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.

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