There are lots of fantastic animals there but we couldn't get many pictures as many of them are nocturnal and so it was dark. Some others run around too much to catch them, but we got some important pictures anyway.
Paddington came from Darkest Peru so he was very at home in the jungle environment. Even though it was hot and damp he did not see any reason to take his coat and hat off. Here he is looking at some birds.
Harry found the large tortoises and some of the birds fascinating.
He particularly loved these fluffy chicks.
These tortoises were incubating, as they were quite young. Their mother was making sure they were safe from roaming baboons and bears!!
Paddington really wishes @thepalmoil2 had been there to see this. They have become very keen on the campaign for sustainable palm oil, as they have come to see it as the best way of protecting the interests of orangutans. He had this picture taken specially for them. He had to hang on tight as there was no real place for him to sit.
There were other conservation exhibits, involving the Rain Forest Alliance. Paddington was relieved to see chocolate bars could be OK!!
There were lovely armadillos, but they ran about so much you couldn't catch them in a photo. Harry thought they didn't want to be recognized. There was also a sloth with a baby, but it was very dark in their enclose and we couldn't get a picture.
The boys didn't want to spend a lot of time with the snakes and spiders. Baboons and bears like Paddington are not keen on those creatures, they find them scary!!
It was a very interesting adventure and we saw lots of animals, it is a pity we could not get better pictures, but it is important to keep them in their natural habitat, even if that does mean we cannot photograph them.
The conservation message was important to us and we must make sure we back @thepalmoil2 in their campaign.
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