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MONDAY : PANDA FEEDING. 17PM-17:30PM

TUESDAY : HIPPO PARTY. 16PM-18PM

WEDNESDAY : KOALA HUGGING. 14PM-15PM

THURSDAY : GORILLA DANCE. 15PM-15:30PM

FRIDAY : OWL HOLDING.  12PM-14PM

SATURDAY : CROCODILE FEEDING.  11AM-12PM

SUNDAY : CLOSED

 

Red Panda

Description about Red Panda. red pandas have large round heads and short snouts with large, pointed ears. Their coats are reddish-brown,

Diet.  Red pandas feed mainly on leaves and bamboo, but occasionally snack on fruit , insects, bird eggs and small lizards, too.

Young.The baby red panda  are called cubs. Cubs’ eyes and ears are sealed until they are around 2 to 3 weeks of age. They nurse until they are 13 to 22 weeks old. They stay

habitat. red panda live in the Eastern Himalayas in places like China, Nepal, and Bhutan. They spend most of their time in trees. Their semi-retractable claws help them move easily from branch to branch.

Interesting fact about red panda They have a false thumb (an extended wrist bone) which has developed over time to help them climb trees and eat bamboo

 

Crocodiles

Description about Crocodiles  have powerful jaws with many conical teeth and short legs with clawed webbed toes.  The tail is long and massive, and the skin is thick and plated.

Diet Crocodiles eat Fish small frogs and lizards

Young The Young crocodile is  a length of 20–30 cm (8–12 inches) when born

Crocodiles habitat They normally live near lakes, riversv, wetlands   and even some saltwater .

Interesting fact about crocodiles have the strongest bite of any animal in the world. The muscles that open Crocodiles jaws however are not so powerful,

Tortoise

DESCRIPTION: Tortoise look quite similar to turtles but a major difference between the two is a tortoise doesn’t really like water and can’t actually swim that well but turtles live in water and are fantastic swimmers.

DIET: Tortoise have a simple but healthy diet consisting of plant base foods like kale and fruits such as berries, melon, kiwi and oranges

HABITAT: The habitat of a tortoise can be a variety of places but the most common is a grassy place with a lot of flowers and vegetation

INTERESTING FACT: A tortoise can live to 50 – 100 years old

Hippopotamus

DESCRIPTION: Hippocampus are large semi aquatic mammals with a large barrel shaped body short legs and a short tail.

DIET: They can consume 68kg (150lb) of grass each night.

YOUNG: The calf can weigh between 50 and 110 lbs (23kg – 50kg)

HABITAT: Their habitat is mostly in rivers , lakes and swamps.

INTRESTING FACT: Hippo’s are the second largest animal in the world

koalas

Koalasare well known for their big heads big furry ears and there big black nose .

Diet Koalas diet are mostly leaves and a few over tree species.

Young koala`s are called joeys a joey is the  size of a jelly bean.

Koalas Habitat are mostly in trees open forest and woodlands. 

Interesting fact is that when koala`s are born they have no hair no ears and are blind.