Spotlight On…
Check out this week’s featured specimen!
(Pictured below, really close up!)
Photo: N. Sincero © California Academy of Sciences
Can you guess what it is?
Here are some hints:
- This animal digs its own burrow for its home.
- This animal helps with the dispersal of seeds.
Leave us a comment with your answer! Then come see us in the Classroom on Sunday, February 19th at 2:30 pm for Science Story Adventures to see if you’re right and to learn more about this animal. Science Story Adventures is our program for children ages 4 – 8 and their caregivers. In the program, we explore the natural world through stories, specimens, games and crafts.
Turtle
Comment by Rosy — February 16, 2012 @ 3:06 pm
A turtle!!
Comment by Pedro — February 16, 2012 @ 3:08 pm
Tortoise
Comment by kt — February 16, 2012 @ 3:14 pm
tortoise <3
Comment by debi — February 16, 2012 @ 4:40 pm
Some great guesses this week! To be exact, this week’s specimen was a gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus). To learn about some of the differences between turtles and tortoises, check out this website:
San Diego Zoo, Reptiles: Turtle & Tortoise.
To see pictures and videos of gopher tortoises (and to learn more about them), check out these websites:
ARKive: Gopher tortoise
Defenders of Wildlife: Gopher Tortoise
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources: Gopher Tortoise
Comment by nature — February 19, 2012 @ 4:04 pm