Did you know……..

ü  Camels have three eye-lids, insects and fish have no eyelids

ü  No two zebras have the same striped pattern

ü  An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain

ü  Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards

ü  Fish cannot live in the Dead sea because it has so much salt in it

ü  A mole can dig a 300-foot tunnel in one night

ü  Snails can sleep for 3 years at a stretch

ü  Both male and female African elephants have tusks, but in Asian elephants only the male’s tusks are easily visible

ü  In some countries, people have built tunnels under the roads for hedgehogs and small animals to use, so they won’t be hit by cars while crossing the roads

ü  Koalas are not actually bears; they are marsupials (animals that carry their young in a pouch)

ü  When a hippopotamus yawns, it is warning you to stay away!

EASY BUTTERFLY CRAFT

You will need:

¬  Colored paper,

(preferably tissue or lace doily)

¬  Pipe cleaner

¬  Marker pen

¬  Clothes peg

1.     Cut the paper in a circular shape and make incisions along two opposite ends, staying clear of the center of the paper.

2.     If using tissue paper, you may like to decorate this.

3.     Gather up the paper and attach the clothes peg through the center where you made incisions.

4.     Shape a small piece of pipe cleaner to resemble the antenna and slip this through the closed end of the peg.

5.     Mark some eyes and a smile with the pen!