Lizards and the Zoo

Celeste says:

"There are many lizzardes in Croatia. They are cool and they have spots doun thar bak and they are green. When they are in a bush you see it rustle."

She is right. Little green-and-brown lizards come out and run around on walls and paths, and in gardens, when the sun comes out. They are everywhere. The other day when I was watering, on a warm dry day, two lizards came carefully out and licked stray water off the wall. I guess they were thirsty!

Ruby says:

"On Sunday we went to Marjan Zoo. Marjan is a big hill that sticks up in the middle of Split. It's covered in trees and park, and there is a zoo there and a cafe where you can sit and drink hot chocolate. It has a beautiful view.


At the zoo, we saw a red fox who was digging in the ground. I told my dad exactly what the fox was doing, and I was right! He was digging up stored food.

There were peacocks and chickens everywere walking on the path, sitting on a fence, and even on a roof! There were white storks clapping there beaks so loud you could hear it across the zoo! (The peacocks squawked loud too).

We also saw a Siberian Tiger! The orange part of the tiger was like a sunset. The tummy was like cream. The black stripes were like night. It was beautiful."

Ruby's dad says the zoo was a little small and old, and some animals, like the bears, were in cages that were too small for them. Ivica (pronounced Iv-eet-sa), Rhabyt's work-friend, says that the zoo is one of the embarrassing parts of the city, because it needs to be modernized. But the peacocks and the chickens, and the location, make it magical anyway!