Trip To Marwell Zoo

Yesterday (Sunday, 7th August 2011), we went to Marwell Zoo near the city of Winchester. My sister, Gracie, and I took a few movies and a lot of photos! Very few of the animals I didn't know the name of.

Here are most of the photos:

Here's a Cheeta!

And it's food!

This is a sculpture of a Velo-ciraptor (pronounced: velosarapter), a dinosaur so dangerous and fierce that it could claw humans to immediate death with just one strike of a claw and attack, kill and eat a Tyrannosaurus Rex almost immediately! Also, so clever that if they weren't extinct, they could be the Earth's dominant species instead of humans!

This is the sign displaying that sculpture of the Velo-ciraptor. It says on sign sign that the sculpture can be bought for £695! But it is an amazing sculpture so it is worth it. The sign's a bit wet because it was raining earlier that day.

Giraffes!
I think these are baby Giraffes because when I came before I saw much, much, MUCH bigger ones!

These are Bongos, having an afternoon nap!

These are different types of African Fish.

This is a funny poster showing that the Meerkat's have moved their home!

The big bird I think is a type of Pelican and the smaller birds are Scared Ibis.

This is a Gemsbok.

You can't it very well but this is a Leopard.

These are Zebras! In the background is Marwell Hall, a stunning manor house. All of the zoo's grounds used to belong to the house before the zoo was made.

These are Scimitar-Horned Oryxes, having an afternoon snooze like the Bongos.

These are flowers I like.

These are really cute Meerkats! They look quite a lot like our dog, Pippi.

These are Dorcas Gazelles.

These are Locusts. They are a massive type of Grasshopper, about 3.5 inches long!

This is a sign that is on the fencing of every dangerous animal cage in the zoo.

This is a Tiger, they're enormous!

In that hut are Bat-Eared Foxes.

These are Ring-Tailed Coatis having lots of fun climbing and swinging, and one sun-bathing!

This is a Black Wildebeest also sun-bathing!

This is the Wallaby walk-in enclosure. Wallabies are small Kangaroos. The Wallabies can come on the path because the path goes through their enclosure but they prefer not to because their a bit afraid of the visitors walking through.

This is an other walk-in enclosure connected to the Wallaby walk-in enclosure, this one is home to Kookaburras.

These are Otters, they're very cute, they look quite like our dog, Pippi as do the Meerkats!

These are Ring-Tailed Lemurs, they are very funny, sometimes they meditate! The Ring-Tailed Lemurs are one of four different types of Lemur at Marwell!

Click here to go to the Marwell Zoo website.

Here's a hilarious British voiceover animal video to finnish the post!



Tristan