GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
Who’s ready to guess another spooky creature! We’re only give you one clue!
Flying mammal named after a creature of the night!
WHO IS IT?
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GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
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SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
Welcome back to class everyone! We have a great word for this week- are you ready?
This week’s word is Compound Eye: a compound eye is made of up of many light sensitive units that form the retina of the animal. Insects and crustaceans are the creatures we see the most with compound eyes.
Aren’t compound eyes cool?
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FEATURED ANIMAL- COMMON RAVEN
FEATURED ANIMAL- COMMON RAVEN!
We’re excited to introduce this week’s Feature Animal! This black bird had a very famous poem written about it. They are associated with Halloween along with their cousin the crow! Do you know who this bird is evermore?
Range/Habitat: North & Central America-Europe-Asia and North
Africa/woodlands, open fields and urban areas
Diet: Omnivores: small mammals, insects, fruit
Length/Weight: 26”/ 2 ½ lbs
Conservation Status: Common
Fun Facts:
- Common Ravens are the largest member of the crow family in North Hemisphere.
- They are highly intelligent and very social.
- Common ravens have very large brains and are known to be great at problem solving.
- Common ravens mate for life. They can live up to 15 years old in the wild and have been known to live longer in captivity.
- They have large bills to eat many different types of prey.
- Common ravens are admired in many cultures. They are even kept by royalty at The Tower of London!
These beautiful birds are really smart and have adapted well to live near and around people! It’s easy to see why people love them so much with their haunting calls and shiny black feathers.
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
Hello everyone! We’re ready to learn here at the University and I hope you are too!
This week’s word is Melanism: an increased amount of black coloration in the fur, feathers and scales. Some melanistic animals include the black jaguar. They appear black, but you can see the famous jaguar spots if you look close enough.
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FEATURE ANIMAL!
FEATURE ANIMAL: BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS!
We’ve traveled to the Western Pacific Ocean, near Australia today to meet our creepy crawly Feature Animal. Yesterday was also World Octopus Day- so we knew we had to track down this elusive creature. It wasn’t easy to spot this cephalopod, but we did!
BLUE RINGED OCTOPUS!
Range/Habitat: Marine shallows, coral reefs/Western Pacific Ocean
Diet: Carnivore: crabs, fish, mollusks
Length/Weight: 5-7 1/2″/26 g
Conservation Status: common
Fun Facts:
• Blue ringed octopuses are known to hide in caves, crevices and trash, such as bottles and cans.
• They are diurnal (hunt during the day).
•Blue ringed octopuses are shy!
• Blue ringed octopuses are extremely toxic. Their venom is more toxic than any land animal.
• They are not normally aggressive towards humans.
• They have rough wrinkly skin.
• Blue ringed octopuses display their famous blue spots when they feel threatened. This is called warning coloration.
• They are invertebrates.
• Blue ringed octopuses are considered intelligent.
We love octopuses! They are such amazing creatures and so smart! Have you ever seen one solve a puzzle in an aquarium? Here’s a video of one opening a jar to get dinner! You humans are no match for our big brains- said all octopus :)!
GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
GUESS THE ANIMAL!
It’s time to Guess the Animal this Week! We’ll be featuring animals who are considered creepy and crawly or who have creepy names or adaptations for the whole month of October! Do you think you know who today’s animal is? We’ll only give one clue!
- I live on the beach and a named for my pale appearance!
WHO AM I?
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SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
Hello students! I am so excited to see you this week! I hear Ellie and Edmond have some frighteningly good feature animals for you in the next few weeks, because we all know October is the month for tricks or treats! I know I”ll look forward to meeting these animals! This week for our science word, we’re talking about another genetic mutation that is similar to albino. Today’s science word is Leucistic: leucistic animals have a genetic mutation that causes them to lose some color- but not all, like in albino animals. Leucistic animals can have colored eyes or light stripes or color on parts of their body.
We have some examples of leucistic animals for you in these pictures!
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FEATURED ANIMAL!!
FEATURED ANIMAL:
AMERICAN ALLIGATOR!
We spent the weekend in Florida and took an awesome air boat ride to see if we could find alligators and WE DID! We saw several areas where there were babies and we saw one mother alligator warming herself in the sun! Come learn about these ancient reptiles!
Range/Habitat: Southwestern United States/ wetlands, swamps,
rivers,lakes, ponds
Diet: Carnivore: fish, deer, mammals
Length/Weight: 9 ½-16 ft/ 200-500 lbs
Conservation Status: common
Fun Facts:
- Alligators are large, territorial and fierce reptiles.
- They have been on the planet for millions of years.
- Male alligators bellow or roar to attract females.
- Female alligators lay 25- 60 eggs in a nest build of mud and vegetation.
- They guard the nest from predators, such as raccoons.
- When the baby alligators hatch they are all female or male. The temperature of the nest determines the sex of the babies.
- The temperature at which their gender is determined is 90 degrees.
- Once they begin to hatch, the mother helps dig open the nest.
- She protects them from predators by carrying them around on her head or in her mouth.
- Baby alligators stay with their moms for around 3 years.
Alligators are so cool. The males can get up to 1,000 lbs. They get a bad rap, but they really want to mind their own business. Alligators were on the verge of extinction 40 years ago, but with great effort they are thriving in the Southeastern United States! We love a great conservation success story!
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GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
It’s time to Guess the Animal- we’re going to just give you two clues this week! Tell us who you think it is!
- I am a long fish.
- I have long sharp, pointy teeth!
WHO IS IT?
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SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!!
Hello students and friends! We’re excited to see everyone this week in class! Ellie and Edmond just returned from a trip to Florida where they met some baby alligators and their moms- very exciting stuff! Let’s get on with our word of the week!
Albino- an animal that has a genetic mutation that causes them to have no pigmentation or color. Albino animals are all white and usually have pink eyes. Albino animals often do not survive well in the wild, as they lack the camouflage they need to help them survive. We have some examples of albino animals here:
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