Enjoy A Kid Friendly Virtual Zoo School From New Jersey S Cape May County Zoo

I recently wrote an article about how Cape May County Park & Zoo is a can’t-miss New Jersey destination. It’s free to visit (though donations are encouraged) and there’s so much to enjoy. A wonderful, family-friendly day trip, it’s something to add to your Garden State travel bucket list…in the future. As of now, it’s closed to the public.

Wondering what’s going on with the animals? No need to worry, they’re still being well taken care of. You can see for yourself with Cape May County Zoo’s FREE virtual zoo school. They’ll be offering tours online every day at 11:30 a.m.! Just visit their Facebook page for the videos. Keepers will be featuring a variety of animals and telling viewers all about them. You can learn all you need to know in the video below. Continue on for some fun, wild, and almost unbelievable animals facts found in a fascinating Mental Floss article.

Trained pigeons can tell the difference between Picasso and Monet paintings.

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Only males are technically peacocks, females are called peahens.

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Baby elephants suck on their trunks for comfort.

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Tigers don’t only have stripes on their fur, they have stripes on their skin.

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A grizzly bear’s bite is strong enough to break a bowling ball.

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Flamingos are naturally white. Their diet of brine shrimp and algae turns them pink over time.

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In 1924, a Labrador Retriever was sentenced to life without parole at Eastern State Penitentiary in Pennsylvania for killing the governor’s cat.

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Sea otters hold hands while they’re sleeping so that they don’t drift apart.

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Will you be checking out Cape May County Zoo’s virtual zoo school? Which was your favorite animal fact? Share other fun facts with us in the comments.