Virtual Breakfast with the Animals: Amphibians & Reptiles
Start your day with Lincoln Park Zoo by tuning into Virtual Breakfast with the Animals! Whip up some breakfast for your family and enjoy these unique talks about the zoo’s inhabitants by the zoo experts who care for them.
Virtual Breakfast with the Animals: Amphibians & Reptiles
Amphibian populations have been declining and entire species have been going extinct for a multitude of reasons over the past century, but since the 1980s, a deadly fungus has been decimating amphibians around the globe. The epicenter of this devastation and much of the subsequent research has occurred in Central America. In 2014, Lincoln Park Zoo’s Dan Boehm visited Panama with researchers to study the disease and search for any Panamanian golden frogs left in the wild.
This event will include a live stream of animals feeding at Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House.
Grab some flapjacks and OJ and join this new version of Breakfast with the Animals to learn about this grueling and treacherous conservation work, topped off with a truly amazing ending.
Sunday, June 21
10–11 a.m.
Ages 12+ (curators will discuss reproduction/breeding)
$15
Members get 10% off their ticket to this virtual event. Please enter the first three digits of your member number in the ‘Promo Code’ field prior to checking-out.
Registrants will receive a unique link to view the event, which takes place via the Zoom live video platform, within two hours of the event. Please be sure you access the link prior to the event to ensure a proper connection.
The event will start with a short introduction followed by a 20-minute presentation and a 10-minute Q&A session.
As a reminder, 100% of ticket revenue supports Lincoln Park Zoo’s state-of-the-art animal care initiatives, worldwide conservation efforts, and local education programs. Thank you for your support.
Speaker - Dan Boehm, Curator of Small Mammals/Reptiles, Children's Zoo, Camel/Zebra
Dan started working at Lincoln Park Zoo in 1998 as an animal keeper at Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House and was promoted to assistant lead keeper of that building in 2001. In 2004, he was promoted to zoological manager of Small Mammal-Reptile House and Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo and was part of the design, construction, and successful opening of the children’s zoo in 2005. Dan is currently the Curator of Small Mammal-Reptile House, Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo, and Camel & Zebra. Across the zoo, he is responsible for a very diverse collection of 84 species and a team of 19 animal keepers.
Start your day with Lincoln Park Zoo by tuning into Virtual Breakfast with the Animals! Whip up some breakfast for your family and enjoy these unique talks about the zoo’s inhabitants by the zoo experts who care for them.
Virtual Breakfast with the Animals: Amphibians & Reptiles
Amphibian populations have been declining and entire species have been going extinct for a multitude of reasons over the past century, but since the 1980s, a deadly fungus has been decimating amphibians around the globe. The epicenter of this devastation and much of the subsequent research has occurred in Central America. In 2014, Lincoln Park Zoo’s Dan Boehm visited Panama with researchers to study the disease and search for any Panamanian golden frogs left in the wild.
This event will include a live stream of animals feeding at Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House.
Grab some flapjacks and OJ and join this new version of Breakfast with the Animals to learn about this grueling and treacherous conservation work, topped off with a truly amazing ending.
Sunday, June 21
10–11 a.m.
Ages 12+ (curators will discuss reproduction/breeding)
$15
Members get 10% off their ticket to this virtual event. Please enter the first three digits of your member number in the ‘Promo Code’ field prior to checking-out.
Registrants will receive a unique link to view the event, which takes place via the Zoom live video platform, within two hours of the event. Please be sure you access the link prior to the event to ensure a proper connection.
The event will start with a short introduction followed by a 20-minute presentation and a 10-minute Q&A session.
As a reminder, 100% of ticket revenue supports Lincoln Park Zoo’s state-of-the-art animal care initiatives, worldwide conservation efforts, and local education programs. Thank you for your support.
Speaker - Dan Boehm, Curator of Small Mammals/Reptiles, Children's Zoo, Camel/Zebra
Dan started working at Lincoln Park Zoo in 1998 as an animal keeper at Regenstein Small Mammal-Reptile House and was promoted to assistant lead keeper of that building in 2001. In 2004, he was promoted to zoological manager of Small Mammal-Reptile House and Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo and was part of the design, construction, and successful opening of the children’s zoo in 2005. Dan is currently the Curator of Small Mammal-Reptile House, Pritzker Family Children’s Zoo, and Camel & Zebra. Across the zoo, he is responsible for a very diverse collection of 84 species and a team of 19 animal keepers.