Lincoln Park Zoo

The Lincoln Park Zoo will implement a comprehensive interpretive program for its new Japanese macaque exhibit, combining current behavioral research with live and video interpretation. The program will provide visitors with daily live interpretation, direct observation, video observation, an interpretive mobile app, a mobile learning station cart, and dynamic multi-media content shared through the zoo website. The program is intended to engage visitors and enhance education through authentic science experiences, including research projects on cognition, tool use, behavioral economics, and social dynamics. Program goals include stimulating interest in science and research, increasing understanding of non-human primates, presenting young scientists as role models, extending interpretive programs to students and others outside the zoo grounds, and expanding the visitor audience.