My TED Talk: Red Wolves

In our Language Arts class, each student had to create a TED like Talk about something they love. I, naturally, chose the Red Wolves.

Choosing a topic was challenging for some classmates, but for me, it was really an easy choice! The next step was to research. That fact part was not to hard, I used two to three sources, but the photo part was very challenging. We had to use copyright free photos, and it took a while to find photos that were one, copyright free, and two, of actually a Red Wolf, and not of some random wolf.

After that, it was creating a slideshow. That went smooth, and my slideshow looked awesome! One of my favorite slides was a slide that asked you to find the difference between a Red Wolf and a coyote.

The actual presentation part was the most scary. I had to stand up in front of all my classmates and speak my TED like Talk. Sometimes, this can be very nerve wracking, since I don’t know what my classmates are think. But after I got started, that feeling slowly dissolved.

After I presented, I felt really good! My classmates liked my talk, and I loved talking in front of people. I had so much fun!

Reflections

In my Language Arts class, we read a book called The Last Cuentista. It was basically about keeping stories alive. It’s really important to keep precious stories alive because they might be lost forever!

In class, we also made Ideal World Stories! They are basically what we think is the ideal world. Mine is Planet Canis Dragon. Based off my love of wolves, horses, and dragons. The only animals in my ideal world are wolves, dragons, horses, cats, and hybrids between any two of these species. It’s really a beautiful planet, though I am the only human allowed to visit it. Hunting is strictly forbidden on my planet. Anyone who hunts or kills another animal is automatically killed themselves. I had such a great time creating my ideal world!

For a few classes, we made handmade books with the artist Peg Gignoux. We used pieces of nature make Akua ink printing, then we collaged the artworks into scenes. I made mine about my ideal world. I even created little collage animals!

I had so much fun making this book! I really think the ideal world for me is just me and my animals.

Endangered Animals #2: Amur Leopard

This is another post on endangered animals! Today, the animal is the beautiful but critically endangered Amur Leopard! 

Again, these posts are NOT ordered from most to least endangered. These are random!

 

Status: Critically Endangered

Population: 70

Scientific name: Panthera pardus orientalis

Habitat: Temperate, Broadleaf, and Mixed Forests

Diet: deer, boar, and rodent

 

The Amur Leopard has adapted to life in the temperate forests, the northern region of the species range. There are only about 70 left in the wild! 

 

Description: Amur leopards have paler pelts than other leopards. They have thick, unbroken rings.

 

Amur leopards are important to its habitat.

Fun Facts!

  1.  The Amur Leopard can run at speeds up to 37 miles per hour!
  2. They live for 10-15 years!
  3. Also known as the Far East leopard, the Manchurian leopard, or the Korean leopard!

Save the Wolves!

Hello! today, I will be talking about my favorite animal: the wolf!

Now, let me get a few things straight. First, the moment you hear ‘wolf’, you might be reminded of fairytales like The Three Little Pigs or Little Red Riding Hood. You might think that wolves are creepy and dangerous and will attack you on sight. But! In reality, wolves are shy creatures and are totally NOT evil. Wolves are NOT bloodthirsty. They will most likely avoid you because they are scared. They will not attack unless provoked.

In the United States, wolves are seen as vicious predators that attack livestock. They are also considered as vermin! But this is unfair to them! Because the only reason they kill livestock is because humans, US!, kill the older wolves who tell the younger not to kill livestock. This is the first reason why wolves are being killed. The second, is that humans think that wolves kill deer and other big game that we, humans want to hunt for ourselves. Humans think wolves kill TOO MUCH deer and elk! But wolves, they only kill as much as needed which is only one or two deer and if they have enough food, then they could go on for days, even weeks without hunting.

Idaho used to have a wolf law that allowed hunters to kill as many wolves as they wanted. Leaving about five packs in Idaho. The ways they kill and torture the wolves are harsh and brutal. Idaho allows aerial shooting, trapping with snares, and even running them over with snowmobiles! The wolf law does not exist anymore in Idaho but it did for about two years!

Let’s move on from the sad stuff and focus on the bright side of wolves!

Fun Facts:

1. Wolves are admired for their advanced social skills!

2. Wolves like in packs from as few and two, to as many as fifteen!

3. Lower ranked wolves show respect to higher ranked ones!

THANK YOU!!