Chickens!
How long does a chick take to hatch from an egg?
21 days!
Oviparous- Lays eggs or doesn't lay eggs?
Lays eggs outside the body!!
I showed you a special snake that I found at a friend's house... What kind of snake was it?
*Here's a hint: the name of the snake sounds like something you would put in your cereal!
Milk Snake!
This animal lays one egg on a milk weed. It is an orange colored butterfly and the caterpillar is yellow, black and white striped!
A monarch!
Andrew said that this HUGE tortoise lays eggs! He's right! This tortoise is the largest tortoise in the world! It lives in a remote island far away!
Galapagos tortoise
A hen is a girl chicken or a boy chicken?
girl
Viviparous- lays eggs or doesn't lay eggs
Doesn't lay eggs outside of the body!
How many venomous snakes are there in CT?
3
These birds lay the worlds largest eggs and use no nest! They live in Africa, are fast runners and have even been known to be ridden like horses!
An Ostrich!
Wyatt and Seb are not only the keeper of chickens, but the masters of pandas! What type of plant do pandas eat?
bamboo
What does the shell of the egg do for the chick?
protect!
Dolphins - Ovi or Vivi?
Vivi! Live birth!
This snake emits a stinky smell when handled- it also is nocturnal, eats amphibians and bugs and has a ring around it's neck!
Ring Neck Snake!
These eggs are soft and are laid in nests close to water! The temperature of the nest will affect whether there are boys or girls! When born, these babies have been seen riding around in their mother's toothy mouth!
Crocodile!
Zoey showed us a really amazing amphibian in her small pond! Remember what jumpy creature it was?
Bullfrog!
A rooster is a boy chicken or a girl chicken?
A boy!
Mallard Ducks- Ovi or Vivi?
Ovi! They lay eggs!
This snake is bright green and has a smooth texture. It is also very docile and one of my favorite native species!
Smooth Green Snake!
These Australian birds are on of the largest flightless birds and don't use a nest to lay their eggs. They lay large greenish- blue eggs and have been recently added to many farms in the tri state area!
Emu
A squirrel!
This special "spot" located on the yolk is where chick life begins!
germ spot
Platypus-Ovi or Vivi?
Oviparous! They lay eggs!
This snake is the smallest of the rattle snakes that live here- the first part of it's name means "small"
Pygmy Rattler!
These Australian birds are large and in charge! They lay large green eggs and are known to be aggressive.
Cassowary
Kara, Shane, Molly, and Nora all hatched this type of butterfly..
*I am also hatching this type of butterfly..remember, not "Pink Ladies"...but... :)
Painted Ladies!