An Exciting Day at the Zoo for Kids – Lions, Giraffes, Elephants and More
Join two friends on an adventure at the zoo — from the lion’s midday nap to the giraffe’s blue-black tongue reaching the tallest branch. This animated zoo story for children aged 2 to 7 features lions, elephants, meerkats, penguins and more.
About This Video
Two children arrive at the zoo clutching a map and head straight for the lion enclosure — where the male lion is doing exactly what male lions do for most of the day: sleeping with magnificent dignity. From there: a giraffe stretching its astonishing blue-black tongue around the highest branch, elephants using their trunks as hoses during a midday dust bath, meerkats taking turns as lookout sentinel on their favourite mound, and a waddle of penguins launching perfectly into the water for their afternoon feeding.
Perfect for children aged 2 to 7 before a zoo visit or for animal lovers at any time. After watching, visit your nearest zoo and use the video's animals as a checklist — find the lion, the giraffe, the elephant. Brief children beforehand on the facts they will be able to share at each enclosure. Free to watch.
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Parents' Questions
Which zoo animals do the children meet in An Exciting Day at the Zoo?
In this zoo story, children meet a sleepy male lion (who spends up to 20 hours a day resting to conserve energy for hunting at night), a towering giraffe whose blue-black tongue can be up to 50 centimetres long, Asian elephants who give themselves dust baths using their trunks to protect their skin from sunburn and insects, meerkats taking turns as sentinel lookout on their mounds while the others feed, and a colony of penguins who are expert swimmers despite looking comically awkward on land.
Is An Exciting Day at the Zoo a good video to watch before a real zoo visit?
Absolutely — children who have watched this video arrive at each enclosure knowing something specific about the animal in front of them and are ready to look for it: 'Is that giraffe going to use its tongue to get leaves from that high branch?' 'Which meerkat is being the lookout right now?' Prior knowledge transforms zoo-watching from passive looking into active, engaged scientific observation. Brief your child before leaving: 'We're going to find the elephant and watch what it does with its trunk today.'
What age is An Exciting Day at the Zoo animated story designed for?
Designed for children aged 2 to 7. Two to four year olds love the animals' sounds, sizes and expressions — particularly the pendulum-like giraffe neck and the meerkat family. Children aged 5 to 7 absorb the specific facts about each animal's behaviour and love sharing them with adults at the enclosure. One of the most popular pre-zoo-visit resources for families and nurseries, and one of the most requested rewatches in the entire animated storybooks collection.
