GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
Can you guess this weeks animal? No clues this time! Remember to post in the comments what animal you think it is!
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GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
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GO GREY FOR ELEPHANTS!
GO GREY FOR ELEPHANTS!
Today is International Elephant Day and we’re going grey for elephants! Unfortunately Ellie’s wild cousins are being poached in Africa at alarming rates and it’s up to all of us to help them! Put on grey today and tell people you are wearing grey for elephants!
What do we love about elephants? Let us tell you!
- There are two species of elephants- Asian and African (Ellie).
- Only male Asian elephants have tusks.
- Both female and male African have tusks.
- Tusks are modified teeth that are made of ivory.
- All elephants are herbivores.
- Elephants are the largest land animal on earth.
- Elephants walk on their tip toes.
- African elephants can walk up to 50 miles a day.
- Elephants live in family groups that are made up of females, their female relatives and their offspring. The group is led by the oldest female.
- Adult male elephants live a solitary live.
- Elephants use their ears to cool off.
How can you help elephants? Check out these organizations that helping elephants: David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, 96 Elephants (Join the Herd), United for Wildlife.
You can also enter our art contest– we’re making calendars and the proceeds of those sales will go to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust!
We want to see you in your grey today! Show us your #elphies on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!
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SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
It’s Monday and that means it time for our Science Word of the Week! We’re celebrating Shark Week and tomorrow I hope everyone will be wearing grey tomorrow for International Elephant Day! We want to see your support for elephants! Today we’re talking about a body part that fish have for our Science Word!
Barbels: a barbel is a finger-like projection on or near the mouth or near the nostrils of certain fish species. Barbels are sensing projections and some have taste buds. They help fish like catfish, hagfish or sturgeon.
Another fish that has barbels is the Wobbegong Shark! They use their barbels to detect prey on the bottom of the ocean floor.
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WORLD LION DAY!!
WORLD LION DAY!!
Happy World Lion Day! We love these big cats and we’re not lion :)! Hahaha!
We’re celebrating these gorgeous social cats with a coloring sheet!
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WORLD CAT DAY!
WORLD CAT DAY!!
HAPPY WORLD CAT DAY FROM MOE TO ALL THE CATS OUT THERE!!
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Bears and Seals!
Bears and Seals!
Yesterday’s Guess the Animal was the Black Bear. One of the clues was that this animal is related to seals. We had lots of people guess otter, because of this clue! That was a great guess, but otters are related to weasels and wolverines.
Bears on the other hand are related to seals and sea lions, otherwise known as pinnipeds. Last year we had a series of cartoons call We Are Fanimaly, where we talked about animal relatives. We’re going to show you the Bears and Pinnipeds cartoon again! We’d like to start the We Are Fanimaly posts again very soon!
FUN BEAR FACTS:
- Bears have shaggy coats and short tails.
- Bears are mammals.
- There are 8 species of bears.
- Many species hibernate during the winter.
- All bears are omnivores.
- Bears can live up to 30 years.
- Bears can run up to 40 mph.
- Polar bears are marine mammals.
- The most common bear is the brown bear.
FUN PINNIPED FACTS:
- The pinniped family includes seals and sea lions.
- Pinnipeds are mammals.
- There are 32 species of seals.
- Seals and sea lions have fur and a layer of blubber.
- Seals and sea lions are carnivores.
- Pinnipeds use their whiskers to find prey.
- Seals and seal lions are marine mammals.
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GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
Who’s ready to guess the animal today? We’ve got an animal that lives in our neck of the woods! Be sure to tell us who you think it is!
- They are omnivores.
- They live all over North America.
- They are related to seals.
WHO IS IT?
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SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
Welcome back to class! Who is excited about the big art contest Ellie and Edmond are having? I am really looking forward to seeing all the great entries! This week our word is all about whales! We’re talking about baleen!
Baleen: a fibrous structure made of keratin* that grows in the upper and lower jaw of baleen whales. Baleen allows these whales to filter water out and keep their prey in. Baleen whales eat tiny animals like krill and plankton. Baleen whales include the Blue Whale, the Gray Whale, the Southern Right Whale and the Humpback Whale.
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ART HAS GONE TO THE ELEPHANT & HORSES!
ART HAS GONE TO THE ELEPHANT & HORSES!
We’re having an art contest and we want you to enter! We’ve wanted to make and Ellie and Edmond calendar for the last couple of years, but have never actually done it. This is where we want you! We’re looking for your Ellie and Edmond art to make into a calendar for 2015! Here are the rules:
- You can use any medium you like; paint, pastels, crayons, oils, fabric, etc… You just have to be able to scan in your final product.
- All entries must be sent by Jpeg or PDF and must be emailed to us at ellandedmond@gmail.com.
- Contest is open to all ages.
- All art must include us, you may use one of our pictures from the blog or Facebook or Twitter as your inspiration or you can come up with and original idea of us. Remember, we are conservationist and adventurers so think of a fun setting for us.
- An independent judge will pick the 12 finalist.
- Contest ends Aug. 30th, 2014. Winners will be announced Sept. 5th, 2014.
- The 12 winners will receive a calender as their prize and an Ellie and Edmond magnet!
We’ll have a limited numbers of calenders to purchase in the late fall. All proceeds from the calendar sales will go to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, an organization that helps raise orphans elephants in Africa! So get those creative juices flowing and pull out those paint brushes! It’s time to create some great art and help orphan elephants too!
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GUESS THE ANIMAL!
GUESS THE ANIMAL!
We’re still here in the rainforest! We spotted a small but brightly colored animal in the trees today! We were super lucky to catch a glimpse too! We made sure to keep our distance though! Read the clues, check out the picture and tell us who we found!
- It’s an amphibian.
- They are considered to be one of the most toxic animals in the world.
- They are very brightly colored.
WHO IS IT?
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The Adventures of Ellie and Edmond 