ZOO TO YOU

Ballinode students had a rare treat recently when the “Zoo To You” team visited the school. They had been invited to talk to the PLC Veterinary Assistants but the second level students were also allowed to attend. Irelands only Reptile Zoo is in Gowran, Co. Kilkenny and the team brought along tarantulas, alligator snapping turtles, snakes, pythons,  tortoise iguana and dwarf caimen.  James, one of the team, has had the opportunity  to study and observe the animals in the wild,  in many parts of the world. The students found it fascinating to watch, hold and learn about such rare species.