Last Friday, my school had a field trip to the Phuket Zoo. It is a small, run-down place, but it was still fun because the kids were so excited. We went to the crocodile show, where two trainers took turns performing stunts, including one kissing a croc and one putting his head inside the reptile's open mouth. We saw a really impressive elephant show, where these gentle creatures have been trained to do tricks such as ribbon-twirling, basketball, soccer, dancing, playing musical instruments, painting, and walking over audience volunteers without crushing them. The kids found it thrilling! Following lunch we went to a monkey show, which was cute, but the animals were not very co-operative; maybe it was just the heat. The rest of the afternoon was spent checking out the other animals and teaching the
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