On Tuesday 10th of September, Year 7 set off to Symbio for a day at the zoo with Ranger Jamie Tours. When we arrived, we gathered in the outdoor auditorium where we were given an animal show. We got to see and pet a range of animals - a diamond python, a bluetongue lizard, a tawny frogmouth and an American alligator - whilst we learnt about their adaptations that help them survive in their environments. 

After our animal show, we set off in our class groups to wander around the park with our guide and did the Upper & Lower symbio walk - learning all about the animals along these walks and all the interesting information about them! 

Lower Symbio Walk:

Along the lower symbio walk, we started with the dingo before getting to walk through the farmland and feed the hungry goats. We had to be very careful as we fed them as they loved to steal the bags of food. One even stole our work booklet and ate the entire thing! We then moved onto the lemurs that weren't too keen to say hello before we moved into the kangaroo enclosure. We had such a fun time feeding the kangaroos and learning about all their adaptations! We also got to see an albino echidna that has been rescued on the Lower Symbio Walk. We ended this walk with the little penguins and the Tasmanian Devil, learning about how symbio helps to revive their population as they sadly suffer from a deadly facial tumour disease in the wild. 

Upper Symbio Walk:

Along the upper symbio walk, we started with the dancing cockatoo, learning the difference between where black and white cockatoos live. We then moved onto the Alligator enclosure before going to meet the meerkats and Tamarinds. We headed into the reptile walk where we learnt all about the features of these animals and what makes them so special. We moved over to the Koalas, learning about their importance to Australia and the special habitats and diets they have that make them survive so well in their habitats. We ended the walk learning about the conservation status of a range of these animals in the parks and how Symbio helps with these conservation efforts of a range of different animals. 

Overall, it was a great day out and the students learnt so much about all the different animals at this park. The Science department thanks year 7 parents and students for their continued support of Science at Joey's!