Toledo Zoo Virtual Tour

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Virtual Field TripThe Toledo ZooEDTL 6120: Class Project

Brittany BettinMegan PrybylskiMatt ReisingKatie Singer

+ Welcome to The Toledo Zoo!

Today we are going to be visiting the Toledo Zoo from our own classroom! You will learn about the habitats of the many animals found at the zoo. Get ready for this fun adventure!

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This is a map of the Toledo Zoo.

All the animals have their own homes at the

zoo, replicating their natural

habitats.

+ What is a Habitat?A habitat is a place where an animal or plant naturally lives and grows. It might be a large area, like a forest, or a small area, such as a cave.

+Habitat: Ocean

Oceans are large bodies

of salt water.

+Regal BlueTang Fish

+Sea Horses

+Sea Anemone and Clown Fish

+Tad Yellow Longnose

Butterfly Fish

+Sting Ray

+Giant Pacific Octopus

+Jellyfish

Jellyfish are actually clear in color, the reason they appear red, blue, and green in this photograph is due to lights

shining in their tank.

+Black-Tipped Reef Shark

+Starfish

+Habitat: Tundra

Tundras are cold, windy places. The

land is covered with ice and snow

for most of the year. Picture obtained from:

http://www.cedcc.psu.edu/khanjan/best_alaska_pix/best_of_alaska.htm

+Polar Bear

+ Penguin

+Spotted Seal

+Habitat: Desert

Deserts are dry places that get little rain. Only

plants and animals that do not need much water

live in deserts.

+Tortoise

+Meekrat

+Habitat: Savannah/Grasslands

Savannahs and Grasslands are large,

open areas of grass where

animals often graze.

+Giraffe

+ Zebra

+Kori

Bustard

+Cheetah

+Rhinoceros

+Elephant

+Naped Crane

+Habitat: Tropical Rainforest

Tropical Rainforests are

warm, rainy places. They are home to thousands of plants and animals.

+Oranguta

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+Gibbon Monkey

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Tiger

+Chimpanzee

+Habitat: Forests

Forests have just enough

rain for many trees to grow.

+Rhinoceros

Hornbill

+Mangrove Kingfisher

+Bald Eagle

+Sloth Bear

+Spectacled Owl

+Black Snake

+Debrazza’s Monkey

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GrayWolf

+Cardinal

+Habitat: Freshwater

Freshwater includes lakes,

rivers, streams,

ponds and bodies of unsalted water.

+Mallard Duck

+ Hippopotamus

+Black-Necked Swan

+Crocodile

+Freshwater Sting Ray

+Habitat: Mountains

Mountains are a natural

elevation of the earth

having steep rocky sides.

+Cinereous Vulture

+Snow Leopard

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We hope you enjoyed your tour of the Toledo Zoo! You have learned a lot about animals and their habitats!