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We met with Joe from the education department, who helped us make enrichments for our spider monkeys and squirrel monkeys. We learned about these primates and then some of us were able to watch them to see what they would do with the enrichments we made for them.
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On our drive through the preserve, we were able to observe these fascinating birds up close. Although they cannot fly, ostriches can run up to 40 m.p.h., and some of them seem to enjoy peeking in the windows of our vehicles.
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For Tortoise day, we helped prepare the diets for our Aldabra tortoises, and we were the special guests at the 2:00 p.m. Tortoise Talk. And we had our photo taken with one of the smaller tortoises. Of course, we also made tortoise crafts and played a tortoise game.
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| Bird Keeper In the morning we got to make some enrichments for the birds and brougtht them with us when we went to meet one of the bird keepers. The bird keepers told us all about their job, and the type of education required for it. We then helped to clean up the parrot areas. |
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We learned about the biodiversity of the world's rainforests, and we were able to meet a couple of these animals at a presentation in the Animal Theatre, where some of us had our photo taken with the sun conure. We also learned that there are some things that we can do to help preserve this important habitat. And, we went on a Rainforest Scavenger Hunt through Safari World.