Archive for March, 2007
Meet the Team
March 28, 2007
Awww How Knute!
March 25, 2007
Knut the Baby Polar Bear
Who wants a baby polar bear? We do! And after watching this footage, we guarantee you will, too. This is Knut, who was rejected by his mother — he’s now being raised by zookeepers in Germany (and has become a media darling … you can probably see why). Meanwhile, one animal activist has insisted that the zoo must kill the bear. But don’t worry, that’s not going to happen.
Women of our Time and Way Before Our Time
March 9, 2007
Chicken Sunday
March 7, 2007
In our quest to read all of Patricia Polacco’s books we are now enjoying Chicken Sunday.
You can explore Patricia Polacco’s website here:
Total Lunar Eclipse March 3
March 3, 2007
Total Lunar Eclipse
On the evening of Saturday, March 3, 2007, a total eclipse of the Moon will be giving a show to Europe and Africa. Here in North America and South America , we will only be able to see part of the show, and those on the east coast will get the best show.
Lunar Eclipses for Beginners <—- Click here for more Info…
Finger Pets! Research Quest
March 3, 2007What kind of animals are these?
How big will they grow?
Where do they live?
What do they eat?
Do they bite?
Can they be domesticated? <Can we make them household pets like cats, dogs, birds,etc.>
Jigsaw Online
March 3, 2007Oh How Cute
March 1, 2007
Dimas Ardian, Getty Images
Dema, the 26-day-old Sumatran Tiger cub, cuddles up to the 5-month-old Orangutan, Irma. The animals have shared a nursery room since they were rejected by their mothers.
Talk About It: Post Thoughts
After being abandoned by their mothers shortly after birth, the four play fight, nipping and teasing each other, and cuddling up for a shared nap when they are worn out.
“This is unusual and would never happen in the wild,” said zoo keeper Sri Suwarni, bottle-feeding a baby chimp on Wednesday. “Like human babies, they only want to play.”
The four have lived side-by-side for a month without a single act of hostility, she said.
Indonesian tigers and orangutans are both endangered species, threatened by rapidly shrinking habitats.
Conservationists estimate there are fewer than 700 Sumatran tigers still alive, while fewer than 60,000 orangutans remain in the wild. Around 90 percent of the jungle has been destroyed by illegal logging, poaching and cut-and-burn farming practices on Borneo and Sumatra islands.
The exceptional friendship will likely be short-lived, said veterinarian Retno Sudarwati, because as the animals grow up their natural survival instincts will kick in.
“When the time comes, they will have to be separated. It’s sad, but we cant’ change their natural behavior,” she said. “Tigers start eating meat when they are three months old.”
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