Tulsa Zoo’s Summer Camp 2010

Tulsa Zoo’s Summer Camp 2010 is right around the corner. The third largest public park in the U.S., Mohawk Park, is the home of the Tulsa Zoo. On 84 acres the zoo has over 2800 animals and receives 600,000 visitors a year. Unique and wild adventures make a trip to the Tulsa Zoo one of the most exciting times for children and adults alike.

Tour the zoo from your seat on a camel. Take a ride and you can see the sights from high atop your one-humped camel. This is the Dromedary camel, which is native to Asia and Africa where they are used for working and racing.

A zoo train and wildlife carousel are a couple more of the attractions you will see when visiting the Tulsa Zoo. See the newest for 2010 - the Monolith - a 25 foot high rock wall that 4 climbers may ascend at the same time. The climbers are harnessed to ensure safety. Another fun adventure is the inflatable trampoline, the Frogger. This also requires a safety harness so that the participants can jump as high as possible.

 Of course, the animals are the biggest attraction and this is one of the reasons Tulsa Zoo’s Summer Camp 2010 will be another in a series of terrific times for the children. Learning about the many different types of animals that live at the Tulsa Zoo is eight weeks of fun for grades one through eight. The groups are arranged according to their school grade and plans for each group include seeing the animals on a personal nature, getting to see what goes on behind the scenes, and activities and games to help children learn more about our animal friends.  

This year the Tulsa Zoo’s Summer Camp 2010 will have a variety of themes as they do each year. The 2010 themes are the Expedition Zoo, the Secrets of Survival and the African Safari. Each is designed to allow children the chance to explore the different types of climates that are the original home of many of the animals living at the Tulsa Zoo.

The Expedition Zoo, for example, will allow the participants the opportunity to see the desert, a tropical rainforest and an Inuit village. The plants and animals that live here are originally from the part of the world where the exotic and different is ordinary. A trip on an African Safari will allow a look at Africa and the inhabitants that are native to this continent. From the elephant to the insect, learning about Africa’s wildlife is guaranteed to be fun and educational.

Another fun part of Tulsa Zoo’s Summer Camp 2010 will be Secrets of Survival. This is all about learning the tricks and secrets the animals as well as plants have learned in difficult climates that allow them to survive. The Arctic fox survives the brutally cold winters. How does he do this? Learn how the tropical forest creatures survive and how the plants and animals in the desert make it from year to year. This is an interesting aspect of the camp and your kids will love it.