Oakland Zoo

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/oakland-zoo

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the geographic location?Grass Valley neighborhood, Oakland, California, United States
2. What is the founding date?June 6, 1922
3. Why does the Oakland Zoo care for animals?The zoo is run by a non‑profit that puts money back into animal care, habitat enrichment, and conservation programs. It wants to keep animals healthy and help protect their homes.
4. How does the Oakland Zoo help animals that are in danger?It runs Species Survival Plans that breed animals that are at risk of disappearing. The zoo also gives money and knowledge to projects that protect animals in the wild.

Biodiversity: The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
Species Survival Plan (SSP): A program managed by AZA-accredited zoos to ensure the survival of threatened and endangered species.
Habitat Enrichment: Activities and modifications to an animal's environment designed to stimulate natural behaviors and improve welfare.
Ecological Niche: The role and position a species has in its environment; how it meets its needs for food and shelter, how it survives, and how it reproduces.