In the morning we walked through the Canadian Wilds and saw Mountain & Big Horn sheep, bison, bears and more. We had snack with the river otters!
At the Cequel lodge we had a class about amphibian life cycles. We learned about wetlands and the animals that live there. They showed us some artificial frog eggs and skin. Their skin has to stay wet and they lay a thousand eggs and about 60 survive to become adults. At one station, we tried to build around a wetland without disturbing it. Then we performed a play about the wetlands. We learned about the frog life cycle and the threats to wetlands. Students got to wear costumes—frog eggs, tadpoles, frogs, garbage girl, Bossy the cow, fungus, and Pave-atron, superheroes (scientist, ranger, and the recycling kid). In the African savannah we watched and journaled about the giraffes and hippos. We also saw porcupines, meerkats, tortoise, lizards, and tilapia. Then we classified the animals into 6 categories—reptiles, birds, mammals, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. At the rainforest exhibit we saw mandrils and the gorillas. The gorilla family does not have a male silverback right now. There is a young gorilla that seemed shy. In the butterfly conservatory, we sketched a chrysalis and an adult butterfly. It was really hot in there! We were able to get really close to some of the butterflies. During the day we also talked about the different animal enclosures and how they are designed specifically for that animal.
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