Manila Zoo

We visited Manila Zoo last February 6, 2014. It was Thursday. A zoo is short for zoological park or menagerie. It is a place where we see animals. Menagerie means a collection of animals to be shown to many people. It is a French word. 

In Manila Zoo, we met an elephant named Mali. She is 38 years old. She came from Thailand. She has a long nose and large, floppy ears. Mali eats bark, grass and fruits. She is the only elephant there. It makes me cry because Mali is lonely. she is also old. While Mali was eating she was like sleeping. She was only staying in one place. 

Next, we went to see the snakes. I saw the snake that was hard to see. Aah, I also saw a long cobra. It was crawling towards me. Some snakes are put in bottles to be snake wine like the one I saw in Strawberry farm in Baguio. The snakes in Manila Zoo are slow moving. There are many snakes there. I  have seen many types in the zoo. Some said snakes are medicine. I though they are poison!

I saw some turtles but they were sleeping so I went to the crocodiles. Uh! The crocodiles were also asleep. We saw some frogs in the lake. I saw a deer eating some leaves. Oh, red faced monkeys! Lion! Waa! There was a lion in the cage. Haahaa! Wow, a zebra walking around in circles. There were also tigers but they were asleep. Roar! One, two three, four, five, six seven, eight. Ah, so many tigers. Oh, there was a dolphin. I could not see clearly. Was there a dolphin? Yey, ice cream. Umm yummy! It was time to go home. 

When I went home, mom asked me what I learned during the field trip. She asked me what was the difference between a zoo and a jungle. I thought. Animals are happier in the jungle because they can do anything in the jungle. They are free to go around. Birds can fly. Monkeys can swing in the vines. Mali can be with other elephants. In the zoo, animals are lonely even if they make us happy.

Miktam 2/9/14