Have animals, will travel

Above, Debra Swank, EducationSpecialist from the Akron Zoo, gives a treat to Quick Draw, a scarlet macaw. Quick Draw had just said hello to children at Lynn Kirk Elementary School in Austintown, where the Akron ZooMobile visited Wednesday. At left, pupils Skylar Weisner, left, Dylanney Schmacher and Makinna Amendol, all kindergartners, listen as Swank talks about snakes. Swank also brought Digger, a groundhog found as a baby and raised by zoo staffers. The zoo mobile, which has 15 age-specific programs, made more than 450 visits to schools and groups last year.