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SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!

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Welcome back to class everyone! We had a little hiatus while Ellie and Edmond took a vacation in Chicago! I heard they had a fantastic time and they’ll be posting pictures later in the week! Today let’s get to the Science Word of the Week!

Today’s word is Ungulate: an animal with hooves. Ungulates are mammals. They often walk on the tips of their toes that are covered with a hoof. Ungulates can have one or more toes. Their are many ungulates in the world. Here are just a few, including Edmond and rhinos! Tomorrow we’ll be celebrating Cinco De Rhino!

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HAPPY WORLD TAPIR DAY!!

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

HAPPY WORLD TAPIR DAY!!

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We’re celebrating some fun animals today! Tapirs are a bit odd looking with their elongated snoots and their hooved feet.

You might even think they are related to elephants, but they are not! Tapirs are in fact related to horses! Isn’t that cool! If you forgot that fun fact, you revisit our We Are Fanimaly!

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Fun Tapir Facts:

  • They have long prehensile mini trunks that are actually their noses and lips!
  • Tapirs are herbivores.
  • Tapirs are seed dispensers! They poop out the seeds of the fruit they eat and those seeds help forest growth.
  • Tapirs are excellent swimmers!
  • Tapirs live in South and Central America and parts of Asia.
  • All four species of tapirs are endangered!
  • Baby tapirs are covered in spots to help them camouflage!

 

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Enjoy our tapir coloring sheet!

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WORLD PENGUIN DAY!!

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

WORLD PENGUIN DAY!!

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 We just love these flightless birds! Edmond was so inspired to by penguins he wrote a poem for them on World Penguin Day! You can check out last year’s post with fun drawings here!  Ellie drew a wonderful penguin coloring sheet too! Make sure to check out our Instagram account (@ellieandedmond) for our How to Draw a Penguin video too!

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Penguins

by Edmond Horse

Penguins! We love you for your formal attire; even though you aren’t great fliers!

Penguins! We love the way you waddle; you have no time to dawdle!

Penguins! We love your little hidden knees! We wish we could see them- pretty please?

Penguins! We love that you sneeze salt; this adaptation we exalt!

Penguins! We love that you are big fish eaters and you can dive many meters!

Penguins! We love the largest of your species; those Emperors live where it freezes!

Penguins! We love it when your feathers molt, it’s as if they all revolt!

Penguins, penguins, penguins so many reasons to love you and these have been just a few!

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ARBOR DAY!

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

ARBOR DAY!

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We celebrated Earth Day on Wednesday and today we’re celebrating Arbor Day! We are BIG tree lovers here! We love trees for so many reasons, so we wrote a poem for them! Tell us why you love trees!

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 For the Trees!

Oh dear trees, we love you so!

Oh dear trees, grow, grow, grow!

Oh dear trees, you make wonderful homes!

Oh dear trees, you have no need to roam!

Oh dear trees,  you stand mighty and tall!

Oh dear trees, your leaves they drop every fall!

Oh dear trees, you provide great shade!

Oh dear trees, you make the grade!

Oh dear trees, you give fresh air!

Oh dear trees, you have such flair!

Oh dear trees, we love you so!

Oh dear trees, grow, grow, grow!

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EARTH DAY 2015

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

EARTH DAY 2015!

We're hear to protect you earth! Thanks Samantha Dellinger for the great art!

We’re hear to protect you earth!
Thanks Samantha Dellinger for the great art!

We’re having a party for our planet today! This great big blue planet has so many amazing places and animals that we love! We work everyday to share those animals with you and share ways that we can all contribute to making the planet a better place for all animals and people!

Visit your local zoo or aquarium and learn about their conservation programs!

Visit your local zoo or aquarium and learn about their conservation programs!

 

Turn off all power strips when not in use!

Turn off all power strips when not in use!

Unplug appliances when not in use!

Unplug appliances when not in use!

Use vinegar and water as a cleaner!

Use vinegar and water as a cleaner!

 

 

Turn off the water when brushing your tusks!

Turn off the water when brushing your tusks!

Turn off lights when you leave a room!

Turn off lights when you leave a room!

Ride your bike to work!

Ride your bike to work!

 

Recycle! Recycle plastic, glass, aluminum and paper! Take electronics to a special recycling drop-offs!

Recycle! Recycle plastic, glass, aluminum and paper! Take electronics to a special recycling drop-offs!

 

 

 

 

Bring your own reusable bags to the store!

Bring your own reusable bags to the store!

 

 

 

 

 

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WE SPY MIX-UP!

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

WE SPY MIX-UP!

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We couldn’t decide if we wanted to do a We Spy or try out a new puzzle so we thought we’d combine them! Look at the pic of the animal we spied with our four eyes! Your clue will be another picture!

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Here’s your clue? Can you figure out the puzzle and guess the animal We Spy?

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WE ARE FANIMALY!!

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

WE ARE FANIMALY!!

Hi everyone! We know that today is typically Science Word of the Week, but we have some big plans this week- including Earth Day and Save the Frogs Day, so we’d thought it would be fun to do a We Are Fanimaly, and we included Professor Tamandua!

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That’s right, sloths and tamanduas/anteaters are related!

  • Both sloths and tamanduas live in South America.
  • Tamanduas/anteaters have long tongues to eat insects.
  • Sloths are herbivores.
  • Sloths live in trees and rarely come down to the ground.
  • Large anteaters live on the ground, but tamanduas are climbers.
  • They are both related to armadillos too as part of the Xenarthra family!
  • They all have a unique backbone to help them support themselves when digging and climbing.
  • At one point there was a giant ground sloth! Super cool!
  • The origin of this family is around 59 million years old!

Who knew these amazing animals were related? We love sloths and of course tamanduas rank high with us too! Do you have a favorite Xenarthra?

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INTERNATIONAL BAT DAY!!

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

INTERNATIONAL BAT DAY!!

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Happy International Bat Day!! We’re celebrating this fun flying mammals with great fun facts and photos! Make sure to check out our Instagram account tomorrow for a fun How to Draw a Bat video!

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  • Fruit bats are essential for seed dispersal. When they eat fruit, the seeds are pooped out and that helps forests grow.
  • Bats make up 25% of all mammal species.
  • The largest known colony of bats is Texas. Millions of Mexican free tailed bats roost from May to October.

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  • Mother bats can find their pups in large colonies by scent and sound.
  • Bat poop (guano) is used as fertilizer.
  • Bat fossils have been found that are 33 million years old. bat2
  • Bats have five toes on each food.
  • Don’t like mosquitoes? A brown bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes an hour!
  • The smallest bat is the Bumblebee bat and it weighs less than a penny.

Wow! Bats are soooo amazing! They can eat pests and provide seeds for forest growth! We just love all of these flying mammals! Do you have a favorite bat species? We see the brown ones near the University of E&E!

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I Want to Drink Your Blood….

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

I WANT TO DRINK YOUR BLOOD!!

People often get so scared of our animal friends and they get a bad reputation.  Sometimes they may even be a little scary, but we love all animals! Sometimes we just love them from a distance! Today’s animal is a bat with sharp pointy teeth and a really bad reputation.

 

MEET THE COMMON VAMPIRE BAT!

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I   Range/Habitat: Mexico-South America/roost in caves, mines, trees

   Diet: Hematophagy: blood of mammals such as cattle, pigs and tapirs

   Length/Weight: 2 ¾”-3 ¾”/ around 1 oz

   Conservation Status: common

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Fun Facts:

  • Common Vampire Bats are one of three bats that’s only source of food is the blood of other animals.IMG_1264
  • They have sharp thin-pointed teeth they use to bite animals.
  • Their teeth are so sharp that often the animals do not feel the bite.
  • Common vampire bats are strong fliers.
  • They have strong forelimbs and legs that help them get around on the ground. In fact they are very agile and speedy.
  • Common vampire bats have heat seeking receptors in their nose to help them locate veins closest to the skin.
  • Common vampire bats are nocturnal.
  • Common vampire bats live in large groups of usually several hundred individuals. They are known to have strong family bonds. There is even evidence of females adopting young bats that are orphaned.

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We’ll admit these bats are a little creepy. But all animals have a place in this world. So we respect them all, again from a distance!

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NATIONAL DOLPHIN DAY!

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

NATIONAL DOLPHIN DAY!

Ok, we’re a day late celebrating these amazing aquatic mammals, but better late than never! Dolphins are members of the toothed whale family and their largest member is the Orca- we bet you didn’t know that! We’re celebrating dolphins by featuring one of the better known dolphins- the Bottlenose Dolphin! Come learn about these amazing and intelligent creatures!

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Have you ever spotted dolphins at the beach?

MEET THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN!

   Range/Habitat: Oceans worldwide, except for the polar regions

   Diet: Carnivore: fish, mollusks, crustaceans

   Length/Weight: 6 ¼- 13 ft/ up to 1,110 lbs

   Conservation Status: common

 

 

Fun Facts:

  • Bottlenose dolphins are very social and live in complex groups.
  • Bottlenose dolphins use echolocation to catch prey- similar to our bat friends!
  • They make many different whistles and clicks to communicate with each other. These vocalizations are still be studied and understood by scientists.
  • Each dolphin has a signature or individual whistle that identifies them, like we have names.
  • They use tools. One group of dolphins has been seen using sponges to protect their noses from stingrays and stonefish as they look for prey.
  • Bottlenose dolphins are able to recognize themselves in a mirror.
  • They learn behaviors from their mothers and other dolphins.
  • Bottlenose dolphins have been taught to understand sign language.
  • They also use many different cooperative hunting techniques.

Researchers are really just beginning to understand the depths of their intelligence, both in institutions and in the wild. We sure wish we knew how to speak dolphin! Squeak, click, whistle!

  

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