Books
What animals did we read about yesterday at snack and lunch?
Orangutan and gopher tortoise
Name a Critically Endangered species.
FL Panther
What types of owls are Wallace and Gromit?
Eastern Screech Owls
What is intake?
Animals arrive at CROW for care
What was the point of the moth game?
Camo Adaptations
What is the surprise at the end of the chapter about the gopher tortoise the family rescued?
She had eggs
How can species go extinct?
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What are a few unique characteristics of snakes?
Tongue for smelling
Sensitive to Vibrations
No limbs
What did we see in incubation?
Softshell and GOPO eggs
What was Brittnay's animal name?
Bobcat
What is the ingredient in chocolate, shampoo, etc., that affects the orangutan habitat? How?
Palm Oil. Burning of forests to plant it
What was the point of the shrinking habitat game?
Wildlife populations decrease due to fragmented habitat/loss of resources
What is an ambassador animal?
Animal that cannot be released but has a quality of life
What are three animals we saw at the clinic? (not ambassadors)
opossum baby, gopher tortoises, birds
What are a few reasons people might fear some animals but not others?
Look different
Perceive danger
Phobia
What dilemma is Ana, the MC, facing in the book we read at lunch?
She wants to be in a school club, but her twin wants them to play in the traveling volleyball team.
Name four of the animals from yesterday's "Will You Go Extinct?" game.
Opossum
Raccoon
GOPO
FL Panther
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Name one of the snakes and species
Red Fred- Eastern Indigo
What is unique about armadillos?
Always born as quadruplets (fours)
Name four of the animals from the First Impressions Activity
Bear cub, dog, tarantula, green tree python, human, FL panther, raccoon...
Name five events that led up to the end of the chapter
1. GOPO gets hit crossing the street
2. A family is playing volleyball
3. Moms win and buy the girls ice cream
4. Aunt gets a call to rescue a tortoise
5. Tortoise is taken to the clinic
Name the designations from DD to EX in the status we learned. (At least 5; bonus points for all of them)
DD: Data Deficient
LC: Least Concern
NT: Near Threatened
VU: Vulnerable
EN: Endangered
CR: Critically Endangered
EW: Extinct in the Wild
EX: Extinct
Name the ambassador birds and why they cannot be released.
Wallace and Gromit (head trauma)
Mina (lost wing)
Crowaline (kept as a pet)
How many patients might we see during intake?
0-40
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Human vs natural climate change?
Weather: temporary
Climate: Average
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