Today we read in our National Geographic about Madagascar. We followed Scientist Mireya Mayor (a National Geographic Emerging Explorer) on her journey. She tells us that she would describe her job as "Must like adventure. Must be patient. Must not mind mud. Must not scare easily. Must get close to predators. And finally, must love lemurs." She walks us through some of her daily adventures and introduces us to many interesting animals. These were: Madagascar's panther chameleons, tomato frogs, comet moths, hissing cockroaches, jumping rats, fossas, and Aye-Aye's (a type of lemur). We discussed the words amphibian, endemic, mammal and savanna, as well as mentioned what nocturnal meant.
Amphibian- animal that begins life in the water but later moves onto land.
Endemic- found in only one place.
Mammal- animal that feeds milk to its young.
Savanna- flat, grassy plain with few or no trees
Nocturnal- animal that sleeps during the day and hunts at night.
We will explore this issue later this week, and after spring break.
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