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WATERY WEDNESDAY # 56

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Ellie and Edmond ©

WATERY WENESDAY # 56

Today we’re jetting to South America to meet one large and unusual fish! These guys don’t have any top fins and they can electrocute a human! Best if we stand next to the river to catch a peek, don’t you think?

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MEET THE ELECTRIC EEL!

electric eel   Range/Habitat: Northern South America/ rivers, streams

   Diet: Carnivore: fish, amphibians, birds

   Length/Weight: 6-8 ft/ up to 44 lbs

   Conservation Status: common

Fun Facts:

  • Electric eels are not true eels; they are actually members of the knifefish family.
  • They are one of the largest fresh water fish in South America.
  • Electric eels have one long fin on their underside. They have no top or tail fins.
  • Electric eels have poor eyesight.
  • They have specialized cells that store electricity like batteries.
  • They use electrical pulses to help them find their way around in murky rivers and streams.
  • Electric eels also use jolts of electricity to stun prey. They can produce jolts up to 600 volts at one time.

WOW! Electric eels are amazing animals. Who knew there were fish out in the world that could light things up? We just never ceased to be amazed by all the cool animal adaptations there are on earth! We do wonder if an electrical eel could light our lamp for us! Hahahaha!

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REPTILIAN TUESDAY #56

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Ellie and Edmond ©

REPTILIAN TUESDAY #56

We’re off to the rainforests of East Africa on this first Reptilian Tuesday of 2013.  We’ll be heading towards the canopy of the rainforest! Keep your eyes peeled, because we’ll need to observe today’s reptile from a distance!

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MEET THE EAST AFRICAN GREEN MAMBA!

east african green mamba   Range/Habitat: Eastern-Southeastern Africa/ forests-rainforests

   Diet: Carnivore: rodents, birds

   Length: 5-8 ½ ft

   Conservation Status: common

 

 

Fun Facts:

  • East African Green Mambas are bright green.
  • They have long bodies and tails.
  • East African green mambas are arboreal (spend most of their time in trees).
  • They are fast moving and agile among the branches.
  • East African green mambas are highly venomous.
  • They have smooth scales.

East African green mambas are gorgeous snakes. They are best when watched from a distance though. Best to leave venomous snakes alone in their habitats!

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MAMMAL MONDAY # 56

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Ellie and Edmond ©

MAMMAL MONDAY #56

We’re baaaack! We hope everyone had a lovely holiday! We’ve been gearing up here at HQs for a most exciting 2013! Our first adventure of the new year takes us to the deserts of Africa to meet a member of the canine family. Let’s grab our safari hats as we head out to meet our first mammal of the year!

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MEET THE GOLDEN JACKAL!

golden jackal   Range/Habitat: Northeast Africa-Southern Asia/ mountains-deserts

   Diet: Omnivore: fruits, insects, mammals

   Length/Weight: 23 ½-43”/ 15-33 lbs

   Conservation Status: common

 

 

 

Fun Facts:

  • Golden jackals have yellow-golden coats.
  • They live in pairs and mate for life.
  • Golden jackals are more closely related to wolves and coyotes than true jackals.
  • They have long legs.
  • Golden jackals have life spans of about 15 years.

Golden jackals are gorgeous with their beautiful coats of fur. Unlike most members of the canine family, they live in pairs and not in a pack! Pretty neat!

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“FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES”

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Ellie and Edmond ©

“FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES”

Giant Screen!

Giant Screen!

We had the privilege to catch a sneak preview of “Flight of the Butterflies” IMAX at Fernbank Museum of Natural History on Friday! Edmond was beyond excited because butterflies are his favorite!

Here we are getting ready to watch the movie!

Here we are getting ready to watch the movie!

This wonderful movie tells the story of Fred Urquhart, a scientist who worked for decades to discover the mystery of Monarch Butterflies and their migration.  Fred and his wife Norah gathered a network of citizen scientist in the 1960s and 70s. They tagged and tracked butterflies from Canada to all over the United States and eventually to their migration home in Mexico.

The movie not only tells Fred Urquhart’s story, but it follows three generations of monarch butterflies in a year’s time. It is that third generation of butterfly that will make the journey from Canada to Mexico in one of nature’s longest migrations.  Monarchs are just amazing!

Check out some of the fun facts we learned:

  • Monarch Butterflies love milkweed, it is the only plant they’ll lay their eggs on.
  • One female Monarch butterfly lays around 300 eggs.
  • Monarch butterflies can fly up to one mile high.

These fun facts are just a few things we learned watching “Flight of the Butterflies”. This amazing story is told with beautiful visuals and of course a giant IMAX screen full of Monarch Butterflies is the icing on the cake! We highly recommend you take a trip over to Fernbank Museum of Natural History to check out this great movie! You can also learn more about monarch butterflies on the movie’s website!

We made our own Monarch Butterflies!

We made our own Monarch Butterflies!

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HAPPY NATIONAL BIRD DAY!!

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Ellie and Edmond ©

HAPPY NATIONAL BIRD DAY!!

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It’s National Bird Day and we’re celebrating our favorite avian friends! Every Friday here at Ellie and Edmond Headquarters we go on an adventure to meet a feathery friend! Birds come in every shape and size! They eat everything from seeds, insects, nectar to carrion. They live on every continent on the planet, including Antarctica! Most birds can fly, but a few species are flightless and penguins fly in the water! Our favorite thing about birds is that scientist think that they are the distant relatives of the long extinct dinosaurs!  Wow! We’re celebrating these awesome animals today by sharing some great pictures and some of our favorite posts! Tell us your favorite bird?

To learn more about National Bird Day visit their website! Also check out your local Audubon Society to learn more about birds in your area!

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Victorian Crowned Pigeon!
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MEET SUPER HORSE TO THE RESCUE!!

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Ellie and Edmond ©

SUPER HORSE TO THE WILDLIFE RESCUE!*

*This is a re-post from earlier in the year! Super Horse will be a monthly feature starting in 2013!

Edmond was inspired by his Super Horse super hero costume that he wore this Halloween! He wanted to showcase the super heroes that help out wild animals all around the world! He’ll be flying high and low to find those people who rehabilitate, rehab and rescue wildlife! His first stop will be at a local wildlife rescue, but we want our readers and fans input! If you know a wildlife rehabilitator or a wildlife center; we want their names and contact info! Super Horse’s Wildlife Heroes will be a monthly interview to start with, but we may do more if we meet loads of excellent heroes!

So we need your help! Tell us who you know and how we can contact them! Send Super Horse to your local wildlife rescue! We look forward to this exciting new addition to The Adventures of Ellie and Edmond!

 

 

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SURVEY TIME!!

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Ellie and Edmond ©

We here at Ellie and Edmond Headquarters have been brainstorming ways to improve the blog and we want to know what you think! So we are asking that you please let us know your opinion with our short survey! We want 2013 to be our biggest year yet and we want our readers and fans to share in the excitement! Please fill out the quick survey (link here) and let us know your thoughts!

Thank you!

Ellie and Edmond!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Ellie and Edmond ©

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

WE HOPE EVERYONE HAS A YEAR FULL OF LAUGHTER, LUCK AND LOADS OF ANIMALS AND ADVENTURES!

Thank you for sharing a great 2012 with us! We look forward to an exciting and animal filled 2013 to share with our readers, friends and fans!

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Year in Review!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Ellie and Edmond ©

2012 YEAR IN REVIEW!

Wow! We have one exciting year here at Ellie and Edmond headquarters! We’ve been to every continent on the planet in search of amazing animals and wow did we find some! We’ve met reptiles, mammals, fish and birds in almost every kind of habitat on earth! We sat down and looked over all our stats to see our most viewed post of the year and we’re re-posting it for you today! So let’s take one more adventure in 2012 and head out to meet one nifty reptile again!

AMERICAN ANIMALS WEEK DAY #2

It’s day two of American Animals week and we drove the RV down to the Southwestern United States to find a really cool reptile! Grab your sunscreen or mud and your sunglasses, because it’s going to be a hot one!

MEET THE GILA MONSTER!

   gila monsterRange/Habitat: Southwestern US-desert, scrub, rocky outcrops

   Diet: Carnivore: eggs and small animals

   Length: 14-20 “

   Conservation Status: threatened

 

 

 

Fun Facts:

  • Gila Monsters are one of two venomous lizards in the whole world (the other is the Guatemalan Beaded Lizard.)
  • They brightly colored to ward of predators.
  • Gila Monsters have a forked tongue like a snake and it helps them “smell” for prey.
  • They inject venom into their prey when they bite. They have special glands in their lower jaw that stores the venom.
  • Gila monsters’ tails store fat so they can survive when food is scarce or when they hibernate in the winter.
  • Gila monsters have bumpy heads. Those bumps are part of their skull.
  • They are not harmful to humans, despite their bad reputation! So Gila Monsters aren’t so monstrous after all!

We think Gila monsters are super cool! These amazing reptiles are protected here! That is good news, because it sure would be a shame if we didn’t have this neat lizard to see!

  


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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Ellie and Edmond ©

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

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We’re taking the week off here at the E & E Headquarters to enjoy the holiday and work on some new ideas for the new year!

We just wanted to say THANK YOU to all of our followers, readers and fans for supporting us and reading the blog! We are looking forward to an even Big and Better 2013!!

We want to leave you this week with the story of Alfie the Christmas Tree from John Denver & the Muppets: A Christmas Together! Remember to say a prayer for the wind and the water and the wood and those who live there too this holiday!

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