Fur, Feathers and Scales

Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center 10276 Missouri T, Wappapello, United States

What class of animal has fur? How about feathers? Can you name the class of animals that have scales? Gather with us and Dickerson Park Zoo staff as we look at the characteristics of three to four LIVE ambassador animals and related biofacts. We will classify each animal by its body type, covering, learn fun […]

One World…Many Animals

Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center 10276 Missouri T, Wappapello, United States

Earth is ours to share, and the biodiversity of wildlife both reflects and is integral to the health of our planet. This FREE program will feature biofacts and a minimum of three LIVE ambassador animals from the Dickerson Park Zoo education department that are native to South America, Africa, Australia, and/or North America. We will […]

Eagles of North America

Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center 10276 Missouri T, Wappapello, United States

This free program will feature our National Symbol, the LIVE bald eagle, and the LIVE golden eagle. With our friends from Dickerson Park Zoo, we will find out what factors contributed to the demise of the bald eagle population and what conservation efforts worked to remove the bald eagle from the endangered species list. We […]

One World … Many Animals

Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center 10276 Missouri T, Wappapello, United States

Earth is ours to share, and the biodiversity of wildlife both reflects and is integral to the health of the planet. This FREE Dickerson Park Zoo program will feature biofacts and a minimum of three LIVE ambassador animals from their education department that are native to South America, Africa, Australia, and/or North America. We will […]

Owls of Missouri

Bill Emerson Memorial Visitor Center 10276 Missouri T, Wappapello, United States

Give a HOOOOT! Have you ever heard those odd calls at night? It could be an owl. One even sounds like it’s asking you the question, “Who, who, who cooks for you?”. Learn which owl calls like that. Be sure to join us and Dickerson Park Zoo educators for this FREE animal program. The four […]

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