Unless you're one of those ultra-unorthodox homeschoolers who prefers to teach her children at night (and perhaps your last name would then be, what? Adams?), this isn't true daytime homeschooling fodder. (Though it could be if you live in Europe or somewhere on the African continent.)
I'm talking, of course, about National Geographic's live video feed of Pete's Pond on the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana, Africa. Here in Seattle, things don't start getting exciting at the Reserve until around 9 p.m. our time, when the critters start waking up and going for their morning constitutional to the pond. Around this time of night for us (about 11 p.m.), it's pretty lively over yonder.
The animal you'll see the most of at the pond is actually a strange bird that looks like a cross between a quail and a turkey -- there are dozens, maybe hundreds, of them milling around the area. The second most common are the gazelles (or ibis, perhaps). This evening, we had front-row seats to two young males "fighting" with their antlers. It took only a couple of minutes before we realized they weren't serious (in other words, it wasn't a duel to the death).
Over the past couple of days, my kiddos and I have also seen a mama warthog with two babies, and a baboon or two. Check it out! It's fun to leave it up on the computer screen so you don't miss whatever might show up next. (I've heard at least one report of someone seeing an elephant.)
If you and your youngins would like to learn more about the animals you see at Pete's Pond, consider this fun resource:
I'm talking, of course, about National Geographic's live video feed of Pete's Pond on the Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana, Africa. Here in Seattle, things don't start getting exciting at the Reserve until around 9 p.m. our time, when the critters start waking up and going for their morning constitutional to the pond. Around this time of night for us (about 11 p.m.), it's pretty lively over yonder.
The animal you'll see the most of at the pond is actually a strange bird that looks like a cross between a quail and a turkey -- there are dozens, maybe hundreds, of them milling around the area. The second most common are the gazelles (or ibis, perhaps). This evening, we had front-row seats to two young males "fighting" with their antlers. It took only a couple of minutes before we realized they weren't serious (in other words, it wasn't a duel to the death).
Over the past couple of days, my kiddos and I have also seen a mama warthog with two babies, and a baboon or two. Check it out! It's fun to leave it up on the computer screen so you don't miss whatever might show up next. (I've heard at least one report of someone seeing an elephant.)
If you and your youngins would like to learn more about the animals you see at Pete's Pond, consider this fun resource:
