It’s the next best thing to a personal tour with the zookeepers!

Gloria Campos, evening news anchor at WFAA-TV and Dallas Zoo member, introduces visitors to many Zoo exhibits during the two-hour tour. Zookeepers show viewers “A Closer Look” and describe the animals’ activities. There are trivia questions and quizzes related to each topic. Zoo RangerTM also offers maps of the Zoo and identifies other landmarks such as restaurants and rest rooms.

As visitors walk through the Zoo with the device, a GPS signal is triggered when the Zoo RangerTM passes featured exhibits, and then visitors see and hear a vivid video description of that feature. Integrated audio, video, text, and pictures tell the stories of the animals and people at the Zoo.

For example, visitors will be introduced to the Jake L. Hamon Gorilla Conservation Research Center and learn about exhibit. If they opt to “Take a Closer Look,” then visitors will learn how Jenny, Hercules, Timbo, and Patrick gorillas spend their days. Afterward, they can have fun answering interactive trivia questions at the end.

Visitors also can view the entire program – learn about animals they might not have walked by or seen – on demand, regardless of location, by scrolling the touch screen of the Zoo RangerTM for content files. The Zoo map on the Zoo RangerTM helps visitors find their way around the park. .

Zoo RangerTM is 6 1/2” x 3 1/3” x 1 1/4” and fits into the palm of a visitor’s hand. The device weighs approximately 8 oz., has an amplified audio system, and a 4-inch LCD touch screen. Additional languages and ADA compliance features will be added in the near future. The unit can be viewed by the entire group and the Zoo RangerTM rents for $6.95.

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