Today we went to the Naples Zoo to continue working on our Animal Helpers badge. We got to meet some animals and trainers and learned about the prehensile-tailed skink.
The prehensile-tailed skink is from the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It lives in the tropical forests and eats fruit, flowers, and leaves. They are the only fully herbivore of the skink family. They have great eyesight and can use their tail to grip on to branches to help them climb.
We also got to feed a giraffe. Their tongues are really rough which helps them grip leaves when they are eating them.
It was a great day to visit the Naples Zoo and we can’t wait to go back again.