We're Going To The Zoo...!

We spent the day at Auckland Zoo and took part in National Frog Day! All the animals were out and active and the tigers were especially playful - they are the cubs born last year, and they're huge now.





The frog population is in serious decline and New Zealand has the world's rarest frog which lives on Stephen's Island called the Hamilton Frog..there are only 300 left in the world!



In usual NZ style, the 4 types of native frogs that live here (3 went extinct last year) are unusual even for frogs. they have tails and nine vertabrae, they make no sounds, have no eardrums, and use chemosignals to communicate with each other. Even the frogs are odd!



The cockatoo at the zoo said 'Hello Mate" to me and chatted away to the girls, we have yet to find the talking tui!



We quite liked this sign on the blue penguin enclosure..



The lemurs and monkeys were out in force and one of them had a plaster cast on its leg..



So much to do, and so little time!



The giant toroise was looking well considering his most private part was on display in the museum..



And this meerkat is for our friend Emma! He was definitely on guard duty..