Listen "Episode 43 Slithering Snakes & Octopus Escapes"
Episode Synopsis
Slithering Snakes & Octopus Escapes
Join Liz and Jill as they answer the questions, “How do worms/snakes move without bones?” and “What is the smartest animal?” We also share a fact of the day about dinosaurs and a suspenseful book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Jill’s Fact of the Day: 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C966814
Liz’s Book Recommendation: 96 Miles
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C736314
Concerning snakes:
Snakes For Kids https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C752598
"Snake." World Book Kids, 2023, www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831323. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/reptiles/how-do-snakes-move
Snake movement video:
https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_videos.jsp?org=NSF&cntn_id=114941&media_id=65243
https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~rlenet/Earthworms.html
https://www.britannica.com/animal/snake/Locomotion
Concerning animal intelligence:
https://dptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nat17-sci-crows/tool-making-crows/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/this-is-how-you-study-the-evolution-of-animal-intelligence
https://factanimal.com/animal-facts/smartest-animals-on-earth/
https://www.britannica.com/story/which-animal-is-the-smartest
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/smartest-animals
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/smartest-pets.htm
Join Liz and Jill as they answer the questions, “How do worms/snakes move without bones?” and “What is the smartest animal?” We also share a fact of the day about dinosaurs and a suspenseful book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Jill’s Fact of the Day: 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C966814
Liz’s Book Recommendation: 96 Miles
https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C736314
Concerning snakes:
Snakes For Kids https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C752598
"Snake." World Book Kids, 2023, www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831323. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/reptiles/how-do-snakes-move
Snake movement video:
https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_videos.jsp?org=NSF&cntn_id=114941&media_id=65243
https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~rlenet/Earthworms.html
https://www.britannica.com/animal/snake/Locomotion
Concerning animal intelligence:
https://dptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nat17-sci-crows/tool-making-crows/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/this-is-how-you-study-the-evolution-of-animal-intelligence
https://factanimal.com/animal-facts/smartest-animals-on-earth/
https://www.britannica.com/story/which-animal-is-the-smartest
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/smartest-animals
https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/smartest-pets.htm
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