Last week, my ENV 121 classes toured the National Zoo’s Amazonia exhibit with resident biologist Ed Smith.
![Arapaima](http://blogs.nvcc.edu/cbozarth/files/2014/09/photo-2-300x224.jpg)
One of the world’s largest freshwater fish, the Arapaima.
![Up Close With A Spoonbill](http://blogs.nvcc.edu/cbozarth/files/2014/09/photo-1-300x224.jpg)
Students get up close to a roseate spoonbill.
![spoonbill](http://blogs.nvcc.edu/cbozarth/files/2014/09/spoonbill-from-student-300x300.jpg)
The roseate spoonbill uses its sensitive spoon-shaped bill to detect food in the murky waters of the Amazon.
![goeldis monkey](http://blogs.nvcc.edu/cbozarth/files/2014/09/goeldis-monkey-300x169.jpg)
Students get up close to a Goeldi’s monkey.
About Dr. Christine Bozarth
Dr Christine Bozarth is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Science at NOVA's Alexandria Campus.