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Elephants
   
 

April's newsletter takes a closer look at the largest land mammals on Earth, the elephants. These gray giants possess iconic strength and yet the elephants' gentle nature forms one of the most stable and peaceful family bonds in the animal kingdom. From educational readings to inquiry-based activities, this edition of Land, Sea & Air will provide elephant-sized portions of educational tools for the classroom.

   
 
 
Animal Activities
 
 

Engage your students through exploration, discovery, discussion and meaningful construction of scientific concepts and relationships through these hands-on, inquiry-based activities.

 
   
CLASSROOM ACTIVITY: Gel Electrophoresis (4-8)
CLASSROOM ACTIVITY: Tag and Recapture (9-12)
   
 
 


The Wild
 
 

Why do elephants throw dirt on their backs? Why do elephants have over 100,000 muscles and tendons in their trunks? For the answers to these and other "why in the world" elephant questions, check out the references below.

 
   
ANIMAL BYTES: Asian elephant and African elephant
   
 
 


Currents
 
 

Extra, Extra - read all about it! Current event readings keep students informed on the world around them and provide a foundation for where they stand.

 
   
ZOO NEWS NETWORK (ZNN): Elephant Matriarch Enjoys Special Cake for 64th Birthday
   
 
 


Connections
 
 

Conservation instruction is the foundation for informed and compassionate action that benefits the world's environment for all living things. Discover how conservation initiatives can begin in the backyard and extend worldwide.

 
   
SEAWORLD & BUSCH GARDENS CONSERVATION FUND: Evaluation of Human-Elephant Conflict in Amboseli, Kenya
SEAWORLD & BUSCH GARDENS CONSERVATION FUND: Namunuyak Wildlife Conservation Trust, Kenya
SEAWORLD & BUSCH GARDENS CONSERVATION FUND: Youth Education Program, Masai Mara, Kenya
SEAWORLD & BUSCH GARDENS CONSERVATION FUND: Bukorwe Ridge Elephant Trench: Partner-Uganda Conservation Foundation
SEAWORLD & BUSCH GARDENS CONSERVATION FUND: Developing a Sustainable Research and Conservation Program for the Reduction of Human and Elephant Deaths from Human Elephant Conflict in the Somawathiya Chaitiya Region of Sri Lanka
   
 
 

 

   
  Next month...Animal Babies!
 
 
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