Amazonia
We are not accepting applications for this program at this time.
The Zoo's Amazonia Exhibit leads visitors into the realm of the Amazon River Basin, where giant arapaima, pacu, red-tailed catfish, turtles, and stingrays swim underwater, and sunbitterns, poison dart frogs, dusky titi monkeys, and a two-toed sloth inhabit the world above. More than 350 species of plants, including kapok, avocado, and cocoa trees, tropical vines, and epiphytes, live in this enclosed tropical habitat.
The Amazonia Science Gallery showcases biodiversity and the work of Smithsonian scientists. It features a nutrition laboratory, Science on a Sphere, and wildlife toxicology exhibits.
Science on a Sphere (SOS)® is a global display system that uses computers and video projectors to display planetary data onto a six-foot diameter sphere, analogous to a giant animated globe. It provides educational opportunities on global climate change, weather patterns, animal migration, and many other topics.
Amazonia Exhibit interpreters interact with visitors through informal conversations ranging from short, simple exchanges of basic information to in-depth discussions of complex topics. The Amazonia Interpreter Program provides a great opportunity to bring the Zoo’s mission to life by integrating real-time science with the diverse collection of animals and plants in the exhibit.
Special qualifications: A strong interest in science, tropical wildlife, plants, and conservation issues, good communication skills, and an eagerness to interact with a wide variety of visitors.
Time commitment: Three three-hour shifts
per month for a year, monthly meetings, and support of exhibit-related
special events.
Age requirement: You must be at least
18 years old to apply.
Training: Training in 2012 is yet to be determined.
Questions:
Email
202.633.3058
