The wildlife show shared knowledge about animal diets, habitats and behaviours; and exposed students to animals including a bat, bird, crocodile, joey, lizard, long-neck turtle, snake and squirrel glider. The students were very excited to be a part of this day. Let’s hear some of their highlights:

‘I like that snakes can be all different colours. I also learnt that gliders can go really, really far if they are up really high. They can go from one side of the hall to the other in one go!’ - Micah

‘I learnt that long-neck turtles are very smart. I like that they can do lots of tricks!’ - Ava

‘When we saw the bat in the show, it was funny when the girl tickled the bat because it had the same laugh as the galah that we saw!’ - Heidi

‘I learnt that you shouldn’t touch snakes in the wild because they could be poisonous. My favourite part of the show was the squirrel gliders because they were soft.’ - Esther

‘I learnt that long-neck turtles can use their neck to flip themselves back over if they are on their back.’ - Oscar

‘I liked holding the snake. It was a yellow python with dots and lines on it. I liked that it felt squishy.’ - Samara

‘My favourite part of the show was when we could pat the squirrel glider. It was so soft! I like how when they jump, they spread their wings and fly!’ - Ibadat

‘My favourite thing was that the turtle could flip itself back over when it was on its back. My second favourite thing was that the bird flew around laughing! It also laughed when it did a roly poly.’ - Amelie

‘We learnt that if there is a snake you need to stop and slowly move away because it might be venomous. If you don’t bother it, then it won’t bother you.’ - Haven and Juandre

‘I liked the bat the most because he laughed when his tummy got tickled. I learnt that bats are nocturnal which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night. They also eat fruit.’ - Naya

Tess Grogan
Director of Learning