Friday, January 20, 2012

Discovering Animal Facts

Today we went to the Phoenix Zoo. One highlight was riding the camel, or dromedary to be precise. It was bumpy and a bit scary because the dromedary would sway back and forth while he walked.


The difference between a camel and a dromedary is that the
dromedary has only one hump. This hump is to store fat that
can be converted into energy so that the animal can go for
 long periods of time without food or water.

After the exciting dromedary ride, the girls touched cownosed stingrays. They felt slimy and "muscley".

These stingrays have had their stingers removed.
Don't they look like they are flying?

This is a piece of the sting ray's dental plate.

The Komodo dragon was huge! Did you know that he has over 200 bacteria in his saliva to paralyze his prey and send them into shock so he can eat them at his leisure? We observed baby and adult Komodo dragons.

This Komodo dragon weighs over 300 pounds
and can run up to 12 miles per hour.

This one is the friendliest!

Babies!

Harmony Farm was a place to pet goats and to try out tractors.

Do you have a license to drive this?

There were several different breeds of goats,
 some with floppy ears and some with small ears,
 but they all like to be scratched on the head.

We knew baby goats are called "kids" but did
 you know that a group of goats is a "trip"?



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