Today we went to Assiniboine Park Zoo. We wanted to learn more about polar bears. After taking a bus, we went to classroom and listened to one of the workers talk about global warming and how it is effecting polar bears. We played a game where pieces of newspaper were laid out on the floor. The paper represented ice. We had to jump on the ice to reach the mainland. However, global warming is making the ice farther apart and we had to make bigger jumps. As a result, we had to swim longer distances to reach the ice. Gerri thought the game was exciting, Alexis thought the game was hard but fun, Finlay thought it was good, Aryanna thought it was awesome and Nate thought the game made it clear on how polar bears are struggling.
In the classroom, we got to see a replica of a polar bear skull and we passed around different bear claws and fur.
After we left the classroom, we saw Neptune, the harbour seal, with one eye. In the class tunnel, we saw a polar bear, swimming. Angel was excited to see it swim and Maggie thought it was cool when it was swimming above us. We also saw Hudson, the polar bear, jump up on his hind legs. Brandi thought it was cool. Maggie thought Hudson's paws were BIG, Nate was excited to be close to him and Mitchel was thrilled to see it. Cass thought the paws were the size of a dinner plate. We learned that polar bears use body language to talk to each other. Kadyn thought Humphrey, the polar bear, was cute. He was sucking on his tongue. The zoo wants him to stop this bad habit. We also saw Storm, the polar bear, sleeping on a rock and Kaska, the polar bear, was very tired and slept. The twin polar bears, Blizzard and Star, were also sleeping.
We had a FANTASTIC time at the zoo today!
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