This half term 3JG and 3HI had the opportunity to visit Longleat Safari Park.
Pupils were lucky enough to have a range of hands on interactive experiences as they learnt about different animals from around the world. We started off with the drive-thru safari before then exploring Longleat grounds.
In the African village the boys were given the opportunity to get up up close to the giraffe. They each were given a branch to feed to them. They needed to hang on tight as the giraffes long tongue snatched it out of their hands.Driving around the safari the boys had lots of fun especially when we went through the monkey enclosure. These cheeky animals had great fun pulling off windscreen wipers and aerials from the cars. There were also lots of infants who were all being carried around by their parents. We then entered the deer park and found out that these animals which in the wild would normally run form us were bold as brass as they stuck their heads in the windows of the cars after food.
Once out of the drive-thru and in the main park we headed straight for the Jungle Safari. The sea lions were already surrounding us as we headed out in search of the hippopotamus. It was here that we learnt how Longleat got its name. A 'leat' is a artificial water channel that provides a watermill. This leat is half a mile long so they called the park Longleat. Once we went to see the gorillas the boys then had the opportunity to feed the sea lions. They were very noisy!We also visited the animal encounter talk. Here the boys got to touch a range of animals from creepy crawlies to holding a snake! This was super exciting, however I think everyone's favourite experience of the day was hand feeding the lorikeets.
These were just a few of the experiences from the day. All boys were fantastically well behaved and we even managed to squeeze in a ride on the 'Rockin Rhinos' and problem solve our way out the the maze.
