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Have You Ever Wondered?
…………….what a snowflake is? Kimmy is curious so she starts looking up information on snowflakes. ‘What is a snowflake anyway? Conditions in the clouds need to be just right for flakes to form. Temperatures must be lower than about -10 degrees Celsius at the same time as the air is saturated with gaseous evaporated water…
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Facts about snowflakes
‘Why do we associate snowflakes with star shapes? They may be tiny but there is complicated science happening within each and every flake. That’s all down to what happens when water freezes. Every single time this happens, the flake’s molecules arrange themselves into a distinctive six-sided honeycomb-type structure. This…
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Look for different types of snow to build a snowman
Kimmy is really excited to be learning all of this. She can’t wait to share it with Tiffi. She continues her search. ‘When it comes in great quantity, it’s easy to assume it is all the same. But if you look at each individual snowflake, they are often very different. Snowflakes come in many different shapes, sizes, and…
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Let’s go out and play!
Kimmy has read enough for now. Now that she has learned so much about snow and snowflakes she wants to go outside to build a snowman. Aha! Maybe Yeti is free and we wants to go play outside with her. “Hi Yeti, how are you doing today?” asks Kimmy. “I did a lot of reading online about snow and snowflakes and even the type…
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There are now 3 very happy giraffes!
A tear runs down Tiffi’s cheek. Pan-Pan comes over to her and gives her a bear hug! She types out a message in English asking them if they would like to remain in Bamboo Forest instead of going back to the zoo. Once she has it translated into Spanish she shows him what she wrote. He turns to Cindy and Rocco and tells…
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The tour comes to an end
The girls look at each other wondering if they should go into the souvenir shop. Oh why not! “Look at these cute stuffed lions,” Rachel says. She turns around but Tiffi is not standing next to her. Perhaps she chose a different aisle. Rachel continues to walk around the store. She meets up with Tiffi in the back of the…
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What are the giraffes trying to say?
It wasn’t that long ago when Rachel and Tiffi went to the zoo. The pandemic was peaking so the girls had to wear their face masks. It was a fun day and their guide, Harry, gave them a wonderful tour of all the animals. If you haven’t read the story yet, you might want to check it out first – The girls go to the zoo. Let’s…
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That’s terrible!
‘Inbreeding is an Issue - Because zoos are essentially very controlled environments that are focused on growing the population of certain species in captivity, they are often limited in their options for breeding. This means that inbreeding is a serious issue across zoos everywhere with offspring often being born of…
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What language is that?
The giraffes follow the girls out of the exit door but have no clue where the girls were going. The giraffes are talking to each other in Spanish. Really? Giraffes speak to each other and only in Spanish? Very strange indeed. When the girls make it back to the Candy Kingdom they stop to enjoy a quick dinner together. The…
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It is definitely a language barrier
Pan-Pan stands up and he walks towards the giraffes who are in deep conversation. “Hello, my name is Pan-Pan,” says Pan-Pan. “Who are you and what language are you speaking?” Cindy and Rocco look at each other and then they look at Gandalf who is older and wiser. “Gandalf, ¿qué nos está diciendo?” asks Rocco. (*translation…
