A short video permits young zoologists to join a group of researchers as they track the Grevy's Zebra population in eastern Africa. Watchers attempt to find out the zebras' favorite spots, their preferred foods, and to develop a way of identifying individuals in the herd.

Concepts

mountains, zebras, africa, valleys, kenya

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Additional Tags

mountains, valleys, fiordland, mi. kilimanjaro, africa, zebra, grevy's zebra, science

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Instructional Ideas

• Post a map of Africa and have class members locate the area where the herd resides
• Have class members investigate how they might assist scientists conducting research projects in their area
• Brainstorm a list of things viewers learned about zebras from watching the video

Classroom Considerations

• Viewing of the other four videos in the series would be helpful but not required

Pros

• The video underscores how tourists can contribute to research studies

Cons

• None