Real treat for the kids (and us!) this week … the Pre-School Summer trip to Marwell Zoo! We love Marwell and normally managed one trip a year since Callum came along and have always had a really good day out. The zoo has been working hard improving conditions for the animals over recent years as well as the viewing facilities for the visitors, especially for the little people.
Weather forecast wasn’t the best, but thankfully it wasn’t too hot and the rain held off until 4pm when we were about to leave.
The penguin enclosure is one of the first viewing areas you come to and it’s really sad that they’ve lost a lot of penguins (not sure whether from disease or from a fox).
Marwell has had plenty of new arrivals in the last couple of months, including a baby giraffe. The big cats were all in sleepy mood again today (story of my week!) so not an awful lot to see from the tigers, snow leopards and leopards which was a shame.
The Australia Zone is always a big hit with the Wallaby and Kookabura walk through areas. Wallabies were all having a rest and just two Kookaburas were out today. These were pretty tame compared to previous encounters when one took a fancy to Callum’s toes!! They did play ball for the photos though.
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