Where else do you get to hear the roar of lion while at school?
The play-based Early Explorers education program focuses on teaching through experiences. Participants will learn appreciation for the natural world through gardening, outdoor play, art, and exploration in the zoo’s 28-acre outdoor classroom.
With a student-to-teacher ratio of 9 to 1, students are placed in mixed-age groups to enhance development of academic and social skills through STEAM activities; and prepare them for kindergarten. Animal encounters, sustainability and garden education, art, and zoo train rides are incorporated into the childcare program.
Early Explorer educators follow all safety protocols as per COVID-19 guidelines, including wearing masks and frequent sanitizing.
Feb 27, 2021
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How Goat Poop Illuminates the Future of Biotechnology Feb 21, 2021
The plant nibblers can teach us a thing or two about bioprocessing. Scientists have been studying the gut microbes of Elway, a San Clemente Island goat at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Photography courtesy of UC Santa Barbara
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Like other herbivores, Elway, a San Clemente Island goat at the Santa Barbara Zoo, can extract energy-rich molecules from cellulose to fuel its activities. And he’s particularly good at it.
Goats have microbes that can effectively digest the woody, fibrous and inedible bits of plants and turn them into energy. Scientists have been hoping to learn how these barnyard animals are so effective at doing this in the hope that it can be used to transform plant wastes into energy.