Orana Park Recount

Orana Park Recount

On Tuesday the 18th of September, all of the year 7s
went on a school trip.
Our location we were going to was Orana Wildlife Park.

The first animal we went to learn about was our native Kiwi.
We learnt that a Kiwi doesn’t have hollow bones in their legs,
has no tail and their wings are underdeveloped.
They also carry their babies eggs for 28 days.

A female kiwi is bigger than a male kiwi because the female has to have enough room in there belly for the baby eggs. When the kiwi’s are six weeks old, they will be leaving their mum. Kiwi have strong legs to kick predators. They’re legs aren’t hollow like birds who can fly.   

   

After the Kiwi’s, we went to learn about a native Keas. Chocolate is toxic to Keas. Never feed your food to Keas, it is not good for them. Make sure you chase a Kea off your car before you start driving because they will fall off and die or hurt their self badly.

Did you know that Spider monkeys
has a thumb print on the end of their tail and
also use their tail for balance?

Lions have the loudest roar of all wild cats.
It can be heard from 5 miles away.  

Tasmanian Devils are marsupials and carry their babies
in their pouches.
Only the strongest four survive because the mum only
has four teats to feed from.
They cling onto each others backs to be carried.  

Tigers live alone and spray to mark their territory.

Zebras are born black and then develop their white stripes.
Every Zebra has unique stripes.

Cheetahs need to rest after they hunt and sometimes their
food gets stolen by lions or hyenas.
Cheetah are the only large cat that can purr.

The oldest ape is dominant and the young apes must give
him whatever he wants.

Giraffes tongue changed colour so it doesn’t get sunburnt.
Giraffes can kick in every direction.

 

Rhinos eat the giraffes grass at Orana park so that the giraffes
don’t eat it and get them sick.
Rhino horn is made out of the same stuff as our hair and nails
(Keratin).

Water buffalo love to swim in water, but hide from the rain.

Orangutan place bags above their heads to keep them cool and
safe from the sun.   

I hope you learnt something about these awesome animals.