2010

*ZOO SCHOOL

Learnt

• that lions are top of the food chain

• that if animals get injured they may die

Liked

• the lions because they are my favourite animal

• the pandas because they are interesting and fun to look at

*Adria

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Learnt

• what the zoo is really for

• that a full grown hippo weighs nearly the same as a rhino

Liked

• the lions

• the seals

*Aidan

Learnt

• that cutting down 1 tree can affect a lot of animals in the wild.

• that some of the animals that look cute are actually very dangerous.

Liked

• the meerkats because they were so cute and cool their enclosure was made for them.

• the anaconda because it was very big and the enclosure was very big and hard to spot the anaconda.

*Alex M

Learnt• that there are less than 500 Sumatran tigers left in

the wild.

• that every animal in the wild needs every other animal to survive as well as the trees

• that if the trees are gone it affects the whole food web

Liked• watching all the animals in their near natural habitat

• the Envirodome – where she could find out about whether animals were near extinction, extinct or in good population at the press of a button

*Anna

Learnt

• that the zoo keepers have to teach their animals all different types of things like how to take care of the younger animals.

• that zoo keepers have to research all the time on their animals.

Liked

• the panda’s habitat because it was very interesting and very big and creative.

• when we saw the lions because I got to see and hear them roar at each other.

*Billy

Learnt

• that if someone cuts down a part of a rainforest it will effect everything else in the end

• the 4 keywords and why there are zoos – Research, Conservation, Education and Recreation

Liked

• visiting the pandas – Wang-Wang and Funi because pandas are her favourite animal

• learning about how sensitive the rainforest can be and how the animals are all linked together

*Carm

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Learnt

• sunbears are eaten by tigers and if people keep cutting down trees the animals are going to die

• don’t eat KFC or TimTams because they take oils from palm trees and orang-utans need them

Liked

• seeing the pandas eat and climb the rocks

• the monkeys swinging on the branches and bonding with the other monkeys

Thinks

• that maybe they need air-freshner because it really smells

*Claudia

Learnt

• that meerkats can give out a bark or cry to warn their friends that there is an enemy nearby and they will be gone in a blink of an eye

• that if trees get cut down more the animals die even the animals that don’t eat trees so if trees die the monkeys die then the tigers die and it goes around and around till every animals die and that’s called a food web.

*Connor

Learnt

• that the zoo is trying to educate young children to learn about different animals and the zoo is also trying to conserve and to research about animals.

Liked

• the lion’s part of the zoo because they’re so cool and the reptile house because they had heaps of cool animals like the crocodile and the anaconda snake.

*Daniel

Learnt

that a lot of animals are endangered

that if there are no trees in the wild the animals can’t survive for long

Liked

looking at the pandas because they were interesting to watch

learning some interesting things about the animals

*Ellie

Learnt

• that the pandas Wang Wang and Funi are separated because if they are together they will act like brother and sisters but the zoo keepers want them to mate so they keep them separated and soon they will mate

• that the zoo keepers try to see what challenges the animals have in the wild and make things like that in their habitat and they also look at what their environment looks like and they make a fake one of that

Liked

• the chimpanzees because they were being really funny and when it was raining - the male chimpanzee was holding a sack on his head so he wouldn’t get wet.

• the fennec foxes because they were so cute - the fennec foxes were tiny and they were always sitting in a little hole with a red light.

*Emily

Learnt

• about threatened species and how zoos can save them

• why we have zoos

• a lot of things about the different animals in the zoo

Liked

• visiting the pandas

• going to the Petting Zoo

• patting the deer and goats

• looking at the meerkats

*Gabby

Learnt

• about lions and found them interesting and fun to study

• about hippos and got to get close to them

Liked

• the lions and seeing them open their mouth

• the hippos and how big they were

*Jake

Learnt

• that you can save the environment in thousands of ways.

• that you need to be aware of some of the animals that look cute but they could be very dangerous.

Liked

• the anaconda. I liked it because it was so big and the enclosure was also very cool.

• the red crested cockatoo. I liked it because it talked and it looked cool.

Thinks

• I would change the space that the zoo is in because it is near the city so that the animals can smell the smoke in the air.

*James

Learnt

• that Wang means king in Chinese

• about the behavioural enrichment devices in the enclosures

Liked

• seeing Wang-Wang and Funi, the giant pandas

• watching the macaw bird show

*Joel

Learnt

• that the zoo keepers have to know what their animal/s like, what they eat and what habitat they live in.

• in the education centre that some insects eat off trees, than smaller animals eat insect and so on.

Liked

• the lions because we got to hear and see them roar.

• the reptile house because there was lots of interesting reptiles.

*Jose

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Learnt

• two macaws are extinct over 100 years and that they came from South America

• that tigers are solitary so they can only live on their own

Liked

• seeing Wang Wang and Funi for the very first time

• going to the Zoo Shop

*Jose

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Learnt

• that all animals rely on trees and plants and what animals eat what

Liked

• the exhibits and the Envirodome because he likes looking for animals and there was lots of fun things to do

*Josu

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Learnt

• what animals would do without trees

• that not all animals survive long without something

• a lot of things about the different animals in the zoo

Liked

• how we got to see all the animals

• how we got to see the pandas

*Liana

Learnt

• that all animals rely on trees and plants and what animals eat what

Liked

• the exhibits and the Envirodome because she likes looking for animals and there was lots of fun things to do

*Mia

Learnt

• about the food web and how all the animals eat each other.

• about Claw the parrot and learnt what he can say.

Liked

• the lions because I liked the way they were roaring.

• the meerkats because they are cute.

Thinks

• the seal enclosure be made bigger and put more toys in there.

• the penguins enclosure should be changed and put more water space and toys.

*Rata

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Learnt

• at zoo school the history about the enclosures. I learnt that the enclosures were changed because the animals weren’t happy with their enclosures so the zoo keepers decided to change them

Liked

• the lions and flamingos - the lions were fun to watch because they were roaring and walking around and having fun. I also liked the flamingos because their enclosure was really colourful and peaceful.

• that zoo school went for two days and that is was really fun and interesting.

*Rena

Learnt

• about food chains at the Education Centre at the Zoo. I learnt that if one thing ran out in the forests, all the animals would eventually die out. All the forest creatures depend on each other to live.

• about animal behaviour enrichment. The zoo keepers give the animals some challenge puzzles and toys so that they can experience what they would in the wild.

Liked

• the chimpanzees because they were very intelligent and one of them was holding a sack on its head because it was raining.

• the Servile kittens and the Fennec foxes because they were very cute and the Servile kittens were active and playful.

• watching the lions because they were roaring to each other.

*Sabrin

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Learnt

• that chopping trees down can damage the animals in the area as they will run out of food and prey

• that zoos have a particular role to play with animal survival

• a lot about animals and thought it was a great experience

Liked

• the panda enclosure because it had areas to enjoy – indoors and outdoors

• being able to see a “real” panda

• the Envirodome – because it had puzzles and games everywhere – especially the rain machine

*Sandra

Learnt

• that if you take one animal or tree out of an ecosystem the whole thing will change

• that zoos have changed since they were first built – from being about looking at different animals to being about preserving different species

Liked

• looking at the different animals – especially the panda Wang-Wang

• enjoyed learning about helping different species and ecosystems

*Sherid

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Learnt

• about several types of monkeys

• that zoos are about research, conservation, education and recreation

Liked

• the pandas and the macaws – especially when the macaw flew over her head

• the Envirodome because it was very interactive

*Ste

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Learnt

• that there are not a lot of pandas in the world

• that a lot of animals are dying

Liked

• the Giant Panda

• the Golden-lion Tamarin

*Symia

Learnt

• about the panda, tiger, lion, baby penguin and monkey

Liked

• going to the Zoo Shop

*Trieu

Learnt

• that a lion and tiger eat mice

• that zoos are about research, conservation and education

Liked

• the meerkats and the snakes

• the pandas and the lizards

• the birds, parrots and frogs

*Vict

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Learnt

• what a food web is and how animals survive on a food web.

• what a role of a zoo is and what they do in a zoo.

Liked

• the giant pandas because I saw them for the first time and they were cute.

• the tigers because they were cute.

*Vict

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