Comments for Education - A Houston Zoo Blog

Comment on New Year, New Program! by Rochelle

Rochelle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:22:51 +0000

This is such a great idea!

Comment on I Love Baby Sea Turtles! by Term Paper

Term Paper — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:20:58 +0000

Believe me, it was a breathtaking scene when you see thousands of baby sea turtle walking in the sea shore to go back in the sea. How beautiful to watch it.

Thanks for sharing this nice article.

Comment on Science Toys by Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:43:12 +0000

These are the best! I have always wanted a complete set for myself. don’t fret you are not the only science geek out there!

Comment on Animals You May Have Missed: Swift Fox by great!

great! — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:51:17 +0000

Lots of info I like this website.

Comment on Our Colorful Koi by Tammy

Tammy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:03:57 +0000

Thanks for the comment Rochelle! I love your postings too. This was actually just a one time preschool class that we offered about Koi. Each week our Safari School program focuses on a different animal, and I thought that koi were pretty nifty and often overlooked, so hence, the program. We actually had the aquarium staff bring over a real koi to the classroom so we could look at it up close, and then the kids made their own fish prints, which they loved!

Comment on When the Animals Don’t Show Up by Leigh

Leigh — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:46:52 +0000

Thursday’s class was really lucky. The Komodo dragon was moving around (he’d just come out on exhibit), the cassowary was easy to see, the anteater repeated her performance from Tuesday, and most of the eland were right up front, enjoying some browse near the fence.

It just goes to show that, even though they are unpredictable, animals can have moments that are fun to watch!

Comment on Zoo Library by Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:51:38 +0000

Believe it or not, everyone thinks I am a little nuts for being so organized with the books! I became the “librarian” because I couldn’t find a storybook. I started sorting them out correctly, then moved on to the other shelves, and then the “librarian” at the time offered it to me. She was only keeping the library “because no one else wanted it.” I was glad to take over – what’s more fun than books? Although it can be a challenge sometimes. It gets so messy during camp that our interns had to reorganize the storybooks once a week!

Comment on Ten Fun Facts by the Numbers by Hamid Toussi

Hamid Toussi — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:25:38 +0000

Wow these are some great facts, I’m suprised a Kimodo dragon’s egg takes 8 months to hatch, I expected only a few months at the maximum! One of my favourite facts relating to wildlife is that the seahorse male gets pregnant!

Comment on Animals You May Have Missed: Dorcas Gazelle by David

David — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:08:36 +0000

Aww! It’s name is dorcas!

Comment on Our Colorful Koi by Rochelle

Rochelle — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:49:38 +0000

This sounds wonderful Tammy. Koi have such an interesting background and history. I especially like that there will be the chance to paint them as well, since they have been a part of Japanese art for years. Is this a new program?