Today, Year 2 visited Twycross Zoo. It was a truly fantastic day! First we went to visit the meerkats; they were much cuter than we had expected them to be. Next we went to the penguins. They were all very interesting to watch. At first they were on the rocks and then they went into the water and we watched them swim underwater through a special window. It was amazing! They were very fast and it looked like they were splashing their flippers at us.
Then we went to see the tapirs. We were very interested in them as we have been learning about them in our rainforest projects this term and they didn’t let us down. They were much bigger than we expected them to be! We thought they might be shy as when we arrived… they left!
After that, we went to look at the flamingos. We were surprised at how pink they were. When we read the information on the sign it told us they get their colour from the shrimp they eat. Next we visited a Borneo longhouse. There were lots of birds and plants that might live in the rainforest. We also saw a display of people who live in the rainforest. It was interesting to look at the clothes they wear, the clay pots they make and the baskets they weave. Then we went to see the spider-monkeys as we have learnt about them as well. There was a lady giving an information talk and feeding them and we learnt lots of interesting facts.
Then came our long-awaited lunchtime! (It was only 11:45 and most of Toucans had asked ‘Is it lunch time yet?’ at least 4 times!) We then had a play in the play area. After lunch we went to the Discovery Centre for a rainforest explorers workshop. Nicky asked us lots of questions about the rainforest and was very impressed with our knowledge. She then told us lots more facts and we even got to touch a cockroach and tortoise. Some of us were a bit nervous (as you can see from the photos!) but most of us had a try. We were surprised the cockroach felt smooth and soft like a nail.
Next we went to the butterfly forest. Lots of butterflies landed on us. They were so beautiful. Then we went to visit all the different monkeys they have including the Orang-Utans and Chimpanzees. The largest chimpanzee was very shy because he kept hiding from the camera! The baby was funny because he kept covering himself with hay.
Our favourite part pf the afternoon was visiting the elephants and giraffes. We were amazed at how big the elephants were and how tall the giraffes were. They were very impressive. As we walked through the elephant forest we saw Ganesh! We have been learning about him in our RE lessons so it was lovely to see a real statue and temple.
Overall we had a wonderful day, even the teachers had a great time! They were very impressed with our behaviour too. Thank you to Mrs Johnson, Mr Koeri and Mrs Fotaras for accompanying us on our day at the zoo.