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Monday, 17 September 2007

COOL COMPANIONS

Tanya from Cool Companions came to our school today
to show us same Australian animals.

First we saw two REPTILES.
Wesley the shingle back lizard lives in a desert environment.
Did you know that the holes on the side of their heads are their ears?
The lace monitor lives in a rainforest.
They are grey to blend in with the colour of the tree trunk.
Next we met Jasmine. She was a Rufus Bettong. They belong to the kangaroo family and are MARSUPIALS. She was gorgeous!
Did you know they have sharp claws to dig with and they eat roots and tubers and can carry grass back to their nests in their tails!

Then we met Boris the black- headed python. Pythons an not venomous.

The next animal was a squirrel glider called Pixie. She was very cute. She had a
tiny the baby called Lola. Squirrel gliders are also MARSUPIALS and they live up in the trees. They were both scared.


Last we met Snappy Tom. He was a salt water crocodile and he
is 6 years old like most of us.
He will grow to be HUGE! Crocodiles are at the top of the foodchain.
They are the apex predator.
We got to pat all of the animals expect for the lace monitor and Pixie and Little Lola.

We loved getting up close with the animals.
It was really 'cool' having COOL COMPANIONS visit us.
If you want to learn more, just click on COOL COMPANIONS.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mrs M thankyou for puting up the
post that I typed in.

Anonymous said...

My pleasure, Courtney. It was a 'big' post and you did a wonderful job to stay so focused - and think of all that typing practice you got. Well done!

Anonymous said...

thanks Mrs M for letting me go to cool companions.
Jarvis

Anonymous said...

my fafrite anamul was the lizids. I LOVE! lizids =D

Anonymous said...

It was great being able to get close to these animals and touch them. My favourite animal was definitely little Jasmine, the rufus bettong and it's sad to hear that these beautiful animals are on the 'threatened' species list.
What do you love about lizards, Sophia? Do you have one as a pet?

Anonymous said...

hi courtney I like the anumol post and my farit anumol was the crocudiol.

Anonymous said...

hi courtney I like the anumol post.

Jo and Sam T's mum said...

my brother sam saw cool companions at his kindy today

Anonymous said...

No Mrs M. but i really want one. i like lizards because of their tongues and their feet.

Anonymous said...

I loved the nice animals I hope
more came soon.next yere

Anonymous said...

wow courtney and Mrs. M. that was fantastic really fantastic I have never seen any thing like it love from lauren

Melissa Tudor said...

I liked the animals. I liked the crocodile and the snake and the cute possum and the babies possum.
He was cute. From riley

Anonymous said...

TO MRS M AND COURTNEY
I really like your post because it is reverant love from lauren