1. Most toads are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But in Australia, a taod has been found that weighs two pounds and is the size of a football!!
Frog or Toad? Toad
Here are some fun facts on skunks that you may have wanted to know.
* Skunks are a member of the weasel family.
* There are 4 types of skunk in the United States; striped, spotted, hooded and hog-nosed.
* Skunks measure about 20 to 30 inches long and weigh 6 to 10 pounds.
* Skunks are primarily nocturnal and solitary animals.
* The average litter of young is 5, born late April to early June.
* An individual skunk can have a territory of 30 to 40 acres.
* 70 percent of a skunks diet consists of insects considered harmful to humans.
* Their largest enemies are automobiles and great horned owls.
* The skunk’s main defense is a complex chemical substance that includes sulfuric acid.
* When skunks feel threatened they usually fluff their fur, shake its tail, stomp the ground with its front feet, growl, and stand on its hind legs, and turn its head and spit to scare the potential attacker. If that doesn’t work, it will lift its tail up and spray.
* The glands that hold the spray can produce enough chemical to hold 5 or 6 full-powered sprays.
* Skunks can have rabies. Only if an adult skunks is seen in the daytime and showing abnormal behaviors such as paralysis, unprovoked aggression, moving in circles, self-mutilation and you should call your local animal control.
I hope that you have learned some fun facts about skunks. Have a great week guys!!
Last weekend my PF chapter had their annual banquet. It is always a big hit with the locals and we usually have around 300 people there which is pretty good for a club of our size. So you all know the awesome pheasant hats that they had at pheasant fest, welll my chapter brought home about 500 of those hats from PFest and then we gave them away at our banquet and also they were included in some of our prizes that we sold raffle tickets for….everyone loved them. I had so much fun at our banquet and enjoyed giving out the hats to everyone!
Liz and Chris wearing awesome Pheasant Hats
If I were a photographer, I would travel the world taking pictures of all the wonderful sites in Nature. Head outside and see what your “camera” captures!
For this one you’ll need a friend, buddy, parent or sibling.
Materials: Nothing just you and your buddy
Time: About ten minuets
Directions: Ok, here’s what you do. Head outside to a grassy area such as a field or school ground. You are going to act as a photographer on a safari and your partner will act as your camera. Once you get to an area have your partner close his or her eyes. You then lead them to a unique feature in nature. (A flower, leaf cutter pattern or wood line) Make sure that it’s not a feature that moves such as a bird. Position your “camera” to take a “picture” by posing their head arms and legs. Tap your “camera” (gently on the shoulder) to have him open his “shutter”(eyes). They may look only at what is in front of them and only for ten seconds. Once time is up they must close their “shutter” again and are led away by the photographer. Once finished, see if the camera can find his/her “picture” in nature again.
In science our class went snowshoeing. It was really fun!!!!!!!!! Some kids didn’t like it because they got cocoburrs stuck to them. Others didn’t like it because branches were in thier way or the snowshoes were hard to walk in. But I really enjoyed it. Thanks to Mr. Steir the best science teacher ever! Thanks for taking us snowshoeing!
