November+MRD

November 2, 2014

This week for my science discovery I chose to research, zebras. A zebras diet mainly consists of, grass, shrubs, herbs, twigs, leaves, and bark. Eating those kinds of foods, make zebra's herbivorous. Zebra's are mainly found in savannas from Sudan to Northern Zimbabwe in Eastern Africa. There are only about 2,500 Grey zebra's living today. And about 600-700 cave mountain zebras remaining today. Mating season for zebra's is al year round. The litter size is 1 foal. A foal is a young horse or a horse related animal. Don't be alarmed if you see a zebra standing up all the time. Very seldom do zebra's sit down, if they ever even sit! Zebra's even stand up while they are sleeping! Could you imagine standing all through the night? Every zebra has its' own pattern of unique stripes.

November 11, 2014

This week for my science discovery I chose to research, deer ticks. The average life span of a deer tick in the wild is about 2 years. The deer tick is the only transmitter of Lyme disease. Deer ticks are mostly found in the Northeast. To put the size of a tick in prospective, it is about the size of a sesame seed. The deer tick goes through 4 stages in life. They consist of, egg, then larva, next nymph, and finally, an adult. Ticks only eat three times in their whole life. Once to molt from larva to nymph. Then to, go from nymph to adult. And again as an adult to lay eggs. Photo from: []

November 16, 2014

There are over 100 different kinds of roses in the United States. For hundreds and hundreds of years now, when people think of roses they think of "love or sympathy." But the rose has many other uses than just a present for someone. The rose can be used to, just make your garden look pretty. The thorns on the rose stem, is very helpful, it can be used to keep intruders out of your garden. Or it can even be used for perfumes. The rose can come in all different colors! Even though the black rose isn't really black, its more of a darkish red. Every other color rose has a meaning. For example, An orange rose means desire, and a yellow rose means joy. Not only is the rose a beautiful flower and a great present, but it is also the state flower of four states. (New York, Iowa, North Dakota, and Georgia) Some species of roses can reach up to 23 feet tall! Photo from: []