Blue Morpho

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Despite its stunning blue appearance, the Blue Morpho is not colored blue.

The overlapping scales on its upper wings have tiny ridges that reflect blue light giving a brilliant blue effect. 

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Teddy and Me

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Do you have a teddy bear or did you have one as a child?

I bet you didn’t have to make the teddy yourself.

Our friend, Radi, crafted himself a teddy out of sticks.

He carried it everywhere he went.

It didn’t look like the typical teddy; however, it appeared to have a similar therapeutic value. 

gorilla-radi-teddy

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Baby Name

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It’s interesting to hear some of the names people choose for their babies.

Some pick names to honor ancestors.

Others pick a name that is trendy or simply sounds good to them.

The name for this baby is Masika (muh-SEEK-uh).

In Swahili, her name means “born in the rainy season.” 

gorilla-baby-name-masika

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Baby Stripes

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Baby zebras begin with brown stripes. I’m fascinated with this idea.

When we transition from child to adult, we don’t have big changes in color.

Perhaps it would be an advantage. 

Think about it.

If human babies were bright colors like orange, turquoise, or lime it would be easy to tell at a glance who was a child.

  • Fake IDs wouldn’t work.
  • You’d know who to put at the kids’ table during gatherings. 

zebra-baby-stripes

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