The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, June 28, 1995               TAG: 9506280568
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: FINAL 
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SUMMER SAFARI AT THE ZOO IN A VIRGINIA ZOO PROGRAM, CHILDREN GO BEHIND THE SCENES TO LEARN ABOUT ANIMALS.

ILLUSTRATION: MOTOYA NAKAMURA/Staff color photos

Children get an education on tigers at the Virginia Zoo.

Amelia Vogler, 6, third from right, gets a kick out of learning

about tigers Tuesday. At the zoo's Summer Safari Zoo Camp, certified

teachers take children behind the scenes to touch, feed and observe

the animals. For more information, call the Virginia Zoo at

626-0803.

by CNB