The wildlife in most countries we went to on our world tour was different. In some places, there was not many animals you can see on the streets, and other countries had tons of wild life every where.
In New Zealand, most of the animals were different from anywhere else in the world. New Zealand has at least two unique animals: the Kea bird and the Kiwi bird. The Kea is the only alpine parrot in the world and is really smart. The Kiwi bird is nocturnal and wingless. Because it has no natural predators, it didn't need to fly. Instead of feathers the kiwi birds have long grey hair. So when dogs, cats, ferrets, and foxes came to New Zealand, they started killing the kiwi birds. Now, Scientists are poisoning and trapping ferrets, cats, rats and rabbits to save the kiwi birds from extinction. On the farms in New Zealand, there are lots of sheep, cows, goats, deer, and horses. I really liked the animals in New Zealand because they are really unique.
Australia also has unique animals that are no where else in the world. The most famous animals are the Kangaroos and Koalas and, maybe, Wombats. The Kangaroos that we saw were shorter than I expected but were reddish grey and brown. We only saw koalas in a zoo by Sydney harbor. The koalas were sleeping when we were there but they were really really cute. Wombats are really cute and small. There are also Wallabies and Echidnas. Echidnas are like a cross between a kiwi bird and a porcupine because the spines are like really long hair. Wallabies are like miniature kangaroos but grey with longer ears.
In India, there were lots of wild or ferrel animals on the sides of the roads, especially in Delhi. There where pigs, cows, and donkeys on the side of the road sniffing around in the trash heaps and the dirt. The pigs were there in the middle of a huge city because it was against the Islam and Hindu religion to kill pig or cow. There were also elephants and camels. In the big tourist destinations, people are offering elephant or camel rides and, some times, horse rides. Also, in India, there were dogs that slept on trash heaps and were very dirty and probably smelly. There were people selling donkey rides and people riding around Delhi on donkeys. Oxen, donkey, and horse drawn carts were common in big city traffic. I also saw monkeys, impalas, and cool birds in India. The animals in India were very dirty and abundant.
In Egypt, there weren't many animals that were not in the big cities or at the big tourists traps. At the Great Pyramids of Giza, there were lots of people selling camel rides and horse drawn carriage rides. The people selling the camel rides were kind of annoying and wouldn't stop telling us that we need to take a camel ride of horse ride. The horses that were pulling the carriages didn't look very healthy or very happy. That didn't improve my opinion of the people selling animal rides. In the big cities dogs act a lot like the dogs in India except a lot dirtier. I felt sorry for the animals in Egypt because they were so mistreated.
The animals in Bali and Cambodia were about the same. We saw monkeys at some of the temples in both countries. In Cambodia, we saw water buffalo on Monkey Island. Also we saw some really cute squirrels on the trees in Cambodia. I liked the the animals in Cambodia and Bali because most of the animals were cute and I don't remember ever seeing a water buffalo before monkey island.
In Turkey and Italy, we didn't see many wild animals, that I can remember. But the dogs on the streets were quite fat and looked really healthy because the people living in Turkey and Italy feed the dogs and cats. In Athens,Greece the Athenian dogs were well taken care of and some guard people. Ron told us some dogs walk with the girls at his school and bark when a guy comes to close. At the ruins of the Roman temple there was this weird man trying to walk past the ticket office. But a big dog started barking when ever he tried to get into the ruins. I really like how the dogs in Turkey, Italy and Athens are treated nicely and protect the people.
Alaska by far has the most wild life out of all the places we've been. There were deer and moose in the parks in the middle of Anchorage. There was a Black bear at the archery range where Sarah,mommy and I were taking a class. Also there was a Grizzly bears on the side of the road in Denali. There was so much smelt in the river that we were literally scooping them out. Also there were Bald eagles swooping over the highway and the ocean. Alaska was a nice place to see the wildlife at.
Almost all of the animals in the places we've been have been different, and almost all of the species of animals were different and very interesting. My favorite animals were in New Zealand, Australia, and Alaska.
By Kayley
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