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Serengeti: A Journey to the Heart of Africa

Multiple animals from Africa standing in a field

Come explore the African Serengeti in this beautiful giant screen film. Encounter one of the world's oldest and most vibrant ecosystems, whose story is told through the million-animal, ever-moving, migration of the wildebeest. Here, each creature, from the smallest insect to the largest land mammal, has an important role to play.

What series of events happened to create this incredible ecosystem? Can we learn its intricacies to save and protect the Serengeti? Come see how this extraordinary place came to be.

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Show Times

Through August 2nd:

Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m.

Venue

The Faulkner Planetarium, Idaho's largest domed theater, features the latest in fulldome technology, capable of virtually transporting audiences around the world and to the universe's far-flung reaches. The theater can seat 144. Open captioning for the hearing impaired is available upon request for many programs.

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Available for K-12 and Group Reservations

Come explore the African Serengeti in this beautiful giant screen film. Encounter one of the world's oldest and most vibrant ecosystems, whose story is told through the million-animal, ever-moving migration of the wildebeest. Here, each creature, from the smallest insect to the largest land mammal, has an important role to play. What series of events happened to create this incredible ecosystem? Can we learn its intricacies to save and protect the Serengeti? Come see how this extraordinary place came to be.

**Please note: This film includes scenes of predation in the wild.

Book This Show

You can schedule a private showing for school field trips or private events!

Private Event School Field Trip

Educational Concepts

  • Ecosystems
  • Biodiversity
  • Habitats
  • Migration
  • Predators
  • Scavengers
  • Herbivore
  • Omnivore
  • Carnivore
  • Volcanism
  • Seasons of the Serengeti
  • Web of life

Suggested Grades

K through 12th+