SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY #68
It’s time to check out the picture, read the clues and guess the animal! Post your answers in the comments below!
- I live in colonies.
- Some say I am ugly.
- I am a rodent.
WHO AM I?
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SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY # 68
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SAVE THE RHINO DAY- ART CONTEST!
SAVE THE RHINO DAY!!
ART CONTEST!!
We’re celebrating rhinos with an art challenge! We want to see your creativity! We have drawn a rhino for you and we want you to color them! You can do a design in your rhino, add a habitat or color a bunch of rhinos and make a collage! Ellie drew a rhino with swirls!
Dig out the markers, crayons, pastels and pencils. Get creative and show us your love of rhinos! This is a contest and we’ll be picking one winner on May 18th. All ages are encouraged to join! The winner will get a donation made in their name to the World Wildlife Fund Rhinos campaign! Are you ready? Let’s get creative to Save the Rhinos!
REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 68
REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 68
We’re leaving Africa and taking a jet plane to Central America to meet a cool reptile that looks like a dinosaur. Grab your passports, backpacks and snacks and let’s gooooooo….
MEET THE GREEN IGUANA!
Range/Habitat: Central-North South America/ rainforests
Diet: omnivore: insects, flowers, leaves
Length/Weight: 3 ¼-6 ft/ up to 11 lbs
Conservation Status: common
Fun Facts:
- Green iguanas are excellent climbers.
- They have long legs and claws for climbing.
- Green iguanas are the largest lizard in the Americas.
- Green iguanas have a crest of pointed scales down their back.
- They have long tails to help them balance and defend themselves.
- Male green iguanas have large dewlaps under their chins.
We’ve met the Marine Iguana and now we’re meeting the Green iguana! Iguanas are such amazing lizards with their prehistoric scales and long legs!
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MAMMAL MONDAY # 68
MAMMAL MONDAY # 68
It’s off to Africa for us today to meet a member of the canine family! We’re heading into the desert so grab your mud sunscreen SPF 35 and your sunglasses and let’s head out on today’s adventure!
MEET THE BLACK BACKED JACKAL!
Range/Habitat: East-Southern Africa/ desert, scrub
Diet: Omnivore: plants, reptiles, eggs
Length/Weight: 18-35”/ 13-26 lbs
Conservation Status: common
Fun Facts:
- Black backed jackals are red brown in color with a black saddle of fur on their backs.
- They are territorial.
- Black backed jackals mate for life.
- Black backed jackals have bushy tails.
- They live in small family groups.
These jackals are gorgeous with their colors. The canine family is so diverse, which one is your favorite?
SAVE THE FROGS DAY 2013!!
SAVE THE FROGS DAY 2013!!
We’re celebrating FROGS for Save the Frogs Day! We had a great time last week celebrating these fabulous amphibians for our own frog week! We’re sharing some great photos, fun facts, videos and an INTERVIEW WITH A FROG CONSERVATION SCIENTIST!
- Frogs are amphibians
- They live on all continents except Antarctica.
- The Goliath Frog is the larges species of frog in the world.
- Wood frogs can “freeze” solid and survive the winter.
- The Golden Dart Frog is the most toxic frog in the world.
- Bullfrog tadpoles are toxic.
- Frogs are cold blooded.
- There are about 4,900 species of frogs in the world.
- A group of frogs is called an army. A group of toads is called a knot.
- Frogs do have ears! They are located right behind their eyes.
- Frogs have been around for 200 million years.
We met with the Amphibian Conservation Coordinator at Atlanta Botanical Gardens and talked frogs- read the interview here! We promise it is super cool!
We couldn’t celebrate Save the Frogs Day without some tips on how you can help:
- Create a frog friendly backyard. Let your grass grow and reduce trash and chemicals in your yard. Also provide a water feature.
- Learn about the frogs in your area.
- Conserve water.
- Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!
- Check out organizations like SAVE THE FROGS!
Save the Frogs Day wouldn’t be complete without a little music from our favorite frog- Kermit!
It’s Not Easy Being Green and Frogs in the Glen!
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FEATHERY FRIDAY # 67
FEATHERY FRIDAY #67
We’re going to that island country of Japan to see if we can find a very special and gorgeous bird! So pack your bags, cameras and binoculars and let’s head out on today’s adventure!
MEET THE JAPANESE WAXWING!
Range/Habitat: Northeast Asia/ forests
Diet: Omnivore: fruit, berries, insects
Length: 6 ½”
Conservation Status: near threatened
Fun Facts:
- Japanese Waxwings are pinkish-brown.
- They have black bibs and eye markings.
- Japanese waxwings have a large crest of feathers on their head.
- Japanese waxwings lack the waxing covering on the end of her wings.
- They are sociable.
Japanese waxwings are so cute! We love meeting little birds from all over the world! What birds do you like seeing?
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WORLD PENGUIN DAY!!
WORLD PENGUIN DAY!!!
We’re celebrating World Penguin Day with some fun facts and picture about the fabulous flightless birds! We’re wearing our orange tufts to look like Macaroni Penguins, our favorites!
- There are 18 species of penguins in the world.
- All penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Only 8 species of penguins actually live in cold climates.
- The Emperor Penguin is the largest species.
- The Fairy Penguin is the smallest species.
- Penguins live in colonies.
- Penguins are marine birds. They spend 75% of their life at sea.
- Penguins have up to 70 feathers per square inch.
- Penguins have excellent hearing.
- Emperor Penguins can stay under water for up to 15 minutes.
- Fossilized penguins have been found that are 58 million years old.
- Penguins do not have teeth. They have barbs on their tongue and throat.
- Penguin wings are called flippers.
Tell us why you love penguins!!
WATERY WEDNESDAY # 67
WATERY WEDNESDAY # 67
We’re taking the E &E boat to New Zealand today to meet a fast and fabulous mammal on the Watery Wednesday! So practice your bad accent and let’s get moving on today’s adventure!
MEET THE HECTOR’S DOLPHIN!
Range/Habitat: New Zealand/ ocean
Diet: Carnivore: fish, squid
Length/Weight: 4-5 ft/ up to 125 lbs
Conservation Status: endangered
Fun Facts:
- Hector’s Dolphins are one of the smallest dolphins on earth.
- They live in small schools.
- Hector’s dolphins are grey with black fins, tails and flippers.
- Hector’s dolphins are very social.
- They have short beaks.
- Hector’s dolphins are the only dolphin native to New Zealand.
Hector’s dolphins are gorgeous! The look like small orcas to us! What do you think?
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REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 67
REPTILIAN TUESDAY # 67
We’re going to the coast of Central America to find one cool sea reptile! So let’s grab our beach towels and our quiet voices because we do not want to disturb these majestic creatures as they come ashore!
MEET THE OLIVE RIDLEY SEA TURTLE!
Range/Habitat: Tropical oceans/ Atlantic-Indian-Pacific oceans
Diet: Carnivores: fish, crustaceans, squid
Length/Weight: 20-30”/ up to 100 lbs
Conservation Status: vulnerable
Fun Facts:
- Olive Ridley Sea Turtles are one of the smallest members of the sea turtle family.
- They have a smooth, olive colored carapace.
- Olive Ridley Sea turtles nest all over the world.
- Olive Ridley sea turtles are closely related to the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle.
- You can tell the difference between a male and female, by looking at the tail. The males’ tail sticks out.
We looooove sea turtles and the Olive Ridley’s are no exception. Like all other sea turtles they vulnerable and there are easy ways to help! One big tip: Pick Up Trash! Sea turtles mistake ocean trash for food and eat it. Let’s all pledge to pick up our trash!
EARTH DAY!!!!
EARTH DAY!!!
We celebrated Earth Day this year by helping with a trail clean up at our local natural history museum, Fernbank Museum of Natural History. We had a great time, pulled weeds and replanted some local plants that grow fruit that deer and racoons eat!
We didn’t see the beavers :(….
Beaver retention pond
Part of the trail we worked on!
Plants we transplanted!
Here we are at the registration table!
We also made a coloring sheet to celebrate Earth Day! We would love to see your artwork and tell us how you’ll be celebrating this fabulous holiday! We’ll be playing our Backyard Bingo Game (included below with coloring sheet!)
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The Adventures of Ellie and Edmond 