"Zoology" is the science that deals with the study of animal life. So, a zoologist is the person who studies animals and the ways they live. The zoologist plays a very important role at a zoo. The zoologist is both the expert on animal life and also a specialist in dealing with endangered species.

The zoologist is very involved in all work concerning the zoo animals. This includes making sure that the animals are healthy and well taken care of. The zoologist also participates in research projects that study the animals and their behavior.

Once your group decides on the animal to add to the Riverbanks Zoo, it will be your job to prepare information about your animal for the public. 

First you will want to visit the Riverbanks Zoo web site:

Home page for the Riverbanks Zoo

http://www.riverbanks.org/

explore the zoo – animals at the zoo

http://www.riverbanks.org/s02zoo/ 

Once your class has chosen the new animal you want to add to the zoo, you will want to gather information for the zoo display.

The sites below have information about individual animals:

Some facts you will want to look for would be:

Geographical location - habitat

Status in Captivity

Special Facts/ Habits

What they eat – create a food web

Picture of animal

Status – Conservation efforts

Animal information

http://www.thewildones.org/animal.html

The Electronic Zoo

http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm

Pictures of animals

http://members.aol.com/zoonetpics/zoospell/

More animal facts

http://wcs.org/7617

http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/animals.html

http://www.zooish.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/

http://wildwnc.org/af/index.html

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/index.htm

List of zoo sites

http://netvet.wustl.edu/zoo.htm

For an outline map of the country or continent where the animal may be found

http://geography.about.com/library/blank/blxindex.htm

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