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Reid Park Zoo: Dr. Zoo
November 16, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
$20 – $25
Your child will travel behind-the-scenes to the Zoo’s Animal Health Center for a day in the life of a Zoo Vet experience.
Participants will utilize the Freeport-McMoRan Education Gallery to view the surgery, treatment, and pharmacy rooms of the Animal Health Center. They’ll experience first-hand the importance of math and science in diagnosing and treating animal ailments through hands-on activity stations that are based on real-life zoo scenarios. After they’ve finished helping all of their patients, they’ll earn their Dr. Zoo certificate!
Parents, please plan on dropping your child off for this program.
Drop-off and pick-up will be at the front of the Zoo.
Age:
Designed for 8-12 year-olds
Parents, please note: reading, writing, and math skills must be at or above a 3rd-grade level to fully participate in the activities during this program.
Price:
$20 for Zoo Member children (Discount applied in your cart after log in)
$25 for Non-Member children
Program participants are welcome to sign up for multiple classes, however, the programming for each class will remain the same each session.