Our very own extinction fighters

Melbourne Zoo is committed to Fighting Extinction and so are the children at Alphabet Zoop! This week we dressed up as our favourite superhero. There was Spiderman and woman, Wonderwoman, Supergirl and Batman just to name a few (and there was also a princess named Sophie!) One of the less well known heroes was the Leadbeater's Possum (which is what I dressed up as though I'm not sure that anyone could tell who I was trying to be). This species of Possum is one of Melbourne Zoo's 20 local threatened species that we are committed to saving (and also Zooperman's side-kick at the Zoo). Click here to find out more.

Melbourne Zoo is probably best known for its work with the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect, which was once considered to be extinct. Sir David Attenborough even stopped by the Zoo on his Australian tour last year to find out more about our work with this amazing invertebrate. Click here to find out more.

Although we couldn't have an encounter with this stick insect as it is nocturnal, we were lucky enough to see and touch a Spiny Leaf Stick Insect instead which helped the children make a connection. We also made our very own stick insects to take care of at home.

As this was the last week of Alphabet Zoop it was time to say goodbye to everyone who had participated in Term 1, 2013. I had such a fun time with the children and parents and I know that the other staff members feel the same too. We hope that you all had just as much fun as we did and we hope to see you again at Melbourne Zoo. Ange x