Fascinating information is constantly being discovered about many animals, insects, or sea life, such as: Whales follow the identical path when they migrate across the sea annually. Bees are dying – why? Local mammals such as mountain lions and bears are traversing our freeways and show up in our neighborhoods. “The memory of an elephant” is real and includes emotional reactions to trauma and events. Elephants even flap their ears in time to music. Hummingbirds fly thousands of miles every year and must eat frequently. Research an animal or two and tell us what you’ve learned about their behavior, geographic area, social community, etc. Share how Iditarod dogs are trained, for example, or the history of how circus animals were trained and why they are no longer part of circus entertainment. There are so many interesting behaviors, characteristics and habits of members of the Animal Kingdom.
