Episode 43 Slithering Snakes & Octopus Escapes

Slithering Snakes & Octopus Escapes 

Join Liz and Jill as they answer the questions, “How do worms/snakes move without bones?” and “What is the smartest animal?” We also share a fact of the day about dinosaurs and a suspenseful book recommendation. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Jill’s Fact of the Day: 1,000 Amazing Dinosaur Facts  

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C966814 

Liz’s Book Recommendation: 96 Miles 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C736314 

 

Concerning snakes:  

Snakes For Kids    https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C752598 

"Snake." World Book Kids, 2023, www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831323. Accessed 11 Dec. 2023. 

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/reptiles/how-do-snakes-move 

Snake movement video: 

https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_videos.jsp?org=NSF&cntn_id=114941&media_id=65243 

https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~rlenet/Earthworms.html 

https://www.britannica.com/animal/snake/Locomotion 

 

Concerning animal intelligence: 

https://dptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/nat17-sci-crows/tool-making-crows/ 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/this-is-how-you-study-the-evolution-of-animal-intelligence 

https://factanimal.com/animal-facts/smartest-animals-on-earth/ 

https://www.britannica.com/story/which-animal-is-the-smartest 

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/smartest-animals 

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/smartest-pets.htm