Crocodile Farm

On Wednesday we took the kids on a field trip to the Crocodile Farm. There are LOTS of crocs as well as many other animals...almost a zoo! The crocs are bred at the farm and then moved to different areas as they grow. We were there over feeding time and got to enjoy the action of chicken, pigs, and other meat being thrown to the crocs. My image of crocs are lazy sleepy animals, but that is not so when they are being fed! Several guys with crates of meat stood around the edge and threw the meat over the fence to the crocs. Those large lazy animals come to life as they scramble to get a share of the food. The kids thoroughly enjoyed watching the action!

We also saw large funny looking birds, monkeys, smaller birds, snakes, lizards, tigers, deer, rabbits, owls, and many other animals. The orangutan, Carlos, was another favorite...after we watched him get fed with a spoon his handler brought him outside the cage for all of us to pet and say "hi". Carlos is a four year old orangutan and weighs 40kg. He seemed very gentle and the kids had fun shaking his hand and petting his fur.

Here are some pics of all the animals at the zoo! Some of them look strangely familiar! :)