Education & Learning

Wild Night Tour : Dino Night Adventure

Dino Night Adventure is a guided after-dark tour where the past and present collide! Walk among towering, illuminated dinosaur replicas and discover the modern animals that share their prehistoric ancestry. As you explore the zoo at night, your guide will reveal fascinating facts about the age of dinosaurs and the creatures that still carry their legacy today. Experience the zoo in a whole new way on this thrilling journey through time!

Price: $60 per person
Member Price: $45 per person
To receive your promo code, please email  Education@zoomiami.org 
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dates:
April 26th
May 17th
June 20th
July 11th
August 15th

Please note that some Night Tour events may include Sleepover participants
This event offers no refunds, Tours will run rain or shine!

Zoo Member Price (with use of promo code): $10.00
Wild Tales: Dr. Laurie Marker Founder and Executive Director 1990-present
March 23,2025 6pm - 8pm
Zoo Miami Front Entry - Florida Room
Dr. Laurie Marker is a conservation scientist and Founder and Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF). An expert with more than 45 years of experience creating conservation strategies for cheetahs specializing in human-wildlife conflict, illegal wildlife trade, human livelihoods, and captive breeding, Dr. Marker has published more than 150 research papers and five books. In 2018, she co-edited and coauthored the most comprehensive textbook on the species, CHEETAHS:Biology & Conservation. Dr. Marker is a member of IUCN's Cat Specialist Group and Panthera's Cat Advisory Council, and she serves as a Scientific Advisor for the Mountain Lion Foundation. In 2021,she was named a Founding Trustee for the Global Fund for the Arabian Leopard, a quasi-governmental organization for big cat conservation based in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Marker earned her DPhil in Zoology from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. She is a Professor-at-Large with Cornell University in the United States.Dr. Marker began working with cheetahs at Oregon’s Wildlife Safari in 1974, and in 1990, she launched CCF in Otjiwarongo, Namibia, the “Cheetah Capital of the World” with a mission of creating a permanent place for cheetahs on Earth. Currently, Dr Marker is developing a second Cheetah Centre in Somaliland to support East African populations and serve as a base for CCF’s project to combat the illegal wildlife trade in cubs.

 

Calling all teachers!
 

Join us at the Zoo this March for a fun-filled and FREE professional development workshop all about the 3 R's! In this workshop, we’ll equip you with a new, hands-on lesson plan designed to inspire young learners to become environmentally responsible. Learn innovative ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle that you can easily incorporate into your lessons, and how becoming a recycling hero impacts animal conservation.

Included with registration:

• - Admission to the Zoo
• - Hands-on deliverable lesson plan
• - Animal feeding ticket
• - Tram tour
• - 3-hours toward professional development requirements
• - FREE FOOD!
• Vegetarian options will be available

Zoo Miami Foundation is thrilled to be able to help cover the cost of your field trip. We hope your students have a memorable experience with us during their time at Zoo Miami. Our field trips provide educational and insightful opportunities for students of all ages.

As part of the grant funds, we are pleased to cover the costs of transportation to and from the zoo, as well as lunches for all participating students. However, to ensure that we are responsibly managing these donated funds and maximizing student impact, we ask that you provide us with the final number of students attending at least one week in advance. Please note, if more than two students do not attend after being counted in the final numbers, we will invoice your school $25.00 per absent student. This fee helps us offset the missed opportunity to engage another student in the wonders of wildlife.
*If you are interested in the Zoom Ahead program for Highschools please select the Zoom Ahead option as the guided tour. ( Please note the Zoom Ahead is for a max of 20 students)

*Please note that this program if forTitle One Schools only, if you would like to schuduale a field trip for school please email Education@zoomiami.org for more information.