🎬 #AskAsim 🐅🦩 Three years ago, this world was a very different place. Today, through other social media platforms, I was reminded of the live virtual assembly series I was delivering every morning from the zoo during that time. Adapting to a new format of teaching and public presenting always comes with a learning curve and starting these daily live videos was no exception. Without the full script, students or audience to engage with directly, and a plethora of external factors such as WiFi signal quality, nearby traffic, maintenance works, and unpredictable animal behaviours, the experience absolutely was a full on course in: 📽 Memory training; to hit all the major and minor topics you pre-planned for that live presentation. 📽 Virtual lecturing; still being engaging and enthusiastic despite not having anyone to react to and adapt if required. 📽 Patience and focus; whether with connection quality, nearby traffic or maintenance works. 📽 Storytelling; ultimately still creating a fun, engaging and educational lesson - to different age, ability and background audiences watching you from their homes - and trying your best not to stumble too much on your words, remembering your rough text and not getting overwhelmed. Just planning for all of it was a major task, thinking of all the small details, collaborating with multiple departments, and feeling a bit nauseous due to all the things that could (and some did) go wrong. BUT we persevered, we tried new things and did our best, especially when we knew that out there, in their homes, were children, teens, adults and elderly, who were in desperate need of something ''lighter'' for their worried minds and anxious souls. Reading the public's comments after each presentation was a wonderful reassurance that we were achieveing that, and was some of the more heartfelt experiences in my career. So, dear reader: Why do meerkats have dark rings around their eyes? How do modern zoos replicate tigers' feeding patterns in their collections? Do flamingos sometimes just skip a breeding season? How do apex predators help keep their habitats healthy? To find out answers to these questions, plus learn many more fun facts about animal adaptations, please watch this video: https://lnkd.in/e5a5WaT4 #zoo #modernzoos #biaza #conservationeducation #wildlifeconservation #marketing #pr #virtual #live

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Yes! you like to visit the National game Parks. But did you know you could have almost the same experience at the zoo? formally known as Entebbe zoo (UWEC) There are 2 major frequently asked questions. 1. How much is entrance? 2. What animals are in the Entebbe Zoo? First off it's quite budget friendly Understand where you are heading to >>https://bit.ly/3PXC3ZQ #Exploreuganda

Honestly I justlove sharing things that are interesting to me with Ailani and other kids. Ailani's Little World has become an outlet for me to share my love for the natural world with kid and adults alike. This week we talked all about Snakes and learned about some fun and interesting species of snake! Up next the Boomslang | Ailani Goes The Zoo | Ailani's Animals | Ailani's Little World #LearningWithAilani #learningenglish #animals #reptiles #snakes #boomslang

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🦊 Japanese language learning post! 🐹 When you start learning Japanese, you'll probably quickly learn basic animals like dog (犬, inu), cat (猫, neko), fish (魚, sakana), and bird (鳥, tori). But what about all the other animals that might make popular pets, or that you'll see in the wild, at zoos, or in aquariums? Do you have the vocabulary to talk flexibly about animals in Japanese? Here's a list of dozens of animals in Japanese and their relationship to Japanese culture. Enjoy! #japanese #japaneselanguage #animals #japaneseculture #japan

New book review is live: Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo In Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo: Stories from the Animal Archive author Daniel Vandersommers explores the evolution of the National Zoo as well as the far more limited evolution of society’s empathy for the animals within its walls. The National Zoo opened in 1891, thanks in large part to the advocacy of William Temple Hornaday, whose life as a hunter had taught him that the American bison were at risk of going extinct. He urged his employer, the Smithsonian, to purchase a few bison in order to help save the species. And that’s just what they did, keeping six bison on the back lawn of the Smithsonian Castle. Soon after, people began dropping off animals, some wild, some domestic, and Hornady worked to get funding to build a zoo, under the auspices of conservation, education and science. The National Zoo was not the first zoo in the US (Philadelphia came about nearly two decades prior). By 1901 the author notes that there were 56 zoos across the country. While this book is about one zoo, it could in many ways be about any zoo. As Vandersommers writes, “The zoo always produced opposing experiences, as well as sublimated ones.” Indeed it is very difficult to read the many stories of animal captivity, escape and premature death at the hands of inept handlers, not to mention the many horrible ways that visitors treated animals. I used to think that the occasional stupid visitor story was more a product of our selfie-driven world; but there were stupid visitors doing stupid things to animals long before portable cameras. It’s not surprising that animals wanted out of zoos. Within the Zoo’s first year we witness the first escapee — a brown bear. The bear was soon killed and the news made headlines, which, as the author notes, actually fed into the aura of the zoo itself. Vandersommers writes, ” …by running away, zoo animals gave the public that dose of ‘the wild’ that it craved, as well as, upon capture, the relief of control that it was programmed to want. Runaway animals accomplished all of this as they sought to escape the zoo.” More: https://lnkd.in/gBzVpkZ8 #zoo #animalhistory #animalrights #smithsonian

The iconic Taiping Zoo will now feature several animals, including a pair of striped skunks, Mandarin ducks, Violet Turacos, and several Gouldian finches, that will attract and enhance visitors’ experience. More on Twentytwo13 #animals #wildlife #zoo #taiping #perak #malaysia #news #media #Twentytwo13 #Twentytwo13news

Cute Animals That Start With A - Animallearns Let's discover some animals that start with A! We'll explore creatures worldwide whose names begin with this letter. A is the first letter in the alphabet, and it's used a lot. So, let's gather our friends who love animals and start our adventure! We'll begin our journey into the animal kingdom by learning about animals beginning with A. Cute Animals That Start With A (Facts, Pictures) Aardvark Scientific Name: Orycteropus afer Kingdom: Animalia Class: Mammalia Family: Orycteropodidae Diet: Omnivore Lifespan: 23 years Location: Sub-Saharan Africa Weight: 60kg - 80kg (130lbs - 180lbs) Length: 1.05m - 2.20m (3.4ft - 7.3ft) Small animals that resemble pigs and aardvarks are found across Africa, south of the Sahara, in a variety of environments. Most of the time, they live alone and sleep in underground burrows to avoid the intense African sun. In the evening, they come out to forage for food. Their big snout and pig-like form gave rise to their name, which means "Earth Pig" in Afrikaans, the language spoken in South Africa. Being the sole surviving species in its family, aardvarks are special among animals. It was generally accepted until recently that their closest relatives were other insectivores, such as pangolins and armadillos.

Looking for activities to keep busy with this summer? One of our junior interns' favorite activities is visiting the San Antonio Zoo! 🐅🐊 The San Antonio Zoo is home to more than 750 species. Some are even endangered or extinct in the wild! Tip: we hear they have new Cool Zones to beat the heat in! What's your favorite animal to look for at the zoo? Let us know in the comments 👇 #Zoo #SummerActivity #SAZoo #SanAntonio #FamilyActivity #Summer #SanAntonioTexas #PublicRelations #PR #MVWCommunications