We had a great time at the Safari Park last Friday (in 90 degree
heat! Seriously, it's early March!). I had prepared a worksheet for the
kids to work on while we were there - it was a school day after all. I
actually had gotten the information off the Safari Park website,
recommended questions for 4th graders. It was all about animal senses -
which they use and how well they use them. We quickly threw those
questions out the window when we noticed that the park signs has NO
INFORMATION on it and the Park volunteers and employees couldn't answer
Sophia's question: Which sense do you think is the best sense of the
Lemur?
So, we ditched the work and had a fun day! We did learn that:
- Zebras are black with white stripes (black skin underneath to protect from sunburn).
- Giraffes have an inch of tongue for every foot they are tall. And their tongues are purple to protect from the sun.
- The Binturong, or Bear Cat, is related to a mongoose.
- Tigers want to eat service dogs.
- Baby gorillas have strong grip to hold onto Momma Gorilla's back.
- Lemurs have a good sense of eyesight. Oh, wait, smell. Or maybe nothing at all.
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