Fur, feathers, or scales? You can tell a lot about an animal by looking at the skin it's in. Explore the prickly, fuzzy and slippery world of animal classification through biofact exploration and live animal encounters.

Kindergarten standards: K-1.1, K-3.1*, K-5.1 (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)

Do the bunny hop, the snake shimmy, and the caterpillar crawl with some of the Zoo's movers and shakers. Discover the how and why of animal movement through role-play.

Kindergarten standards: K-3.1*, K-5.1 (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)

Can you taste with your feet? Hear with your hair? See in the dark? Sensational animals can! Examine the 5 senses of humans and other animals through interactive games and hands-on activities.

Kindergarten standards: K-1.1, K-2.1*, K-3.1 (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)

The animal kingdom is full of working parents and wild children. Sound like your house? Some animal parents stick around while others lay eggs and then leave town. Investigate the cycle of life and the parents who make it possible.

Kindergarten standards: K-1.3, K-2.3, K-2.4, K-2.5, K-5.1

Get swept up in the Great Migration through wild Africa! This safari adventure winds through grassy plains of Serengeti, into tropical rainforests of the Congo, and along sandy desert paths of the Sahara. Discover how amazing animals survive in this world within the world.

1st grade standards: 1-2.5, 1-2.6
2nd grade standards: 2-2.3, 2-2.4

Night owl or early bird? Animals act differently in daylight or star-shine. Seek the shifts in the sky that create changes on the Earth. From temperatures to animal attitudes, some things are as different as night and day. Meet featured animal visitors who are adapted to rise and shine at different times.

1st grade standards: 1-2.5, 1-3.1, 1-3.2, 1-3.3
2nd grade standards: 2-2.1, 2-2.3, 2-4.2

Food fight! Animals must eat to live. Figure out who is eating who and find out where all that energy goes. Dig into the food web through biofact exploration and live animal encounters. Follow an animal's life cycle from beginning to end in the circle of life.

1st grade standards: 1-2.1, 1-2.5, 1-3.2
2nd grade standards: 2-2.1, 2-2.3, 2-2.4, 2-2.5

Eating out tonight? What about eating outside?! Some plants and animals dine in the rainforest café every day. Venture to the tropical rainforest to discover how jungle plants and animals survive in the forest’s layers. Meet live animal visitors from this misty realm.

1st grade standards: 1-2.1, 1-2.5, 1-3.2
2nd grade standards: 2-2.1, 2-2.3, 2-2.4

Outplay, outwit, outlast; for animals, survival is not just a game. In the world's harshest places, animals must use more than their heads to carry on. Adaptations let some creatures take the lead to become wild survivors. Observe animal visitors that are specially adapted to life in tough places.

3rd grade standards: 3-1.1, 3-2.2, 3-2.3, 3-2.4
4th grade standards: 4-2.1, 4-2.2, 4-2.4

Is it true that an elephant never forgets? Are snakes slimy? Can vampire bats turn humans into creatures of the night? Separate fact from fiction through live animal encounters and hands-on experiences. It is time you learned the truth!

3rd grade standards: 3-1.1, 3-2.2, 3-2.3, 3-2.4
4th grade standards: 4-1.4, 4-2.3, 4-2.5

From Piedmont to Palmettos, South Carolina is home to a wide variety of plants, animals and habitats. Discover which animal faces and wild places are right in your backyard with this visit to the wilds of Carolina.

3rd grade standards: 3-2.1, 3-2.3, 3-2.5
4th grade standards: 4-2.2, 4-2.5, 4-4.3* (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)

Maybe they’re born with it? Animals depend on their adaptations to survive. Some get skills by their own wits and some get them from their parents. Which animals are a “chip off the old block”? Distinguish inherited from acquired adaptations through animal encounters and active learning.

3rd grade standards: 3-1.1, 3-2.2, 3-2.3, 3-2.4
4th grade standards: 4-2.2, 4-2.4, 4-2.5

Follow the clues to solve a wild crime! Try your hand at forensic science to observe and categorize evidence about animals. Interactive scientific skill stations and animal encounters can help you provide wild justice.

5th grade standards: 5-1.4, 5-1.6, 5-2.4
6th grade standards: 6-1.1, 6-1.2, 6-3.7

Do you belong in a zoo? How many people do? "If I Ran the Zoo…" explores the many careers available at the Zoo. From fish feeder to tiger trainer, Zoo employees get work in the wildest office in town! Meet animal visitors and create animal enrichment.

5th grade standards: 5-1.1, 5-2.2
6th grade standards: 6-1.2, 6-1.4, 6-3.3, 6-3.7

Outplay, outwit, outlast; for animals, survival is not just a game and if you snooze, you just might lose! Animals in an ecosystem depend on each other to survive. What happens if one piece of the habitat puzzle goes missing? Find out as we explore ecosystem dynamics and meet animal visitors.

5th grade standards: 5-2.2, 5-2.4, 5-2.5
6th grade standards: 6-3.2, 6-3.4, 6-3.5

We share the planet with millions of animals! Can you name them? Can anyone? Many biologists study biodiversity, the many forms of life on planet Earth. Through live animals, photographs and biofacts, learn how animals meet basic needs in a variety of habitats around the world, while discussing the impact that people can have on the wild.

5th grade standards: 5-2.4, 5-2.5, 5-3.6
6th grade standards: 6-2.1, 6-3.1*, 6-3.2 (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)

Are you interested in photography, art, retail, horticulture or guest services? Believe it or not, the Zoo might be the place for you! Take a tour with us where you'll see that it really takes teamwork and a lot of talented people to run the Zoo.

6th grade standards: 6-3.4*, 6-3.5* (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)
7th grade standards: 7-4.1, 7-4.2* (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)
High School standards: B-6.1

It takes more than good looks to survive in the wild. Animals have to out compete, outwit and out play to survive. Tour the Zoo with us to find out how behaviors help animals survive and what enrichment is all about!

6th grade standards: 6-3.2, 6-3.4, 6-3.5, 6-3.6
7th grade standards: 7-4. 7.4.1
High School standards: B-1, B-3.6, B-6.1

Variety is important not just for us, but in the wild, too. Explore the Zoo with us to see all the biodiversity we have to offer and hear what we're doing to help ensure that biodiversity in the wild!

6th grade standards: 6-3.2*, 6-3.4, 6-3.5 (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)
7th grade standards: 7-4.1, 7-4.2*, 7-4.3* (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)
High School standards: B-3.6*, B-5.1*, B-6.1 (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)

Around the world in 80 days? Explore the world's biomes with us in just 45 minutes. Your around-the-world adventure will take you to places like the grasslands of Africa, taiga of Russia and rainforests of Southeast Asia, but get you back in time for lunch.

6th grade standards: 6-3.4*, 6-3.5* (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)
7th grade standards: 7-4.1, 7-4.2* (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)
High School standards: B-5.3, B-6.1, B-6, B-6.2, B-6.5

Some celebrities make the "A" list; some animals make the "E" list. Making the list is great for celebrities, but not for animals. Tour the Zoo to see animals that have made the list and animals that have made it off the list. Find out what Riverbanks is doing to get animals off the list and to help prevent animals from making the list in the future.

6th grade standards: 6-3.4*, 6-3.5*, 6-3.6 (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)
7th grade standards: 7-4.1*, 7-4.2, 7-4.3*, 7-4.6 (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)
8th grade standards: 8-2.7
High School standards: B-5.3, B-6.1, B-6.2, B-6.6* (*Indicates partial completion of the standard.)