We are now in the continent of Africa. Africa is the world's second largest continent. The longest river in the world is in Africa, do you know what it is? For homework in the next two weeks, we will be studying the animals of Africa and writing reports. What is your African animal, and what is one fun fact about your animal.
My favorite animal is a giraffe. They roam all over Africa running at a speed of 55 km/hour, which is really fast.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment. Giraffes are beautiful. Do you know how long their tongues are?
Your pal,
Mrs. Levy
Hi Mrs. Levy,
DeleteI do know that a giraffe's tongue can be 18 - 20 inches...wow!
Thanks for asking.
Your pal,
Mrs. McEvoy
Isn't partner learning the best!!
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DeleteI am researching the Cheetah. A Cheetah can run very fast! I want to find out what the dad Cheetah is called.
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Sarah Feinstein
What a great question Sarah! I hope someone can help us out.
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Mrs. Levy
Hi Mrs. Levy,
ReplyDeleteMy animal is the lion. Did you know that lions can roar so loud you can hear it five miles away? Also, lions like to eat meat just like I do!
-Andrew
Hi Andrew,
DeleteI had no idea a lion could be that loud. I wonder how that could help a lion in the wild. What do you think?
Mrs. Levy
My favorite African animal is a zebra. Zebras have black and white stripes on their bodies, and each individual has its own unique pattern of stripes! Zebras also sleep while standing.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why zebras have such a crazy pattern, don't you?
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My favorite african animal is a hyena. Hyenas make a sound that we think resembles a laugh, but is actually their form of communication. Hyenas also have look very similar to dogs!
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Jacob
My animal is a python. It can grow longer than two cars! I'd really like to see one.
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Sophia
My animal is the rhinoceros. Rhinos sometimes charge rocks or trees thinking they are predators because they can't see well. Also, they are herbivorous!
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Abigail Han
My favorite African animal is the African elephant. The African elephant has a trunk that is used for many functions like breathing, eating, smelling, communicating, and drinking!
ReplyDeleteMy animal is a lion . Do you know lions relax 20 hours a day!!!
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My favorite African animal is the African Elephant. The African Elephant is the largest living mammal on land!
ReplyDeleteMy animal is a Rhino.
ReplyDeleteThree of the five rhinoceros species are listed as being critically endangered.
Kate Bamford
My favorite animal is a elephant. Elephants are the largest land animals living in the world today, their great stature and thick grey skin gives them an overpowering presence.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite African animal is the cheetah. Cheetahs can run up to 70 miles per hour, making it the world's fastest land animal.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite African animal is the tiger. A fun fact about the tiger is that you can hear it roar from a mile away
ReplyDeleteMy favorite African animal is the Mongoose. Did you know that a Mongoose only lives for about 8 years and weighs 1 pound?!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite African animal is the rhino.
ReplyDeleteDuring the ice age, there were wolly rhinos.
Daniel Fuster
My favorite African animal is a warthog. They have the ability to run up to 32 miles per hour!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite African animal is the hyena! Did you know that in ancient Egypt the people raised hyenas as pets?
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Emmy
My favorite African animal is the lion. Did you know that in the wild, lions rest for about 20 hours every day?
ReplyDeleteMy African animal is a rhino. Did you know that the longest rhino horn is over 5 feet long!
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My African animal is the gorilla. Gorillas sleep for about 14 hours a day and they have longer arms than legs!
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My African animal is a Python.
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My African animal is the gorilla. Gorillas can live more than 50 years.
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My favorite African animal is the Honey Badger. The Honey Badger is known for being one of the few animals that possesses the ability to use tools.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite African animal is the Ostrich. They are the fastest two-legged animal in the world, and can run 43 miles per hour!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite African animal is the elephant. Did you know that most elephant calls are too low for human hearing ability?
ReplyDeleteMy African animal is the Lion. They are very fast and can run up to 35 miles an hour.
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My favorite African animal is the Guereza colobus! It's like a monkey looking animal that's black and white. Did you know their name "colobus" is a Greek word meaning that they're missing a body part? This is because these monkeys don't have thumbs!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite animal is the zebra because I love their stripped pattern. A cool fact about zebras is that they run side to side instead of straight when running from predators and their ears can tell you the mood their in.
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My favorite African animal is the wildebeest. A cool fact about wildebeests is that during migration they travel between 500 and 1,000 miles and each migration herd can have up to 150 million wildebeests!
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Dear Pen pal Erin -
ReplyDeleteDid you know that lions sleep 20 hours a day? How many hours do you sleep a day? I sleep 10 hours a day.
Your buddy,
Stella
Dear pen pal Max,
ReplyDeleteMy favorite African animal is the cheetah. It can run 60 mph in 2 seconds! It is the fastest land animal. I am enjoying doing research on the cheetah.
You friend,
Will Swain
ReplyDeleteDear pen pal Jodie,
My favorite fact about cheetahs are that they are the only big cat that cannot roar, they can only purr.
Your friend,
Julia Z