Room 16 Goes to the Zoo

The goats in the petting Zoo were soft and ate hay out of our hands. The insect house had amazing and scary insects. The most amazing was the leaf bugs. Mrs. Youngman thought so too. They looked exactly like a leaf with antennae and legs. There even was a dead leaf bug that looked like a dried-out leaf. The Meer cats were so cool and cute when they stood up on their hind legs. The huge yellow snake, called BoaConstrictor, was so frightening. The Giraffes were so lovely with their soft eyes and graceful walk. We saw a baby Giraffe and learned about what baby Giraffes are like when they are born. The Elephants were constantly eating and we enjoyed watching them play with all their toys. We learned in school about how zookeepers keep the animals busy by making them dig for food. The camels were furry which surprised us. We learned about camels in school. They are never thirsty because each hump holds fifty gallons of water. Our Zoo Teacher let us touch Crinkles. It was a lizard and it felt very soft. The Grizzly Bears were giant, and we learned that even though they remind us of our stuffed animals we should never trust a bear. We saw a Spotted Hyena that looked dead but it was just sleeping. The Koalas were cute but they were all sleeping. We thought dogs were not wild but we learned that there is something called "Singing Dogs" which are wild and are at the zoo. The ponies delighted us as they passed right by when we were eating our lunch. We had no idea that a peacock could be up in a tree but there it was. We all watched in hopes of seeing it fly. It must be quite a sight to see all those gorgeous feathers. You might think that a Bear Cat is part bear and part cat. Maybe it is, but the important thing to us was that it sprays urine, so we stayed away.

One of the goals for the second grade zoo program is to learn about life-cycles and conservation. We learned how animals are born and how the mother takes care of their babies. Some animals are mammals and they come out alive. They grow and change. Camels can walk just thirty minutes after they are born. Some animals that are not mammals, like reptiles and birds and fish are not born alive. They hatch from eggs. They are called OVIPOROUS. Have you ever heard of predators and scavengers? Predators kill their food. Scavengers eat whatever they find lying around.

Rider was overjoyed to have a soda from his Nan. He acted like it was the best part of the zoo trip. Stephi was scared of a Gorilla statue. When we were eating our lunch many of us decided to play and pose in the baby toys. The face painting kept calling us but alas, we were not allowed to spend money! The last thing we did was take a class picture. It will sure be a great 'zoovineer'. When we were on the bus coming back to school lots of us fell asleep. When we came back to class Mrs Youngman let us eat all the leftover food. We were acting like scavengers!