Year 7

Class 7.1 went to the Zoo on Monday 17 February and the first thing we did and I think all the classes did was a talk about omnivores, carnivores and herbivores. When we finished the talk the class went on the safari. We saw some endangered animals like the long horn Texan bull. After we did that we could go and walk around in small groups to see the animals. I think everyone’s favourite thing was the lions. Some people saw them fight over some meat.

Grady Woods 7.1

7.2 went to the Werribee Zoo on Tuesday 18 February. The first thing we got to do was go into the ranger’s station where they showed us all these types of different skulls and we asked us to put them into different categories to do with their eating diets. Once we had completed that we went on this spectacular safari and got too see all types of different animals such as Zebras, Rhinos, giraffes and many more. My favourite thing about the day was getting to go around the park and get to see all the other animals my favourite animal would have to be the wild dogs. I liked how they could sense all these different types of food.

Charlie Grainger 7.2

When my class went to Werribee zoo it was raining a bit but not much, so we immediately went towards the African wild dogs to get an exclusive look at them. After that we went into the ranger station and we learnt a distinct difference between a herbivore skull and a carnivore, herbivores have flat teeth to grind grass and some other plants they eat, and they have eyes on the side of there head to check there surroundings but have a blind spot in front of them. Carnivores on the other hand have eyes in front of them to stalk their prey, chase them down and have big sharp teeth to bite threw their prey. One of the funniest things that happened is that one of my friends lost his hat in the koala enclosure which made us a bit late for the bus. 

Aidan Holland  7.3 

On Friday 21 February, the class of 7.4 visited Werribee Zoo for an educational day out. During our time there we did an activity on food webs and chains and the interactions between different animals in an African Savannah, along with some close-up encounters with some exotic animals. After an introduction from our zookeeper, we were able to wander by ourselves in groups and learn at our own pace. For me, going to Werribee Zoo really sparked an interest in animals and learning more about these curious creatures along with protecting their habitats and preventing extinction.

Oliver Lambert 7.4