BEST friends Sophie Kilburn and Erin Woolterton became acquainted with the wildlife at Marwell Zoo as they represented their Brownie pack at a Girl Guiding roadshow.

The girls from the 1st Alresford pack were amongst 600 rainbows, brownies and guides from across Dorset and Hampshire who took their families to the famous animal attraction for the Southwest Region Roadshow.

Erin, aged eight, said: “I'm a seconder, which means I have a little bit more responsibility looking after the girls in my six, making sure they are alright”.

Sophie, aged eight, said: “I'm looking forward to seeing the Snow Leopards as I've adopted one as my charity after i read about how people keep trying to take their blood and fur for medicines.”