Your first order of business will be to choose your team of researchers.

Then, the team must decide on one mammal that will become next year’s new kid on the block.

Before you make your final choice, perhaps you should spend some time thinking about why your specific animal should be on display in the zoo. Will the zoo's of the future be like the one's we visit today, or will they be places where we keep species of animals that are threatened, alive? The team will be required to collect interesting facts which will help people to understand what it is to be a mammal , as well as what it is to be your specific mammal.

In order for the zoo to make a final decision, your team will present your findings to the zoo board of directors in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.

Please be thorough in your investigations, for the Philadelphia Zoo has a reputation to maintain for future generations.