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Prospect Park Zoo News
Celebrate the Year of the Frog on Leap Day Weekend
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| Celebrate the Year of the Frog during Leap Day weekend, February 29 through March 2. Hop along a scavenger hunt trail, make your own frog mask, and chat with a zookeeper about our colorful collection of poison dart and smoky jungle frogs.
The Prospect Park Zoo’s Leap Day event celebrates the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ campaign highlighting 2008 as the Year of the Frog. This effort raises awareness about the amphibian extinction crisis—a crisis unprecedented since the age of the dinosaurs. To date, over 200 species of frogs, toads, and salamanders are extinct, and many more are endangered. The Wildlife Conservation Society is dedicated to helping save these species through events like Leap Day weekend and via conservation projects in amphibian habitats around the world.
Schedule of Activities
Amphibian Scavenger Hunt
Inside the Discovery Center, pretend you’re a frog and jump from one exhibit to the next to discover amazing facts about all kinds of amphibians.
Time: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Egg Demonstrations
Visit the In Living Color exhibit to learn how pollution affects amphibians. Zoo staff will conduct demos showing the adverse effects polluted air and water have on frog eggs.
Time: Noon–4:00 p.m.
Frog Keeper Chats
Stop by the Animal Lifestyles building to learn about these champion leapers.
Times: Poison dart frog chat at 11:00 a.m.; Smoky jungle frog chat at 3:00 p.m.
Arts and Crafts
Make your own frog mask at the Zoo’s Animals in Art exhibit.
Time: 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Educational Exhibits at the Discovery Center
Stop by the Frog Feet Costume Area to jump, swim, and climb like a frog, and play a variety of amphibian-themed board games.
Time: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Public Library Kidsmobile
On March 2, check out books about frogs, salamanders, and more at the mobile library station near Prospect Park’s Children’s Corner on Flatbush Avenue.
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