On Friday 10June, all the Year 3 students went on an exciting excursion to Australia Zoo. At 6am when it was still dark, we boarded the coach super early and left school.

When we arrived at the zoo, we went and listened to a zookeeper named Kayla who told us all about classifying animals and how we can use their features to classify them. We talked about what makes an animal a marsupial, a reptile, or a mammal. We talked about crocodiles, kangaroos, snakes, and how the boa constrictor has its babies live and doesn’t lay eggs. After our talk, we headed straight to Africa. The animals were amazing and we saw giraffes, zebras, rhinos, and meercats.  

The Komodo dragon is a very cool, big reptile that can weigh up to 100kgs and is 3 meters in length. We saw the alligators and the crocodiles and saw how much bigger a crocodile is than an alligator. Next, we explored the Binturongs, dingoes, and tortoises before heading into the reptile shed. Inside the reptile shed, we saw all kinds of snakes. Some have very good camouflage to protect themselves and to attack their prey and some snakes were very active and followed us through the glass. We also saw some brightly coloured poisonous dart frogs, however, their bright colours mean they are, in fact, very dangerous.

Hurrying to our seats in the Crocoseum, we ate our lunch while we watched the Croc show. There were birds flying above our heads, a was man walking around with a snake, and then we saw Casper the Crocodile's tail walk to get its piece of meat. 

We then hopped back on the bus and made the big journey home. Lots of us fell asleep after a big day of walking! All the Year 3 students loved our visit to Australia Zoo. We saw so many animals and had the best day ever!

Year 3 Students