Science Class- Sumatra

Tomorrow is our last day studying the animals and habitats of Asia. We are going to be looking at the 6th largest island in the world- Sumatra!

http://wikitravel.org/en/Sumatra

Some animals that live in Sumatra are:
Orangutans

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/orangutan/
We have orangutans at the zoo here in Omaha, so we have seen these in person before!

rhinoceros hornbills

http://kids.mongabay.com/animal-profiles/rhinoceros_hornbill.html


rafflesia flower: We studied these last year in our botany unit, but they are still fascinating!

http://marc3ll.squidoo.com/rafflesiaflower

http://www.cosmoflowers.com/rafflesia-arnoldii-the-biggest-flower-in-the-world/

two horned Sumatran rhinoceros

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/sumatran-rhinoceros/

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=two+horned+sumatra+rhinoseros&FORM=HDRSC3#
We are going to watch "Searching for the Last Sumatran Rhino"

Sumatran tigers
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/tigers/about_tigers/sumatran_tiger/

http://a-z-animals.com/animals/sumatran-tiger/

I found an article talking about the baby Sumatran tigers that were born at the national zoo in August of 2013. Megan will love this!

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GreatCats/Tiger/tiger-cubs.cfm