Mexican zoo offers interactive experience

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Source: CCTV.com | 11-11-2008 13:07

A zoo in Mexico has come up with a down to earth way to educate children about the environment.

It's helping kids to learn more about animal exhibits and conservation, encouraging them to ask questions through interactive games.

A zoo in Mexico has come up with a down to earth way to educate children about the environment.(CCTV.com)

At Guadalajara Zoo in Mexico the "Central de Investigacion Animal" or Animal Research Centre is an interactive research centre. It's a place where kids can learn about animals and environmental issues.

The zoo's administrators believe the best way to educate people about environmental issues is through games and other interactive modules. That's the philosophy and mission of the interactive museum.

Visitors to the Central de Investigacion Animal, or CIA, get an ID card. Playing off on the museum's shared initials with the American Central Intelligence Agency, visitors become "Special Agent Z008".