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 Take5@Zoo!
Animals fascinate children. At the Singapore Zoo, we use this fascination as a platform to reach out to children and make learning an enthralling journey for the little ones. The journey engages them with sight, sounds, touch, smell and taste.
- The Tamed Ones
Enjoy an intimate encounter with a friendly ferret, a funny bunny, a cuddly chinchilla or a Red-Eared Slider. Our knowledgeable Zoo staff talks to your students about the interesting characteristics of these animals that they have the privilege to meet.
Note : The animals featured in this programme are subject to availability.
- Insects and other Invertebrates
Insects and invertebrates are unlike us in that they do not have backbones. Come face to face with some of these fascinating creatures that wear their skeletons on the outside and unearth interesting facts about them. Get to know the Creepy Crawlies, pat a stick insect, a hissing cockroach or a giant millipede if you dare!
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- Animals and What They Eat
Discover the variety of supplements that we provide for all our animals to keep them in the pink. Feast your eyes on the supplements, which include cod liver oil, powdered milk, eggs, rice, vitamins, biscuits, etc, etc. You will be surprised at the huge quantity of food that our animals consume each day. Different animals eat different things and they have special mouthparts or teeth adapted for the diet. Your students get a chance to touch and feel animal teeth that are used for different functions.
- Mad About Elephants
Big, big, big! Go totally mad over the world’s largest living land animals and be overwhelmed by their size, intelligence and agility. Find out how big the skull of an elephant is, and the weight of its molar tooth and tusk. Students learn the concept of size and weight, and make comparison. So, it’s not just mad about elephants, it’s also math about elephants.
- Cool Cats
Be awed and fascinated by the beauty of the tigers, leopards, lions and other cats. Run your fingers over their pelts, hold their paws and discover the secret behind the texture of their rough tongue.
- Under the Sea!
(Held at Manatee, Sea lion and the Penguin Enclosure)
Come discover the amazing facts of the marine animals that the Zoo has! Learn about the food chain of the marine habitat. Touch a polar bear’s foot and hold a sea turtle specimen in your arms. See how different the penguins’ feathers are from the other birds. Also catch a glimpse of the ‘mermaid’ swimming gracefully underwater.
- Body Coverings
In this programme, your students learn to appreciate the importance of different body coverings. They can feel the scaly skin of a reptile, the feathers of a bird, the fur of a mammal and the quill of a pangolin. By using a magnifying glass, they are able to observe the details on a pangolin’s `scale’, which is actually a plate of modified hairs.
- Primate Personalities
Get down to monkey business and be a primatologist for a day. Apes and monkeys have are intriguingly human-like in their mannerism. Their expressive eyes and facial expressions keep us enthralled. Find out the many fascinating facets of primates personalities at the Singapore Zoo, which houses the world’s largest collection of primates.
- Animals Babies
What is childhood like for animals? Come and find out just how much we share in common. Learn why some animal babies need to know how to run even before they have learnt to crawl, and how some others have unique ways of darting to safety. Find out why some young animals look nothing like their parents and how it helps them survive.
Come and discover the miracles of birth and the wonders of being young at the Singapore Zoo. Let your children be enchanted by the great splendors of Nature—babies!
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| All ages |
| 30 mins per session |
$3.60 per pax (excludes admission)
Minimum 30 pax
N.B. - For every 10 students, 1 adult admits free |
| Auditorium (Learning Centre) unless stated otherwise. |
| Note: All the programmes are available on a first-come-first served basis. |
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For general public and corporate bookings, please contact William at williamwong@zoo.com.sg |
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