Zoo Knoxville

Zoo Knoxville
A tiger approaches a glass panel where a smiling boy in a green hoodie and cap reaches toward the tiger from outside.
A tiger approaches a glass panel where a smiling boy in a green hoodie and cap reaches toward the tiger from outside.
Knoxville
Zoos & Aquariums

Take a family adventure to see exotic and endangered animals up close at Knoxville’s award-winning zoo.

Photographic proof of fun

We created a smart wearable to track kid’s

LAUGHTER + EXCITEMENT

SELECT AN AGE RANGE to explore the laugh tracker results:

All Kids
Laughter 5 - Excitement 5

max
laughter

max
excitement

127
198.2
Kids 2-4
Laughter 4 - Excitement 5

tons of
laughter

max
excitement

23
136
Kids 5-7
Laughter 2 - Excitement 4

a little
laughter

tons of
excitement

14
73
Kids 11+
Laughter 5 - Excitement 4

max
laughter

tons of
excitement

100
212
What the kids are saying:

I SAW THE RED PANDAS DANCING. I LIKED THAT.

Kendall
11

I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW BIG THE SNAKE IS!

Brooke
10

MY FAVORITE PART OF THE ZOO WAS THE PORCUPINE. HE IS SO BIG AND HIS TAIL IS SO LONG!

Dominic
7

I'M JUST SO TIRED BECAUSE OF ALL THE FUN.

Jade
4

I DON'T WANT TO SEE OR SMELL THE SKUNK.

Isabelle
5

THE HOG IS SLEEPY AND REALLY SMELLY. PEE YEW!

Chloe
7

I'M SAD THE SEA OTTER IS STILL IN BED.

Jared
6

I SAW A TURTLE IN THERE THAT LOOKED JUST LIKE ONE ON MY HIKE.

Angel
7

MY FAVORITE PART IS THE ELEPHANTS. CAN WE GO BACK AND SEE THEM AGAIN?

Devvon
11

I FOUND THE BABOON! I KNOW BECAUSE I CAN SEE HIS RED BUTT.

Gavin
9

I WORE MY SPIDER MAN SHIRT SO I CAN BE LIKE GEORGIE THE GIBBON.

Sabastian
8

GO MONKEY GO!

Antonio
7

THE PENGUINS LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE KISSING.

Colby
6

RIDING THE CAMEL WAS SO FUN. IT FELT LIKE WE WERE TIPPING OVER BUT WE WEREN'T!

Shea
12
Kid Wisdom

We learned a ton from the data we collected.
Here are some nuggets you don't want to miss.

Image with text, that reads: "The bigger the jungle cat, the louder the "Woah!" at Knoxville Zoo.
Image with text, that reads: "All good safaris require snack breaks" at Knoxville Zoo.
Image with text, that reads: "For guaranteed giggles, play a game of copycat with the otters at Knoxville Zoo."
Image with text, that reads: "Gibbons are the class clowns of the animal kingdom", at Knoxville Zoo.
Kid looking at tiger in Knoxville Zoo.
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