Make your next visit to the zoo more than just fun—make it factual and fascinating too! You could even start a personal “creation zoo tours” ministry. Featuring more than 100 animals, our long-awaited Zoo Guide includes beautiful pictures and explores the amazing facts and design features that point to our awesome Creator. Excellent gift for any one who loves animals!
Supplemental material for the Zoo Guide
The arctic fox is also known as the polar fox or the white fox. The arctic fox is distinctive because of its furred paws.
The brown bear has small ears and high shoulders. It can range in color from cinnamon to almost black. It is also known as the Kodiak bear.
The most prominent difference between the Bactrian and Dromedary camels is their humps.
The panda is known for its distinct black and white coloring. The eyes, ears, arms, legs, and shoulders are all black while the rest of the body is white.
The koala has dense fur that is colored from gray to a reddish-brown. The pouch opens in the rear and extends upward and forward.
The polar bears are known for what appears to be their pure white fur and its massive size. Polar bears are the largest of the bear kind.
Rhinos have either one or two horns on its heads, which are used in fighting with other rhinos and for protection against predators.
The walrus is known for its large size and pink–reddish brown coloring. It is also easily recognized by its large tusks.
The yak has blackish brown hair that covers the entire body and tail. It also has large, curving horns.
The condor has weak feet that are used more for walking than clutching food. Feathers are absent from most of its head and neck.
The term bald eagle comes from the word “balde,” which in Old English means “white.” This species is known for its white head and tail and its dark brown body.
The adult peregrine has bluish gray wings, a pale underbelly, and a black head.
The snowy owl is more agile than other owls and is able to capture birds while in flight.
The trukey is known for its round body, fan-shaped tail, long neck, and large size.
The bobcat can be distinguished from other cats by its ear tufts and ruffs of hair on the sides its face.
Tigers are easily distinguished from other large cats by their black stripes against their orange and tan backgrounds and white underbellies.
The crocodile is larger than the alligator and has a longer, more narrow snout. It has a streamlined body and webbed feet, which make it an efficient swimmer.
This species is called “bearded” because the throat has a region that is flared when it is angry or excited, giving it a beard-like appearance.
The different species vary in color and size. Most species are bright orange, yellow, green, or red.
The unusual appearance of the okapi provides this animal with excellent camouflage in the forests.
The Tasmanian devil is the scavenger of the forest, eating left-over carcasses and other dead animals.
The wombat is designed with powerful legs and extremely strong claws, which it uses for efficient digging and feeding.
The cockatiel has a sharply bent beak, which is perfectly designed for eating seeds and berries.
This bird like many others will pretend to be injured in order to lure predators away from its nest.
The white-tailed ptarmigan molts twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
After killing its prey, the leopard may drag the carcass up a tree to keep it from being eaten by other predators.
The white-cheeked gibbon has extremely dense fur, which protects it from the rain of its habitat.
Since the cottonmouth spends much of its time in the water, it needs to bask in the sun throughout the day to maintain a constant body temperature.
The shell of the tortoise is not solid; it is made of hollow structures that are like air chambers.
When the king cobra is scared or excited, it spreads the loose skin on its neck into the shape of a “hood.”
The boa constrictor has a strong tail that can cling to tree branches, enabling it to swing by its tail from a tree and swat a bird from the air.
Since the elephant uses its trunk for numerous reasons, God designed it with over 100,000 muscle units.
The great horned owl is mostly nocturnal, hunting and eating during the night and sleeping during the day.
Since the armadillo is almost blind, God equipped it with an excellent sense of smell and good hearing so it can locate food and escape predators.
Sea lions use a system of echolocation to navigate while underwater and to find food.
The long legs of a heron allow it to effectively fish in the wetland areas where it lives.
The belly of the gazelle is the perfect color to reflect the heat of the sun’s rays away from the body.
Kangaroos like to box. Young kangaroos do this as play while adult males use this action to show dominance.