We had an amazing time on our trip to Amazonia. We learned lots of amazing facts about different creatures and we even had the opportunity to meet some very friendly ones during our handling session.
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Some of us were super brave and held Amber the snake! She was very friendly.
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We also met a lovely tortoise. We had to be careful not to touch his head so he wouldn’t get scared.