- (559) 338-3216
- info@cathaven.com
- Public Tours (Thurs – Mon) 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Availability: Thursday – Monday
Cost: Varies per program
Reservations and questions: Please contact us at info@cathaven.com.
Please book at least 1 month in advance.
Cat Haven Pre-Recorded Videos offer a great virtual learning opportunity for any audience. Videos are viewable for 48 hours with no limit to the number of devices that can connect.
Videos are available for 48 hours of viewing access but you can purchase additional days of viewing access for $7.50/day.
You can download worksheets as a pdf and print and provide copies to your audience.
This video takes viewers on a virtual walk to meet and learn about all of the cats on our public trail. This all-encompassing tour video is accompanied by a worksheet of suggested pre- and post- activities for the viewers.
You can host a Zoom Session from your classroom and invite Cat Haven for a live educational program! These live programs offer an interactive learning experience between our educators and zookeepers and your group, and show you animal ambassador training, feeding, enrichment, and more!
Depends on your Zoom account limitations.
Presentations are interactive, and can be conducted live via Zoom. A signal strength test is recommended and can be scheduled prior to the scheduled presentation.
Computer or Tablet with working Microphone and Camera and Internet
Projector or TV connected to the computer or tablet
Many of these programs are accompanied by an art or worksheet activity. You can download a pdf of the accompanying worksheet to print and pass out to your audience. Links to art materials are provided for your use as well.
A Small Cat Chat to chat live with a Caracal, a Serval, or a Eurasian Lynx and ask the experts anything you’d like to know (how to become a zookeeper, what cat ambassadorship looks like, what that cat’s diet is, natural history of the cat in your chat… and more!). Explore the different structures and functions of small cats by taking a look at some of our biofacts (furs, skulls, and diagrams). The Small Cat Chat would be accompanied by a species-specific worksheet (different worksheet for each Small Cat species) for your group to complete to test their knowledge on their cat’s natural history and biology.
Note: Possible small cat ambassadors include: a Caracal, a Serval, or a Eurasian Lynx.
A Cheetah Chat to chat live with our Cheetahs to learn all about Cheetahs’ amazing adaptations for speed and the important role that Cheetahs play as ambassadors for their wild cousins. The Cheetah Chat would be accompanied by a “Build a Cheetah” worksheet to test your groups’ knowledge on Cheetahs’ adaptations for speed based on what they observed in the presentation and would allow for questions from the group and answers from our Education and Zookeeper staff.
Cat Chat focusing on one of our big cat species. Each Cat Chat is accompanied by a species specific Word Search Activity (different activity for each different program).
Choose one of the following programs:
Focuses on Lion natural history and conservation and resident Lions with enrichment and biofacts.
Focuses on Jaguar natural history and conservation and resident Jaguars with enrichment and biofacts.
Focuses on Leopard natural history and conservation and resident Leopards with enrichment and biofacts.
Focuses on Tiger natural history and conservation and resident Tigers with enrichment and biofacts
How does energy move through the food chain? How much energy is lost between each level? Optionally, students can make a beaded necklace or bracelet that will help them understand this concept. Grade 2 or higher.
Students compare and contrast skeletal structures of various animals. Focus on the skull structure, tooth shapes, adaptations for carnivores, herbivores and omnivores, in detail. This class is best for 3rd grade or above. This virtual class will take students on a virtual tour to see our biofacts.
Learn about some of the different ecosystems. Students will take a virtual tour of our discovery stations that help them understand the special adaptations that many cats have to survive in various ecosystems. 3-4 grade reading level preferred.
Discuss camouflage and how each cat’s spot or stripe pattern is different depending on different animal habitats. Optionally, students can design a colorful paper cat mosaic using suggested materials. Recommended for grade 3 and under.
Discuss different physical and behavioral strategies that cats have to make them best able to survive in their environment. Optionally, students can design a decorative and elaborate cat mask to wear using suggested materials. Recommended for grade 4 and under.
