THE ZOO!!

On Friday, Room 1 had a wonderful trip to the zoo. We started with an exciting bus trip. It was a bendy bus!

When we arrived at the zoo we went straight into the Education Centre. We went into the NZCCM (New Zealand Centre for Conservation Medicine) to see where the sick zoo animals visit the vet. 

We can see the small operating table and the medium operating table. There were no sick animals today. 

We also saw baby Leopard Tortoises. 

They were cute. We also saw their Dad, Opa, in his outside enclosure. 

We learnt about the tigers. Did you know that a tiger can carry 120kgs in its mouth? And their tongue can lick off skin! Ewwww! 

We held a tiger's jawbone and smelled tiger food. 

We also learned about animals we might find in our garden. We used spy tubes to hunt for animals. 

We learned that animals don't like to be touched or picked up. 

After our time in the Education centre, we explored the zoo with our adults. We watched the sealions for ages. We could see them above the water first. Then we went down the path and watched them underwater. They look like they are flying.

The orangutans had just been fed. 

We had time on the playground before going back to the bus. Everyone loved the slides.

Tiritiri team (Year 1's) had a wonderful time at the zoo.