Trunkline Magazine (Louisville Zoo) Trunkline Magazine: June 2017 | Page 21

KIDS FOR CONSERVATION
Get Outdoors! A Nature Scavenger Hunt
Summertime is the per-
fect season to get outdoors
and observe the thriving
plants and animals. Nature
holds many surprises and
“treasures” can be found
anywhere if you just take
the time to look closely. Use
this scavenger hunt to give
you and your family some-
thing fun to do together
while sharpening your
outdoor detective skills. The
directions are simple. Bring
something to write with and
this list. Check off the items
as you spot them. There are
lots of places to explore:
you can go out into your
own backyard, the park or
even a nature preserve! Just
remember while searching
for your items to be respect-
ful of living things and other
people’s property.
Looking for a challenge?
See if you can identify all
the cool things you observe
like “a monarch butterfl y,”
“a cardinal,” or “an oak
leaf.” Write how many of
each you found!
Complete your scaven-
ger hunt and submit your
information online to be
entered into a drawing for
a FREE day of fall camp at
the Zoo! Visit LouisvilleZoo.
org/scavengerhunt for more
information and details.
Scavenger Hunt
How many of each item did you fi nd?
 Acorn
#__________
 Ant hill
#__________
 Bee
#__________
 Beetle
#__________
 Bird’s nest
#__________
 Brown leaf
#__________
 Bug
#__________
 Butterfl y
#__________
 Dandelion
#__________
 Feather
#__________
 White Flower
#__________
 Green leaf
#__________
 Moss
#__________
 Mushroom
#__________
 Puddle
#__________
 Round rock
#__________
 Singing bird
#__________
 Spider web
#__________
 Squirrel
#__________
 Twig
#__________
 Two pieces of trash. Be sure to throw
them away or recycle them!
Inside your zoo
Sustainability is a core
theme driving your Zoo‘s
mission “to better the
bond between people
and our planet.” When
the HerpAquarium exhibit
was built in 1989, it was the fi rst
bioclimatic ectotherm exhibit in the country.
The exhibit was designed to group species
by climate, focusing on habitats rather than
taxonomic relationships. The result was a
more energy effi cient exhibit and a concept
many Zoos use today.
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