Day Camp 2009 - Week 3
Lion Lion
     
Lion
Our mammal day was very exciting because we learned about the LIONS at Lion Country Safari! First, our group made a paper-maché animal as enrichment for the lions. Next, we all went out to the lion section and watched the lions being released from their night house and tear up the paper maché animals. We also went for a tour to the lions' night house with the lion keeper. We made a special lion craft and played a fun lion game, too.
Ostrich
Ostrich
For our bird day, we candled eggs and held baby chicks, then we drove out onto the preserve to meet one of the keepers who takes care of the ostriches. We were able to open the doors of the vans to get a very up-close view of the world's tallest birds, and to hold an ostrich egg. We made an ostrich craft and played a fun bird game, too.
Python Python
     
Python
The surprise of the week was that Elizabeth the Burmese python was getting ready to shed, and therefore could not come out to visit us. We are hoping that she will be able to greet us during week 8. However, we learned about these and the ball pythons, and some of us had our photos taken with one of the ball pythons. We made a cool snake craft and played a snake game, too.
Primate Keeper Primate Keeper
     
Primate Keeper
Our keeper day was awesome! We made enrichments for the primates in Safari World, and then we met a primate keeper at the squirrel monkey exhibit. She told us about how she takes care of these animals, and then we were able to individually feed the monkeys. And, although this was a wonderful experience, we also learned that monkeys do NOT make good pets. Later, we made a monkey craft and played a fun keeper game.
Arboreal Animals Arboreal Animals
     
Arboreal Animals
On our nature/habitat day, we learned that some animals live in trees, and they are called arboreal animals. We watched a special show at the Animal Theatre which featured a number of arboreal creatures, such as birds, a skink, and a sloth. Some of us had our photos taken with an arboreal animal. Later, we played a fun game and made a special craft to remind us of the arboreal creatures that we met today.