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Interact with live animals!

If you would like to get up close and personal with our furry, feathered, and scaly friends, you've come to the right place.  Animalia's Education Outreach Programs bring the animals to you.  To book a program, click the Information Request Form to submit your information.

 

Specialized programs are available to meet your needs including:

  • School Programs - Each meets National and State Education Standards for public, private and home school groups.
  • Birthday Parties - A fun, interactive learning experience that will surely be the "best present ever!"
  • Corporate Functions - Looking to add something wild to your next staff meeting, retreat or board meeting? Let Animalia inspire your staff with our passionate message.
  • Seasonal/Holiday Events - Whether it is a festival or party, Animalia customizes its program to the event like the Have No Fear Halloween program, Winter Animals, Spring Awakening, Fall Frenzy, Surviving Summer, and more!
  • Scout Programs - Have a wild troop meeting or earn a badge with Animalia's wide variety of programs geared toward all scout groups (including Brownies!).
  • Interactive Trail Hikes - Join Animalia for a nature hike at which you not only learn about Indiana's exciting ecosystems but also meet animals native to those habitats. Contact us for a list of our scheduled hikes.

Program Details:

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Animals: Learn about and interact with 5 different animal groups or species.
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Length: Programs are generally 45 minutes in length (or 30 minutes for ages 5 and under). 

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Pricing:  The program fee is based on program length, program and package type, audience size, and travel distance.  For an accurate price quote, please click and complete and submit the Information Request Form.

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Discounts:  Multiple program discounts are available.  When booking 3-10 programs, you will receive a 10% discount.  11 or more programs receive a 20% discount.




Animal List: Check out some of the animals available for our custom and prepared programs.  Click here to see pictures and learn some fun facts about our amazing animals!
 

 

Our most popular programs...

Wild About Animals - For those that just want to see some animals, do interactive activities and learn some fun animal facts, this is the program for you.  You can choose animals from our list or Animalia can choose based on the age range of participants.

Going Native -Learn about the wild animals in your own back yard! The changing face of the landscape by humans has reducted population sizes and species diversity. Find out what you can do to help!  Explore animal artifacts and meet 5 native species such as a hawk, owl, crow, skunk, raccoon, opossum, snakes, or lizards.

Animal Superpowers! - Discover the strange and amazing ways that animals have adapted to their environment to find food, protect themselves, hunt, and to attract a mate.

Animals and You - Explore the bond between humans and animals as pets.  What makes a good pet? What is the level of responsibility required for different pets from domestic to exotic? Get the whole story by meeting a variety of animals and learn their stories.

 

Animalia Time! (Age 3-5) - Kids will get to bend like a ferret during ferret flexibility, make a mountain with a chinchilla, open their mouth as wide as a snake, and be a tree with a parrot.  This 30 minute program is geared toward younger ages with shorter attention spans.  While shorter in length, it is still long enough to learn and have a lot of fun! 

 

To book a program, click the Information Request Form to submit your information.

 


 

Prepared Programs C&NN

Age recommendations:  Each prepared program will have an age recommendation listed after each title.  Typical age groupings are from 3-5,  6-9, 10-13, 14-18, and Adult (over 18).  These recommendations are merely guidelines, however, and nearly any program can be customized to practically any age group.

 

Information Request Form - Click the title to book your program or to be contacted by one of our staff with more information.

 

Click on the age range below to read the description of the prepared programs available.

 

Age Ranges

3-5 yrs.

6-9 yrs.

10-13 yrs.

14-18 yrs.

Adult (over 18 yrs.)

 

Complete List

 

Program Length:  Prepared Programs are offered as either 45 minutes or 30 minutes in length.  Custom Programs follow a similar length, but as the name indicates, can be customized.

Audio/Visual Packages:  For a reasonable fee, an exciting Audio and/or Visual Package can be added to enhance your Program (Custom or Prepared) and leave a lasting impact on your audience.

Audio Package 1:  Includes professional sound equipment and microphones to increase the volume of the presentation so everyone in a large group (over 50 people)  can hear equally well.  

Audio Package 2:  Includes professional sound equipment and microphones to not only increase the volume of the presentation, but also includes music themed to the presentation.  Music adds one more exciting level to our already dynamic presentations.

Visual Package:  Includes a digital projector and a 5’x7’ screen to give that big screen experience!  Each Program (Custom or Prepared) can have an accompanying Power Point, digital slideshow, and/or video clips to dramatically emphasize the main message of the Program.  Digital imagery can also be used to bring other animals into the Program that otherwise wouldn’t be possible (elephants, sharks, etc.). 

 

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Prepared Programs – Complete List

  

Animalia Time! (Age 3-5)

Kids will get to bend like a ferret during ferret flexibility, make a mountain with a chinchilla, open their mouth as wide as a snake, and be a tree with a parrot.  This 30 minute program is geared toward younger ages with shorter attention spans.  While shorter in length, it is still long enough to learn and have a lot of fun! 

Animal Tails  (Ages 3-5)

 

            With a variety of animal stories to choose from, these programs feature live animals represented in or

            related to a story that is read to the children.  This includes a storybook reading, a hands-on animal

            encounter, and a coloring page of a featured animal. See our booklist for a complete listing of Animal

            Tails.

 

Where the Wild Things Are (Ages 6-9)

Learn about a variety of animals and where they live and make their homes in their natural habitats.

Animals and You (Ages 6-9, 10-13)

Explore the bond between humans and animals as pets.  What makes a good pet? What is the level of responsibility required for different pets from domestic to exotic? Get the whole story by meeting a variety of animals and learn their stories.

Adaptations Abounding  (Ages 6-9, 10-13)

 

See the strange ways that animals have physically adapted to their environment to find food, protect themselves, hunt, and to attract a mate.

 

Offense vs. Defense  (Ages 6-9, 10-13)

 

How do animals catch their food and make sure they don’t get caught as food?  Find out the fascinating physical and behavioral ways animals survive.

 

What’s for Dinner?  (Ages 6-9, 10-13)

 

Find out what animals eat and how they eat it by looking at a variety of teeth, food, and the mouths they go in.

 

Them Bones  (Ages 6-9, 10-13)

 

Using animal bones, skulls and teeth, see how animals are put together from the inside out.

 

Dinosaurs Alive (Ages 6-9, 10-13, 14-18)

 

Look at the change in dinosaurs through time resulting in today’s modern birds. Learn about reptiles from the age of dinosaurs (turtles and crocodilians) that survived the mass extinction 65 million years ago.  Examine dinosaur fossils, bird and reptile artifacts and live birds and reptiles to see that dinosaurs are still with us today!

 

Going Native (Ages 6-9, 10-13, 14-18)

Learn about the wild animals in your own back yard! The changing face of the landscape by humans has reducted population sizes and species diversity. Find out what you can do to help!  Explore animal artifacts and meet 5 native species such as a hawk, owl, crow, skunk, raccoon, opossum, snakes, or lizards.

Zooarchaeology (Ages 10-13, 14-18)

This is the study of animal remains from ancient human sites.  Examine the relationship between humans and animals through time (food, work, worship, companionship) by examining animal artifacts, human culture, and of course, live animals!

From Wolf to Dog  (Ages 10-13, 14-18)

 

How can a dachshund and wolf be basically the same animal?  If Canis lupus (wolf) and Canis lupus familiaris (dog) are the same species, why do they look so different?  Find out how in this enlightening discussion about and with man’s best friend.

 

Predator vs. Prey  (Ages 10-13, 14-18)

 

What is the difference between animals that hunt and those that are hunted?  See the differences in behavior, bone structure and of course live animals!

 

Biomes (Ages 10-13, 14-18)

 

Learn about the different regions of the world and what types of animals live there including Oceans, Tundra, Forests, Grasslands, Deserts, and Mountains.

 

Animal Behavior (Ages 10-13, 14-18)

 

See the amazing ways that animals have behaviorally adapted to their environment to find food, protect themselves, hunt, and to attract a mate.

 

Endangered Spaces = Endangered Species  (Ages 10-13, 14-18)

 

Learn how animals that are threatened with extinction often have the most change to their natural environment, from meteors to motor vehicles.  Learn how you can help save animals from extinction.      

 

Careers with Animals  (Ages 10-13, 14-18)

 

So, you want to work with animals?  Find out how about the wide variety of careers available and how to get there.  Learn about education requirements (from high school to college and beyond), experience needed and how to get it, the pay scale, as well as the time, commitment, and dedication needed to have a career with animals.  

 

The Domestication Story  (Ages 10-13, 14-18)

 

How is it that predators such as wolves and wildcats came to live in our houses?  How did we get animals off of the mountains and out of the jungle to live in our backyard pens so we can milk them, use their eggs, and even eat them?  Thousands of years of selective breeding have brought humans great companionship (dogs, cats, ferrets, etc.) nourishment (cows, goats, chickens, etc.), and literally the clothes on our backs (sheep, cattle, silkworms, etc.).  Find out the rest of the story in this eye opening, historically accurate tale.

 

Species Conservation (Age 14-18, Adult)

 

See how it takes the collaboration of many people from zoos/conservation organizations, government agencies, and the general public to save a species from extinction.  The success story of the Bald Eagle and the current work on the Black-footed Ferret Recovery Programs will be featured. 

 

Comparative Anatomy (Age 14-18, Adult)

 

See the surprising similarities between the skeletal structures of different animals and humans.

 

Comparative Behavior (Adult)

 

See the relation between animal behavior in pets vs. their wild counterparts to better understand why pets behave the way they do.

 

Animal Nutrition (Adult)

 

Geared more toward pet owners, learn specifics of what types of food your particular pet(s) should and should not eat.  Learn the impact that an animal’s diet will have on health, vigor, and lifespan.

 

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Prepared Programs – Ages 3-5

 

Animalia Time! - Kids will get to bend like a ferret during ferret calisthenics, make a mountain with a chinchilla, open their mouth as wide as a snake, and be a tree with a parrot.  This 30 minute program is geared toward younger ages with shorter attention spans.  While shorter in length, it is still long enough to learn and have a lot of fun! 

 

 

Animal Tails - With a variety of animal stories to choose from (see below), these programs feature live animals represented in or related to a story that is read to the children.  This includes a storybook reading, a hands-on animal encounter, and a coloring page of a featured animal.

                                Animal Tails Booklist and Story Descriptions 

Andiama, Weasel by Rose Marie Grant.  An Italian Crow and Weasel grow some crops.  Weasel tries to weasel out of work and steals the corn.  Learn some Italian and find out what happens to Weasel and Crow as we present our own thieving weasel, the Ferret and a live American Crow.

Daniel in the Lion’s Den, Story from Scripture.  Learn how Daniel was sent to the Lion’s Den and how he survived.  See a life-sized lion head sculpture, a lion skull and claw and meet a domestic cat.

 I Wanna Iguana by Karen Kaufman Orloff.  Alex does his best to convince his mother that he can take care of an Iguana.  Find out how Alex does it as you meet a full sized iguana. 

 Miss Spider’s Tea Party by David Kirk.  Miss Spider throws a tea party but the insects are afraid to attend until one good deed changes everyone’s mind.  Meet a tarantula and hissing cockroach.

 Noah’s Ark, Story from Scripture.  As we retell the famous story of Noah and the Ark, meet a variety of God's creatures (2x2 of course!). 

 Pooh and the Dragon by Ann Braybrooks.  As Winnie the Pooh and friends search for a mysterious and elusive dragon, your children can encounter real dragons!  Meet a Water Dragon and a Bearded Dragon.

 Surf Gecko to the Rescue by Bruch Hale.  A fun, environmental tale of Moki, the little Hawaiian gecko who leads a campaign to clean up the beaches.  Meet a Gecko.

 The Hole Story by Sally Plumb.  A children’s story about prairie wildlife and the reintroduction of North America’s most endangered mammal – the Black-footed ferret.  Meet a domesticated ferret.

 The Problem with Prickles by Barbara Davoll.  Join Prickles the Porcupine as he deals with being different and finds out what true friends are. Meet our prickly friend, the Hedgehog.

 Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.  Go on a wild rumpus with Max as he travels to where the wild things are.  Meet a variety of wild things.

 Wombat Goes Walkabout by Michael Morpirgo.  Join Wombat on a trip through the Austrailian Outback as he shows other animals what he can do.  Meet some Australian animals such as a Cockatoo, a Blue-tongued Skink and a Bearded Dragon.

 

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Prepared Programs – Ages 6-9

 

Where the Wild Things Are

        Learn about a variety of animals and where they live and how they make their homes in their natural habitats.

Adaptations Abounding 

        See the strange ways that animals have physically adapted to their environment to find food, protect

        themselves, hunt, and to attract a mate.

Offense vs. Defense

        How do animals catch their food and make sure they don’t get caught as food?  Find out the fascinating    

        physical and behavioral ways animals survive.

What’s for Dinner? 

        Find out what animals eat and how they eat it by looking at a variety of teeth, food, and the mouths they go in.

Them Bones 

        Using animal bones, skulls and teeth, see how animals are put together from the inside out.

 

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Prepared Programs – Ages 10-13

 

Adaptations Abounding

See the strange ways that animals have physically adapted to their environment to find food, protect themselves, hunt, and to attract a mate.

Offense vs. Defense 

How do animals catch their food and make sure they don’t get caught as food?  Find out the fascinating physical and behavioral ways animals survive.

What’s for Dinner? 

Find out what animals eat and how they eat it by looking at a variety of teeth, food, and the mouths they go in.

Them Bones 

Using animal bones, skulls and teeth, see how animals are put together from the inside out.

From Wolf to Dog 

How can a dachshund and wolf be basically the same animal?  If Canis lupus (wolf) and Canis lupus familiaris (dog) are the same species, why do they look so different?  Find out how in this enlightening discussion about and with man’s best friend.

Predator vs. Prey

What is the difference between animals that hunt and those that are hunted?  See the differences in behavior, bone structure and of course live animals!

Biomes

Learn about the different regions of the world and what types of animals live there including Oceans, Tundra, Forests, Grasslands, Deserts, and Mountains.

Animal Behavior

See the amazing ways that animals have behaviorally adapted to their environment to find food, protect themselves, hunt, and to attract a mate.

Endangered Spaces = Endangered Species 

Learn how animals that are threatened with extinction often have the most change to their natural environment, from meteors to motor vehicles.  Learn how you can help save animals from extinction.      

Careers with Animals 

So, you want to work with animals?  Find out how about the wide variety of careers available and how to get there.  Learn about education requirements (from high school to college and beyond), experience needed and how to get it, the pay scale, as well as the time, commitment, and dedication needed to have a career with animals.  

The Domestication Story 

How is it that predators such as wolves and wildcats came to live in our houses?  How did we get animals off of the mountains and out of the jungle to live in our backyard pens so we can milk them, use their eggs, and even eat them?  Thousands of years of selective breeding have brought humans great companionship (dogs, cats, ferrets, etc.) nourishment (cows, goats, chickens, etc.), and literally the clothes on our backs (sheep, cattle, silkworms, etc.).  Find out the rest of the story in this eye opening, historically accurate tale.

 

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Prepared Programs – Ages 14-18

From Wolf to Dog

How can a dachshund and wolf be basically the same animal?  If Canis lupus (wolf) and Canis lupus familiaris (dog) are the same species, why do they look so different?  Find out how in this enlightening discussion about and with man’s best friend.

Predator vs. Prey

What is the difference between animals that hunt and those that are hunted?  See the differences in behavior, bone structure and of course live animals!

Biomes

Learn about the different regions of the world and what types of animals live there including Oceans, Tundra, Forests, Grasslands, Deserts, and Mountains.

Animal Behavior

See the amazing ways that animals have behaviorally adapted to their environment to find food, protect themselves, hunt, and to attract a mate.

Endangered Spaces = Endangered Species 

Learn how animals that are threatened with extinction often have the most change to their natural environment, from meteors to motor vehicles.  Learn how you can help save animals from extinction.      

Careers with Animals 

So, you want to work with animals?  Find out how about the wide variety of careers available and how to get there.  Learn about education requirements (from high school to college and beyond), experience needed and how to get it, the pay scale, as well as the time, commitment, and dedication needed to have a career with animals.  

The Domestication Story 

How is it that predators such as wolves and wildcats came to live in our houses?  How did we get animals off of the mountains and out of the jungle to live in our backyard pens so we can milk them, use their eggs, and even eat them?  Thousands of years of selective breeding have brought humans great companionship (dogs, cats, ferrets, etc.) nourishment (cows, goats, chickens, etc.), and literally the clothes on our backs (sheep, cattle, silkworms, etc.).  Find out the rest of the story in this eye opening, historically accurate tale.

Species Conservation

See how it takes the collaboration of many people from zoos/conservation organizations, government agencies, and the general public to save a species from extinction.  The success story of the Bald Eagle and the current work on the Black-footed Ferret Recovery Programs will be featured. 

Comparative Anatomy

See the surprising similarities between the skeletal structures of different animals and human.

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Prepared Programs – Adult (over 18)

 

Species Conservation

See how it takes the collaboration of many people from zoos/conservation organizations, government agencies, and the general public to save a species from extinction.  The success story of the Bald Eagle and the current work on the Black-footed Ferret Recovery Programs will be featured. 

Comparative Anatomy

See the surprising similarities between the skeletal structures of different animals and humans.

Comparative Behavior 

See the relation between animal behavior in pets vs. their wild counterparts to better understand why pets behave the way they do.

Animal Nutrition

Geared more toward pet owners, learn specifics of what types of food your particular pet(s) should and should not eat.  Learn the impact that an animal’s diet will have on health, vigor, and lifespan. 

 

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