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Today was my birthday, so after opening cards and presents we headed out on an adventure.

Every birthday girl should have a pink donut with sprinkles for breakfast.

We drank orange juice from the carton to make up for all the years of kindergarten that we'd missed out on.

We then went to Henry Doorly which is one of the top four zoos in the world.

The dessert dome was amazing. It was similar to the greenhouses you'd find in a botanical garden but there'd be an animal running between your feet everywhere you looked.

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We loved the meerkats.

The bat-eared foxes looked like a cat crossed with a rabbit.

I think that the Okapia have to be my new favourite animal as they're a cross between my current two favourites, the giraffe and the zebra.

We then took a ride of then Skyfari which was amazing.

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I was scared my shoes might slip off in to the leopard enclosure.

When we got off the ride, we went to see the rhinos.

There were also sealions.

We then walked down to the river, which was really pretty.

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There was an island in the middle with lots of monkeys climbing on the trees.

There was a bridge over it and you could buy food to feed the carp.

It was amazing watching them swarm and swirl for food.

We then went for a walk through the aviary.

There were birds everywhere.

We then went to see the bears.

There was also a petting zoo with so many adorable little goats.

This bunny was so soft.

There was also a budgie experience where you could feed them seeds.

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They were so cute and so chirpy.

We then took a steam train around the perimeter of the zoo.

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After the train we had a ride on the carousel.

We then went to see the cats.

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The tigers were having a really lazy day.

We grabbed lunch at the Rainforest Cafe.

I had a tuna croissant.

The jungle was huge with animals everywhere.

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There were even tapirs which are one of my favourite animals.

Afterwards we walked through the butterflies which were so pretty.

We then went to see the penguins.

There were so many of them.

There was also an aquarium with sharks.

It was just as good as any other aquarium I've ever been to.

The final part of the zoo we had to see was Creatures Of The Night, which was a giant swamp underneath the dessert dome.

There was an amazing bat cave which looked right out of @[12887942787:Batman: The Dark Knight].

It was pitch black and absolutely terrifying.

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Tom kept laughing at me for being so scared of the alligators.

We then went to see the movie @[10150135768605364:Tornado Valley] at the Imax which was a little too close to home.

Afterwards we went for a drink at the Homy Inn which had been recommended by the @[73901076279:Saddle Creek Records] gang.

They serve champagne on tap and the bar lady gave us free birthday shots.

Tom then took me on a surprise trip to Forever 21 where I got two new dresses and socks with pocket watches on.

We were then completely exhausted from our big day, so we relaxed with coffee and cake at Caffeine Dreams which is a cool coffee shop with a gigantic bean grinder.