All Zoo Talks are 50 minutes and available for Grades 4 through 12. The cost is $3.50 per student.
Animal Training and Enrichment
We feed the bodies and minds of zoo animals. The animals become the students when we teach them how to participate in their own care. Discover how ordinary items such as pumpkins become teaching tools and how you can also enrich the lives of your pets.
Zoo Careers
"I love art!" "I like cooking!" "I want to be a dentist!" "But I want to work at the zoo." Chicago Zoological Society employs over 1,000 animal lovers – but they do not all work with animals. Come learn about the many jobs with Chicago Zoological Society, all of which help make Brookfield Zoo a world-class operation.
Behind the Design of Zoo Exhibits
Enter the world of exhibit planners...it is more complicated than you might think. Teams of experts must consider how deep to bury fences, how much shade to provide, where visitors will rest, and much more. Explore the common materials that go into exhibit design as you learn the tricks of the trade.
Species Survival Plans (SSPs)
Zoos to the rescue! We all know zoos help endangered animals, but how? And which ones? Explore all the angles when you meet an animal expert at the zoo, and get in touch with some real artifacts from endangered animals.
Want to schedule a talk or get more information? Call (708) 688-8367.