A lot of zoos are doing virtual tours and animal videos.
I love visiting zoos and seeing the animals, but it is even cooler when one of the handlers teaches you about a certain animal and you get to see the animal up close. And it’s even more cool when it is an animal I’ve never heard of before.
I’ve never been to Wildlife Safari in Oregon, but after experiencing a South American porcupine with a prehensile tail wandering around, I really want to visit. I can’t go now (obviously) but I had a fun time learning about this clever guy and his cotton-top tamarin friends in a video put out by Wildlife Safari.
I was so overwhelmed by how cute they were that I wanted to see other animal videos. It makes me happy to know that zoo employees are caring for these important creatures. For many kids, this is the only way they can see wild animals outside of a video.
(Or live animals at all. At the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn, New York, they have a farm area with sheep, cows, and chickens. Where I live, these animals are everywhere, but this is the only way a lot of city kids would see them.)
If you want a bit of cuteness in your day, check out this video on Facebook. I hope Wildlife Safari shows off more of their zoo residents.