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It's here! Sean Kenney's Animal Super Powers® made with LEGO® bricks presented by Giant Communications as part of regular admission to the zoo!

From echolocation to regenerating limbs—the animal kingdom is teeming with super powers, seemingly ripped straight from the pages of our favorite comic books. Sean Kenney's Animal Super Powers® made with LEGO® bricks explores the evolutionary, biological, and environmental reasons for these adaptations and provides an entertaining platform through which visitors of all ages can appreciate the wonders of our natural world.

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Bee 6-9
SUPER SENSES
Baby Pandas 7-7
SUPER EATERS
Mountain Goats 7-11
EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
Tree Frog 7-3
ESCAPE ARTISTS
Bison 6-3
PHYSICAL FEATS
Jeweled Chameleon 7-9
COLOR

STEAM AND EDUCATION CONTENT

Chock-full of STEAM content, Animal Super Powers will have visitors leaping several buildings in a single bound
to get to the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center!

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SENSORY PERCEPTION IN ANIMALS, INCLUDING:

Color perception

  • Olfactory (smell) senses
  • Chemosensory systems (the sensory reception of chemical stimuli, like taste)
  • Echolocation (the location of objects by reflected sound)
  • Electroreception (the detection by an aquatic animal of electric fields or currents)
  • EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATIONS AND THEIR CAUSES, INCLUDING:
  • Aposematic coloration (markings and coloration to ward off predators)
  • Physical adaptations of predators and prey for hunting and survival
  • Animal behaviors as they relate to mating, eating, and living
  • Extreme environments and their impacts on animal life

THE EXHIBITION COVERS THE FOLLOWING CURRICULAR AREAS:

  • Biology
  • Zoology
  • Geology
  • Ecology
  • Art
  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering
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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Sean Kenney is an award-winning artist from New York City who has been designing and creating art with LEGO bricks for over 15 years. He does not work for The LEGO Group, but he just might be their best customer.

Sean Kenney’s Animal Super Powers showcases Sean’s amazing ability to use his artistic and engineering skills to create incredible works of art that depict our natural world using simple toys. Much of Sean’s work illustrates his personal interpretations of the natural world and humankind’s connection with nature. This exhibition invites guests to see animals of the earth through a new lens, and to consider the amazing “super powers” that are being utilized every day. Sean hopes guests will enjoy his work, and that they will also be inspired to create great things!

Sean Kenney has authored nine acclaimed children’s books, guest-judged a reality TV show, and has been featured in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, PBS Arts, BBC Arts, NHK Japan, ELLE, Wired, and more. He lives with his wife and two young children in Denmark.

Photos courtesy of Sean Kenney Design

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Our Mission: to enrich our community through wildlife conservation and education.

If you'd like to support our mission or this exhibit, please contact Cynthia McCarvel at cmccarvel@topekazoo.org.

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