▁learn ▁about ▁and ▁interact ▁with ▁the ▁animals . ▁Edu c ational ▁activities ▁for ▁children , ▁including ▁the ▁zoo ' s ▁own ▁youth ▁movement , ▁promote ▁inter ra cial ▁enc oun ters ▁between ▁Arab ▁and ▁Jewish ▁youth . ▁The ▁zoo ▁also ▁mount s ▁a ▁travel ing ▁work shop ▁called ▁the ▁Zo om obile , ▁which ▁brings ▁small ▁animals ▁in ▁c ages ▁and ▁a ▁sound ▁system ▁carrying ▁the ▁sounds ▁of ▁larger ▁animals ▁to ▁schools , ▁hosp it als , ▁and ▁other ▁locations . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁aw aren ess ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁teach es ▁environmental ism ▁both ▁in ▁its ▁exhib its ▁and ▁by ▁personal ▁example . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁it ▁has ▁featured ▁an ▁" ec ological ▁ma ze " ▁– ▁a ▁short ▁path ▁me and ering ▁through ▁high ▁bush es ▁with ▁signs ▁that ▁highlight ▁e colog ical ▁challeng es ▁in ▁Israel . ▁In ▁spring ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁un ve iled ▁a ▁$ 1 . 5   mill ion ▁aqu atic ▁exhib it ▁called ▁" W et ▁Side ▁Story " ▁which ▁str esses ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁water ▁conservation , ▁e col ogy ▁aw aren ess , ▁and ▁water ▁challeng es ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁This ▁exhib it ▁displays ▁rare ▁and ▁end anger ed ▁marine ▁life ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁large ▁aqu ari ums ▁and ▁three ▁huge ▁water ▁t anks ▁meas uring ▁ 2 ▁x ▁ 4 ▁metres ▁( 7 ▁x ▁ 1 4   ft ). ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁out door ▁" pet ting