Today we were very lucky to have Lydia from Zoo Lab in school to show us lots of different animals. We really enjoyed feeling different textures such as a slimy Giant African snail called Gary, a tickly giant millipede, a soft furry rat and a smooth corn snake. We also had the chance to look at and touch a bearded dragon which was prickly and bumpy. We all had lots of fun learning about the different animals, how to look after them and keep them clean and to use nice gentle hands when touching them. We also found out things like how long they live for, which country they originate and what things they like to eat – The funniest thing was that the rats really love to eat popcorn and sweetcorn! We all had a lovely day. Here are some of the children enjoying stroking the corn snake, the slimy snail and the bearded dragon.