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Red River Zoo Offers “Zoocation” for Kids Despite Heavy Snow Amounts

A zoo staff member says the zoo is working to keep the paths and exhibits safe for its visitors and animals

March 11, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – The Red River Zoo is adding an educational aspect to spring break for kids with a day at the zoo. Despite the piles of snow spread throughout the entire zoo, zoo staff members are making spring break fun by teaching kids about being a zookeeper. Kids spent the day learning about the healthcare, training, and science behind…

Red River Zoo Has Kids Learning Even on Their Day Off from School

The zoo's "Zoocation" offers crafts, tours, carousel rides, and visits with the animals

February 18, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – Kids are using their day off from school as a chance to learn more about animals and their environments at the Red River Zoo. Zoocation offers crafts, tours, carousel rides, and visits with the animals. Zoo educators are spending President’s Day teaching kids about predators and their prey. Parents started dropping off their kids for their Zoocation…

Kids Learn About Cold Climate Animals During Zoocation

January 21, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. – Learning doesn’t stop for kids not in school during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Students in Kindergarten through fifth grade are brought into a different kind of classroom for the Red River Zoo’s Zoocation. They get to explore and learn about animals and connect to nature. “We do try to stay indoors for a lot of…

ZOOcation at the Red River Zoo

Kids Spent Their Day Off Learning About Animals at the Zoo

February 20, 2017

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FARGO, N.D. — Many kids in the F-M area decided to spend their day off at the zoo. The Red River Zoo hosted their annual ZOOcation to give parents a place to send their kids on their day off from school. The program offers kids different learning activities, crafts, and a chance to see the animals up close. Today’s focus…