Zoo

Earlier this week we went to the Zoo. We did a trump it trail and we saw the flybys van and we got a prize which was a chocolate bar, a camera and a pair of sunglasses. We were there for over 4 hours. First we saw the tigers. Next we went in the Aussie walkabout, but before we went in we found out that Janie the chimpanzee had died at the Auckland Zoo. She was the oldest animal at the Auckland Zoo and one of the chimpanzees in the world. The  Zoo has some giant Galapagos Tortoises which can live for 150 years! Next we went to the Te Wao Nui area which is new.  We finished up seeing the African Plains animals, and then we went home.

My favourite animal was the cheetah because it has spots and runs fast.

Orana Park

Orana Park

Orana Park was made in 1976 and they only had 28 animals then and now they have over 300 animals including lions,tigers and cheetahs. We went there on the Saturday 30 November.  I went there with Mama, Nana and Karl.

The ones standing up are males and they lost their manes because they were castrated and they stopped making testosterone.  This was because they are all related and would fight if they were left as they were.

These calves were in the farmyard area and are so cute.  I am patting the brown cow and Karl is patting the black cow

We saw some giraffes and we got to feed them too. They are so strong that they pulled the branch off me.











We saw some keas feeding and here's a photo. The one with the yellow around the eyes and nose is a younger kea and the one with black is an older kea. They have red and orange under wings.







My favourite animal was the lion because of how tall the males were.