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An excursion to the Zoo is fun for anyone but if you're deaf
it can be slightly different experience.
These students use Australian sign language or Auslan.
It's actually a language of it's own with its own grammar and style.
Many deaf kids learn Auslan before they learn English.
That can make reading signs at zoos or museums
almost like reading a second language.
"I would read the English text but didn't
understand what I was reading."
So Werribee Zoo in Melbourne has brought in a cool new
alternative kids can download an app to scan codes at the
animal enclosures, it signs information to them so they can
learn about the creatures and their habitats and even do a quiz.
"I felt good using the app because it was very clear"
"There was information about new lands and animals like hippos,
adex, zebras, giraffes.
The information in Auslan was so interesting, the new app is awesome."
The technology is a world first at zoos and it will help kids learn
about the environment and saving endangered species.
"They'll be building international connection the animal
and they're getting conservation messages through it as well."
Creators say it could be used at other Aussie zoos and attractions
but for now it's helped these kids have an awesome day.
"Will you bring all your friends and family?"
"Ha Ha, Yes."