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NAM*AN*IMALS
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A Social and Academic Resource for Animals Student Leaders at Namanu Outdoor School.
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The Bat Cave
a.k.a. The Cadi Shack
The Bat Cave is the central meeting area for the afternoon portion of Animals Field Study. This octagonal building contains self-exploration activites, live animals in tanks, and... bats.
When you bring your students into the bat cave, it is good to have a plan. If you want to handle a live animal, organize your students on the benches in a way they can be successful before taking the animal out of its enclosure.
If you want your students to learn some Latin and Greek, have some examples in mind, and point them out to your students. Talk about how each Latin or Greek word relates to the English word they already know.
Give your students a little bit of structured time to explore in the Bat Cave on their own. Walk around to each student and encourage them to get more out of what catches their interest by asking them questions about it, or by helping them to make some observations.
Remember, the Bat Cave is a popular destination. As with all stations, try not to spend more than about 25 minutes exploring.
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Latin and Greek Words
Latin
ab - from
adaptare - to fit
aequus - equal
agricola - farmer
alias - at another time
alibi - in another time
alius - another
apis - bee
aquila - eagle
aridus - dry
articulus - joint
asellus - donkey
auris - ear
auxilium - help
avis - bird
bi - two
bibliotheca - library
bini - two together
bonus - good
brachium - arm
caeruleus - blue
calcis - limestone
cameleopardalis - giraffe
cancer - crab
canis - dog
capri - goat
carceris - jail
carnis - flesh
cella - a chamber
cerebrum - brain
chorda - cord
cinis - ash
circa, circum - about
clamor - alarm
cornus - antler
corpus - body
cortex - bark
cretaceous - chalky
cubitum - elbow
culina - kitchen
cyaneus - dark blue
decidere - to fall off
dentis - fang
detritus - worn down
dies - day
diurnus - of the day
donare - give
dormire - to sleep
dorsum - back
electus - choice
equus - horse
feles - cat
filix - fern
folium - leaf
fossio - digging
geminus - of pairs
genus - lineage
glacies - ice
globus - a ball
habitare - to live in
herba - grass
herbaria - botany
hortorum caltus - gardening
hydro - water
ignis - fire
imitare - copy
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infantis - baby
lardus - bacon
larva - goblin
lateris - side
lepus - hare
liber - book
linum - flax
magnus - large
malas - bad
mamma - breast
manus - hand
marginis - border
medium - average
mutare - alter, change
nocturnes - of night
oculus - eye
omnis - all
orientis - east
ovum - egg
patella - kneecap
patria - birthplace
pedis - foot
pellis - coat
pepticus - digestive
pilus - hair
piscis - fish
plumeus - downy
polus - end of axis
praedari - to prey upon
praedictionis - forecast
prehendere - to grasp, seize
primus - basic
pullus - chicken
pulmonis - jellyfish
pupilla - eyeball
radius - a spoke of a wheel
rana - frog
refrigerare - cool
respirare - to breathe
retro - backward
rostratus - baked
rumen - cud
ruptura - break
sagittarius - archer
scribere - to write
sempervivus - evergreen
similis - alike
simius - ape
species - kind, sort
spina - backbone
taurus - bull
terminus - end
terra - earth
textile - fabric
tranquillus - calm
trans - across
ungula - claw
urbanus - city
ursus - bear
vacuum - empty
venter - belly
vita - life
vividus - green
volatilis - flying
voro - to devour
vulpes - fox
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Greek
aer - air
allos - other
amoibe - change
an - without
ante - before, toward
anthropos - human
anti - against
arthron - joint
atmos - vapor
auto - self
bios - life
chiton - a tunic
chloros - green
derma - skin
endon - within
epi - on or over
ex - out of
gaster - stomach
haima - blood
heteros - other
homos - same
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karas - horn
logos - a discourse
megas - great, large
metamorphoun - to transform
mono - one
noto - back
oikos - home
onta - things that exist
optikos - of the eye
palaios - old
philios - friendly
phobos - fearing
photos - light
phyllon - leaf
pod - foot
sphaira - globe
stasis - standing
stereo - solid, shape
syn - together
therme - heat
tithenai - to place
trophos - feeder
zoe - life
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Snakes
Rubber Boa
Charina bottae
Rubber Boas are extremely docile and slow-moving snakes, which makes them ideal for handling with reluctant children (or student leaders!) Rubber Boas never bite or strike as a defense mechanism, although they may excrete musk if they feel threatened.
Rubber Boas eat a variety of small animals, but they prefer nestling rodents (a.k.a. baby mice) and will eat the entire litter while fending off the mother with their blunt tail. Most wild Rubber Boas have extensive scarring on their tail because of this.
Since they neither bite, nor move quickly, Rubber Boas' best defense against predators is their reclusive nature. They hide, burrow, and emerge primarily at night.
The current Rubber Boa in the Bat Cave is McGonagall. Her predecessor was named Salazar, after Salazar Slytherin from the Harry Potter book series, so McGonagall is named for Professor Minerva McGonagall from the same series.
Some Rubber Boa info:
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Lizards
Northern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria principis
The Northern Alligator Lizard is so called because of its resemblance to an alligator. Alligator lizards are viviparous, meaning they give birth to live young. They eat a variety of small invertebrates.
Northern Alligator Lizards can lose their tails when threatened, and like some other lizards, the lost tail will grow back. Lizards with this adaptation have a central area of their tail with bones that break easily and muscles that pull apart easily. The blood vessels in this region constrict to stop the bleeding when this occurs.
The Northern Alligator Lizard in the Bat Cave is named Montezuma. He has lost his tail in the past, and is in the process of re-growing it.
Some Northern Alligator Lizard info:
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Millipedes
Giant Northwest Millipede
Tylobolus deses
The Giant Northwest Millipede is not as common as the Yellow-spotted Millipede (or Clown Millipede). It eats primarily decomposing leaf litter that forms the duff layer of the soil, and excretes rich topsoil.
The name millipede means "thousand-foot," but no millipede has that many legs. The Giant Northwest Millipedes have about 200 legs.
The millipedes in the Bat Cave are slow to unroll from their defensive posture, but once they awaken, watching their legs move in a wave-motion can be hypnotic. All of the millipedes in the Bat Cave have names that can be shortened to the nickname "milli."
Some Millipede info:
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Bats
Bats
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The bats that frequent the Bat Cave are Little Brown Bats, or Myotis Lucifugus. They are insectivores, and use echolocation to find their prey at night. Play with Guido to the left to see echolocation in cartoonish action.
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In the Bat Cave, the bats roost where the ceiling beams make nice dark corners. They usually like the corners that are halfway between the apex of the building and junction of the walls and ceiling.
Little Brown Bats hibernate in the winter, which is why you will not find them in the Bat Cave at the beginning of the spring session, or toward the end of the fall session.
Some Bat Information:
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