Summer 2009Summer Safari (Grades 4-6)Have close-up encounters with some of the most amazing creatures in the animal kingdom! Journey through the animal world and meet dozens of live critters, including pythons, salamanders, tortoises and geckos. Learn why tigers and zebras make bad pets and why dogs, cats and hamsters are such good companions. Compare the skulls of camels, warthogs and bears. Reconstruct a deer from a bucket of bones. Hobnob with those crawlies that we love to hate: itsy-bitsy and BIG HAIRY spiders, such as a live Mexican Red Knee Tarantula, an Emperor Scorpion and a Salmon Pink Bird Eater. Study dozens of animal ambassadors and learn why it is important to take care of the wilderness around us. Other featured guests include a visitor from Reptile Rescue, as well as a Fennec Fox, an African Serval Cat, a Four-toed Hedgehog and many other fantastic friends. Prerequisite(s): Grades 4-6
Instructor: Bonnie Cromwell
Bonnie Cromwell has traveled to Africa three times and worked at Marine World Africa U.S.A. as Assistant Curator of Reptiles. She has worked with Animal Planet and Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. She now cares for 130 animals that she uses in her program, Classroom Safari, which has been bringing presentations to Bay Area classrooms for 25 years.
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