The Elephant Scientist by Jazmin Murillo https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe Things I needed more answers to after reading the story en-us 2018-11-05 03:23:13 UTC 2024-11-20 20:30:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/330396883/5b7b37e779846d75b8dad97719c7f784/ellie.png Where is Estosha National Park? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/300302014 Located in Nambia in South Africa]]> 2018-11-05 03:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/300302014 Is Estosha National Park only for elephants? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302422641 No, it is home to 114 mammal species, 340 bird species, 50 species of snakes and other reptiles, and 134 species of plants! ]]> 2018-11-09 04:17:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302422641 How far can elephants hear? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302423114 They can hear as low as 14hz (lower than a humans!) and as high as 12,000hz. They can hear as far as 50+ Kilometers away.]]> 2018-11-09 04:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302423114 What is entomology? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302423570 The branch of zoology that deals with the study of insects. ]]> 2018-11-09 04:27:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302423570 What is a geophone and how do you use it? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302423718 It is used to detect vibrations in the ground, especially during hurricanes. ]]> 2018-11-09 04:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302423718 What are some animal species that use vibration signals to communicate and how? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302424297 1. Caribbean white-lipped frog
2. Jumping Spiders
3. Elephants
4. Mole Rats
5. Termites
6. Kangaroo Rats
7. Treehoppers]]> 2018-11-09 04:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302424297 Who was the largest African Elephant? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302425121 An elephant found in Angola in 1956. He weighed about 24,000 lbs]]> 2018-11-09 04:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/302425121 What are African Elephants favorite foods to eat? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303392771 1. Grasses
2. Fruits
3. Shrubs
4. Bark and twigs
More grass is consumed during rainy seasons than in dry seasons. ]]> 2018-11-12 17:57:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303392771 How do elephants use their trunks to communicate? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303399348 2018-11-12 18:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303399348 African Bush Elephant vs. Forest Elephant from Africa jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303413673 1. Forest Elephants are significantly smaller in size. (Forest no more than 8 ft; Bush between 10-13 ft)
2. Forest elephants are darker with rounded ears
3. Forest elephants have narrower mandibles with straight downward tusks while Bush's are wide and short with curved tusks
4. Forest's ivory is tough and has a pinkish tint]]> 2018-11-12 18:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303413673 What do elephants do during a time of drought?` jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303965211 If the drought has lasted a while, they tend to migrate to a more wet area. They will go as far as they need to to find food.]]> 2018-11-13 19:00:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303965211 What are Pacinian Corpuscles? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303966046 one of the four major types of mechanoreceptor cell in glabrous (hairless) mammalian skin]]> 2018-11-13 19:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303966046 Elephants trampling crops jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303970746 2018-11-13 19:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303970746 How can you tell an elephants age using its footprint? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303973375 Younger elephants leave a more defined footprint than older elephants that might have smoother ridges and well-worn heels

]]> 2018-11-13 19:11:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303973375 Etosha National Park jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303974478 Is found in Africa. It is also a game reserve. ]]> 2018-11-13 19:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303974478 What other animals are matriarchal? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303976097
  • Honeybees
  • Killer Whales
  • Ants
  • Bonobos
  • Spotted Hyenas
  • Lions
  • Mole Rats
  • Meerkats.

    • ]]>     2018-11-13 19:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303976097     What is Musth? jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303977850 A periodic condition in bull elephants, characterized by highly aggressive behavior and accompanied by a large rise in reproductive hormones]]> 2018-11-13 19:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303977850 Why can't animals see through Boma Cloth jazm_muri https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303983851 They see it as one solid object. ]]> 2018-11-13 19:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/303983851 How do elephants give birth? kassandra_charles100 https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/304591667 2018-11-14 23:40:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jazm_muri/uqqv3egp9mhe/wish/304591667