys bred too heavy to fly. | K-12 | Drawer |  3MBLJS |
| Zoo: Raptors | Talons, beaks, DDT and the condor's comeback. | 3-12 | Drawer |  LACWAK |
| Zoo: Why the boy duck is colorful | Sexual selection: female choice, male rivalry and the exceptions. | K-12 | Drawer |  YBQJJ6 |
| Zoo: Turtles and salamanders | Shells, snorkels and regrown legs: Florida turtles and the amphibian crisis. | K-12 | Drawer |  J2PEQP |
| Zoo: Asia or Africa? | Ears, horns and trunk tips: tell the big mammals apart, and explain why they differ. | K-12 | Drawer |  GH2Q6B |