The Owls recently spent a morning learning about reptiles and amphibians with a naturalist from the Audubon Society. They learned about the essential features of both. They learned about habitats and camouflage.
Reptiles and amphibians are vertebrates just like us!
Snakes have lots of ribs.
A turtle's spine is attached to its carapace.
Reptiles have scales. Snakes shed their skin to grow.
How do they shed? They crawl out the same way you turn a sock inside out!
Frogs have moist skin. They live near water.
Frogs lay jelly-like eggs in the water. Snakes lay leathery eggs on land.
Amphibian babies do not look like their parents. It's metamorphosis--tadpole to frog!
Meet a special visitor--Eddie! Eddie is an Eastern Corn Snake.
Eddie eats mice and is not aggressive. He has teeth, but no venom.
Eddie felt smooth and dry--not slimy!
He was friendly!
We'd like to visit Eddie at the Audubon Society!
The Owls learned that both reptiles and amphibians are vertebrates. Both can be herbivores or carnivores. Both lay eggs. They also learned how to be scientists--asking questions, exploring materials, and discovering information. Ask your Owl how amphibians and reptiles are different!
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