For more than twenty years, Sedgwick County Zoo has offered Owlet, a twice-monthly class for children aged two to three. At this age, children are learning how…
“We work on their fine motor, and we usually have a gross motor activity as well.
Spend the Night at the Zoo! If you’re looking for an exciting activity for your scouts, church, school group, or family and you don’t want to mess with camping…
, school group, or family and you don’t want to mess with camping equipment, we have
The identifying feature of the wonga pigeon is the “v” shaped marking on its chest. The white “v” against the blue-grey chest feathers makes for a striking…
Both males and females have this mark, although juvenile pigeons have a less distinct
Come out to Sedgwick County Zoo to learn how and why we count caterpillars (and other tree dwelling arthropods). Caterpillars and other arthropods are an…
They also have economic and environmental impacts on our forests and crops.
Find our goals and answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Summer Learning Adventures
You must have this card or the unique code listed on the card to pick up your child
Celebrate World Lion Day with the Sedgwick County Zoo. Learn lion facts and how you can help with lion conservation.
To celebrate, Sedgwick County Zoo plans to have a “roaring” good time.
Inca terns are more decorative than most terns. Most notable are their white wing-tips, red bills, and their white, mustache-like ornamental plumes below their…
It appears that the healthiest terns have the best mustaches, and those with the
Learn all about Koi Fish in this Bitesize Bonus episode of the Sedgwick County ZooCast. VIGNETTE (00:00) EMILY BISHOP: I want to tell you a story.
We have Ox, Tigers- three of them in fact A Rabbit in the education department.
Learn all about hibernation in this Bitesize Bonus episode of the Sedgwick County ZooCast. This is the sister episode to the brumation episode. Be sure to give…
We want them to exhibit those species-specific behaviors that they have evolved to
The long black and white fur of adult colobus monkeys acts as a parachute as they jump, allowing them to jump distances of 20-25 feet in one leap.
, which is a reference to the animal’s lack of a thumb that most other primates have
