Posts Tagged With: science

RED FEET NOT BLUE…

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

RED FEET NOT BLUE…

red footed booby3

Did everyone get our We Spy animal yesterday? It was the Blue Footed Booby, one of our most favorite birds! Today we’re near the Galapagos Islands and we’re meeting a the Red Footed Booby! Those blue footed birds get the spotlight often, but we were really interested in meeting their sea going cousins! Come join us as we find these amazing birds!

e e galapagos

Habitat/Range: Tropical/subtropical Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans

map map2

Weight/Length: 30-39 oz/25-30″

Diet: Carnivore: fish, squid

Conservation Status: least concern

red footed booby4

Fun Facts:

  • Red footed boobies are the smallest member of the booby bird family.
  • They feed at sea, but nest and land in coastal areas.
  • Red footed boobies can dive up to 98 ft in to the water to catch their prey.
  • Red footed boobies can close their nostrils when diving!
  • They live in large groups called colonies.
  • Red footed boobies do not migrate.
  • Both male and female red footed boobies take care of the egg and chick.
  • Red footed boobies can live up to 20 years!

red footed booby2   red footed booby

These birds had us laughing! They are quiet loud and playful as a group! Those red feet are hard to miss! We giggle every time we see them!

Categories: adventure, Animals, birds, Children, conservation, education, Environment, nature, science, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

WE SPY!!

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

WE SPY!

binoculars-we spy

We’re changing our Guess the Animal to We Spy! It’s the same, but we’ll be adding fun graphics and clues in the coming weeks! This week’s animal is a cool one!

guess animal

You’ll get one clue: We spied this animal on the Galapagos Islands!

Can you tell us Who It Is?

Categories: adventure, Animals, Children, conservation, education, Environment, nature, science, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK- ORNITHOLOGY!

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

SCIENCE WORD OF THE WEEK!!

swow ornithology

Hello and welcome back to class everyone!! We are so excited to be back to class here at the University of E & E! We had a lovely break, but I am ready to get back to learning our science words! Today’s word is related to National Bird Day, which we celebrated yesterday! Starting next week- I’ll be introducing our Professor of Travel and he’ll be letting you know where Ellie and Edmond are traveling for the week!

Today’s word is Ornithology: the study of birds. An ornithologist is a scientist who studies birds.

Did you know that there are nearly 10,000 species of birds on the planet? That makes for a lot of subjects for scientists to study! We love our feathery friends. Being an ornithologist is hard work! If you were going to study birds, which ones would you study? I know Ellie and Edmond would head straight to the Galapagos to study the Blue Footed Booby!

This our Blue Footed Booby pal!

This our Blue Footed Booby pal!

Categories: adventure, Animals, birds, Children, conservation, education, Environment, nature, science, vocabulary, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

NATIONAL BIRD DAY!!

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Ellie and Edmond ©

NATIONAL BIRD DAY!!

national bird day

We are so excited to be back! We hope you like the new bold look of our website! Look for more graphics and pictures too! We’re kicking off the year with National Bird Day! Let’s learn some cool facts about ancient and modern birds!

  • The largest bird egg ever was laid by the extinct Elephant Bird.
Elephant bird egg on right next to an ostrich egg.

Elephant bird egg on right next to an ostrich egg.

  • The largest egg known today is laid by the ostrich.
  • The oldest known bird lived 150 million years ago and was called the Archaeopteryx.Archaeopteryx
  • Kiwi and penguins are flightless birds.
penguin

We can fly underwater!

kiwi

I have no wings!

 

  • About 1/5 of a bird’s weight consists of air sacs.
  • Bird bones are hollow inside.
  • There are 9,865 species of birds today! WOW!!
  • Birds have no teeth!
bird beak

See- no teeth!

 

  • Hammerkop males build large nests to attract a mate!

nesthammerkop

 

 

We just love birds! They come in so many sizes and colors! They can fly! They can swim! They can dive! Birds are so diverse and amazing! Do you have a favorite bird? We were the proud adopters of a snowy plover this holiday! He’s quiet the fantastic feathery friend!

plover

Categories: adventure, Animals, birds, Children, conservation, education, Environment, nature, science, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

GETTING WORMY!

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Ellie and Edmond ©

GETTING WORMY!

Who thought we would say that so close to the holiday? Well we found a most fabulous creature in the coral reef and these worms are called Christmas Tree Worms! Come learn about these colorful creatures!

e & e snorkeling

  • Christmas tree worms are invertebrates. They live in tropical coral reefs around the world.
  • Christmas tree worms bore into coral and stay put. Most of their body is not visible.ctw3

ctw2

 

 

 

 

  • The two appendages that are visible are used to help the worm breath. Those feathery tops are used to grab prey too!
  • They can pull those “tree tops” into their tubes when they feel threatened by predators!

ctw4ctw5

 

 

 

 

  • Christmas tree worms have segmented bodies.
  • They average around 1.5 inches.

ctw

We love these feathery looking worms! Ocean dwelling creatures never fail to amaze us! Now if we could just get some of these trees for HQs; we know they would brighten up our holiday decor!

Categories: adventure, Animals, Children, conservation, education, Environment, nature, science, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

WE LOVE REINDEER!!!

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Ellie and Edmond ©

WE LOVE REINDEER!!

Our first adventure takes us to the chilly North pole to meet a VERY Famous animal, who knows the big guy driving the slay! Grab your coats and let’s go meet some reindeer!

e e arctic

MEET THE REINDEER!

reindeer   Range/Habitat: North America-Europe-Asia/Tundra-forest

   Diet:  Herbivore: grasses, moss, lichen

   Length/Weight: 4- 7 ¼ ft/ 260-660 lb

   Conservation Status: common

 

 

Fun Facts:

  • Reindeer are also called caribou.
  • They vary in color and size depending on where they live. Reindeer that live closest to the arctic are white in color.
  • Both female and male reindeer have antlers. Males lose their antlers in the winter.
  • Reindeer antlers are covered in a layer of fur called velvet.
  • Their noses are specialized to warm cold air before it enters their lungs.
  • Reindeer have a four chambered stomach!
  • One of their favorite foods is called reindeer moss.
  • Reindeer are the only mammal that can see ultraviolet light!
  • Some reindeer populations migrate. They can migrate up to 3,000 miles in one year! Whew, they must be tired!

Besides being really neat, reindeer are famous for pulling Santa’s sleigh! We were hoping to meet a real reindeer this year, but we weren’t able to. We are making some antlers out of pipe cleaners though! What’s your favorite thing about reindeer?

reindeer   reindeer2

 

 

 

 

 

Categories: adventure, Animals, Children, conservation, education, Environment, mammals, nature, science, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

WALRUS ORNAMENT!

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Ellie and Edmond ©

WALRUS ORNAMENT!

We thought it would be fun to share our popular walrus ornament craft since so many people got the Guess the Animal right!

Let’s get crafty!

IMG_3770

Materials:

  • Red, white, cream, gray & brown felt (you only need small scraps)
  • Black marker
  • scissors
  • hot glue (to be used by an adult)
  • needle & thread

 

Instructions:

  • Print out pattern (below)
  • Cut pattern pieces out

IMG_3764

  • Cut out felt pieces

 

IMG_3765

  • Draw black dots on the eyes & two nostrils on brown mussel

IMG_3766

  • Glue face, eyes & tusks on walrus
  • Glue Santa hat

IMG_3767

  • Take needle & thread and pull through the hat. Tie a knot in string.

IMG_3769

  • Hang your walrus!

Pattern:

Image

Categories: adventure, Animals, Children, conservation, education, Environment, nature, science, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

GUESS THE ANIMAL!!

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Ellie and Edmond ©

GUESS THE ANIMAL!

We hope everyone is doing well! We are going through a website overall, so posts will be a bit sporadic for the next couple of weeks. We’re doing our best, so just hang in there! We have some fun animals and crafts and coloring sheets lined up for you! Today we’re guessing the animal! You’ll only get one clue!

guess

They live in the arctic!

WHO IS IT?

Categories: adventure, Animals, Children, conservation, education, Environment, nature, science, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Oh Sea Krait, how we like thee…

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Ellie and Edmond ©

Oh Sea Krait, how we like thee..

We thought it would be fun to meet a snake today! Snakes get such a bad rap and often are very feared. Snakes are very important to the environment! Without them, rodents would overrun the earth! Did you know that some snakes live in the oceans? We went snorkeling to meet one! Come join us!

MEET THE BANDED SEA KRAIT!

   Range/Habitat: Southern-South Eastern Asia/ tropical

oceans-coral reefs

   Diet: Carnivore: fish, eels

   Length: 3 ¼-6 ½ ft

   Conservation Status: Common

 

Fun Facts:

  • Banded Sea Kraits are members of the sea snake families. They spend most of their lives in the ocean.
  • Banded sea kraits are highly venomous. They are more deadly than most land snakes.
  • They are not harmful to humans, because they have short fangs and are very docile.
  • Banded sea kraits have paddle shaped tails that help them swim.
  • They come on shore to lay their eggs.

Sea kraits are incredible snakes! We saw one while we snorkeling in Indonesia! It was awesome! If you could go snorkeling what animals would you like to see?

 

Categories: adventure, Animals, Children, conservation, education, Environment, nature, reptiles, science, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

GUESS THE ANIMAL!

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Ellie and Edmond ©

GUESS THE ANIMAL!

Do you have your thinking cap on? Can you guess the animal in the picture?

fish1

This animal lives in the ocean and is known for a cool adaptation that it has to protect itself.

WHO IS IT?

Categories: adventure, Animals, Children, education, Environment, nature, science, wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Blog at WordPress.com.