Our Spring Adventure
5/11/2019
Our spring trip to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center was wonderful despite the weather. It was filled with learning, excitement, and discovery. Our guide, Mr. Duane, taught us about the animals, their adaptations to living in Alaska, how they came to live at the AWCC, and what they needed to survive. We learned how wolves say hello to each other, what a wood bison feels like, how a musk ox skull let's the animal live in the arctic, and how an owl's ears work. We also discussed which of the animals we saw were oviparous and which were mammals. We were treated to an up close encounter with Kit Kat the 3-legged porcupine. The Explorers were ecstatic and amazed to watch the porcupine move around on the table in front of them, see his orange teeth, padded feet and claws, to watch him eat, and hear him make his noises. Mr. Duane showed us the three types of fur a porcupine has and answered all our questions. I was proud of our Explorers on this final field trip, to hear their insightful questions and watch them make observations and discoveries. They have become confident and exuberant learners. They are also true adventurers as the weather was very wet and windy. Comments are closed.
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