A Virtual Field Trip to the

  San Diego Zoo
6th Grade
Mrs. Saggese

 

 

The San Diego Zoo  is located on Zoo Drive in Balboa Park, just north of downtown San Diego along Park Boulevard.

 

The 100-acre Zoo is home to over 4,000 rare and endangered animals representing more than 800 species and subspecies, and a prominent botanical collection with more than 700,000 exotic plants. It is located just north of downtown San Diego in Balboa Park.

 

The history of the San Diego Zoo began with the Panama-California International Exposition in San Diego's Balboa Park. Many foreign animals were eagerly brought to San Diego for the Exposition and put on display at the Park. On September 16, 1916, Dr. Harry Wegeforth was driving down Sixth Ave. returning to his office, when he heard the roar of the lions. He told his brother Paul, "Wouldn't it be splendid if San Diego had a zoo! You know...I think I'll start one." (1) And that is where the great idea for a zoo in San Diego began. The picture at right shows Dr. Wegeforth as a U. S. Army captain in World War I, but the war ended before he could be sent overseas, and he returned to San Diego.

 

 

 

Wegeforth, H.M. & Morgan, N. It Began with a Roar: the Beginning of the World-Famous San Diego Zoo (revised edition). California: Crest Offset Printing Company (1953).

 

 

 

TodayÕs Schedule

 

  1. 10:00.............................................................. Hours and admission      
  2. 10:30.............................................................. See the Panda Bears
  3. 10:45.............................................................. Meet the Elephants
  4. 11:00.............................................................. Polar Bear Plunge
  5. 11:15.............................................................. Sea Lion Splash
  6. 12:00.............................................................. WHATÕS FOR LUNCH?
  7. 1:00................................................................ Whale Exhibit
  8. 2:00................................................................ Flamingo Lagoon

 

Take a San Diego Zoo Quiz

 

  1. What is the GENERAL ADMISSION for a family of four consisting of two adults and two children, ages 6 and 10? What are the current hours of the zoo beginning December 9, 2007?
  2. What nation sent two giant pandas, BASI and YUAN-YUAN to the San Diego Zoo for a 200 day loan in 1987?
  3. What was the Asian elephantÕs name that became famous in 1970 for painting? Her paintings were later sold as a fundraiser.
  4. When did POLAR BEARS come to the San Diego Zoo?
  5. What family does the SEA LION belong to and what do they eat?
  6. What does an insectivore eat?
  7. What is the average life span of the BLUE WHALE?
  8. What animal is the unofficial ambassador of the San Diego Zoo?