GUESS THE ANIMAL!!
It’s time for our students here at the University of E & E to take a pop quiz and guess the animal! Are you ready to put on your thinking caps and tell who it is? Take a look at the picture, read the clues and put your answer in the comments!
WHO IS IT?
SAVE THE RHINO DAY!!
We came to Africa for a few days and one of those reasons was to find rhinos. These amazing animals are such fun to watch as they eat in the savanna. Sadly they are being poached at alarming. We must help protect our hooved cousins. Learn some fun facts about rhinos and how you can help! Also- enjoy a great coloring sheet!
RHINO FUN FACTS:
SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!
It’s time for class again! We learned what carnivore is last week and today we’re talking Herbivores!
An Herbivore is an animal that only eats vegetation and or plant material. Ellie and Edmond are both herbivores! Herbivores come in all shapes and sizes! They can eat everything from grass, roots, bark, seeds, flowers and fruits. Which herbivore is your favorite? I like giraffes! They have long tongues and necks that help them reach the leaves that no other animal can eat! Neat!
Day #32 (4/9/14) – Guess the Animal
We’ve headed out to the Pacific Northwest Region of North America for a few days to explore the coastline. We spotted so many amazing animals! Let’s see if you can guess who we spotted today! We are looking for a specific species name :)!
• They have external ears.
• They are marine mammals.
• They have a state in their name.
Who is it?
-Ellie and Edmond
MANATEE APPRECIATION DAY!!
It’s Manatee Appreciation Day! We love these gentle marine mammals! We have visited them in places in Florida before. We’re going to share some fun facts about the fabulous animals and a great craft you can make too!
Manatees are endangered due to things like boat strikes and pollution (they get caught in fishing nets). Many people are working to protect these beautiful gentle giants. A great way to help them- Never put trash in the ocean or rivers! Human’s pollution is devastating on our wild animal friends. Also check out Save the Manatee Club– they work very hard to protect manatees!
You can also make our great manatee bookmark and share your love of these animals with your friends! The more we understand and love a species the more we will work to save them!
Day #25 (3/11/2014) Back to Australia
We had such a lovely week at HQs last week celebrating aardvarks and announcing our spring photo contest, but we were ready to hit the road. We packed up and headed out for a short stay in the land down under! We set today to find one of the many marsupials that live on this island country. Marsupials are so cool with their pouches! We were so excited when we did spot the animal we were looking for… the Rufous Bettong!
Their range/habitat: Eastern Australia/forest-rainforest
Their length/weight: 14 ½-20 ½”/5 ½-7 ¾ lbs Conservation Status: Common
Their diet: Omnivore: seeds, fungi, flowers and invertebrates
These amazing little marsupials are so cute! They can hope like a kangaroo but look like a rodent! We just loved watching them hop around the forest looking for fungi to eat! Time for bed for us! Tomorrow brings a new adventure- we’ll be looking for a flightless bird in New Zealand!
-Ellie and Edmond
AARDVARK APPRECIATION WEEK!
We saw a post from the Cincinnati Zoo that it’s Aardvark Appreciation Week! Well who knew? So we decided to spotlight these fantastic creatures!
We just love these crazy looking creatures with their big ears and their pig like noses! So what do we know about them? Let’s find out!
Wow! We had no idea that the aardvark is a distance relative of Ellie’s! Cool!
So do you love aardvarks as much as we do! It’s those ears!
Day #24 (3/5/14) – Guess the Animal
We have a very special post tomorrow and today is your preview! If you guess the animal today, then you will know who we are featuring tomorrow! Are you ready?
Who is it?
–Ellie and Edmond
Happy International Polar Bear Day!
We are celebrating the beloved polar bear today! These amazing marine mammals are one of our very favorites! Come learn some fun facts about polar bears and how you can help protect their arctic home!
One great way we can all help out polar bears is to use less energy! There are easy ways to do that in your own home such as; when you leave a room turn off the lights, unplug appliances like toaster ovens and coffee machines when not in use and turn off your computer and/or unplug your laptop when not in use!
You can also learn other ways to help polar bears by checking out Polar Bears International!
Day #23 (2/26/14) – Guess the Animal
As we were looking for the Snowy owl yesterday we spotted this animal! Check out the picture, read the clues and tell us who you think it is!
Who is it?
–Ellie and Edmond
The Adventures of Ellie and Edmond 