AMEP EXCURSION TO SYMBIO

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Last Thursday, all of our AMEP students went to Symbio Wildlife Park. We gathered together at 9:15 AM in the Students Association and departed at around 9:30 AM. After half a hour ride to the south of Sydney, we arrived in Symbio Wildlife Park. Fortunately, the weather was cloudy but no rain.

Then, we started to see and interact with the wild animals. There are more than 30 kinds of animals, including reptiles, marsupials, mammals and birds. There are lots of native Australian unique wildlife, like koalas, kangaroos , wombats, tassie devils, emus, dingoes. Some of them are marsupials, like koalas, kangaroos and wombats. There are also some interesting animals from other continents, like the Alpaca from South America, red panda and Sumatran tiger from Asia.

We were lucky to see a peacock opening its tail. It was so beautiful. However the tiger was too shy when I got there. I could just see its face. It was the first time I saw dingoes. They looked gentle and quiet. They were just like your dogs at home. Can you imagine that this friendly dog can hurt people and bite a human baby?

There was also a wildlife show. The staff talked about the life of koalas, snakes and possums. You can even touch them. I was scared of the snake and I just looked at the snake from far away. However, the koala and possum were so cute. The koala just ate the gum leaves and fell asleep quickly. The possum was a little nervous because of so many people around it. The bravest animals in the park were chickens. They were walking around here and there. One of the chickens even wanted to jump into our car!!

Another amazing thing was on our way back to school. We went in the wrong direction. However we were lucky to see the beautiful landscape of Wollongong.

It was a wonderful excursion. Thanks a lot for the teachers who took care of us. We will finish our AMEP semester soon. Wish you all the best in the future.