Zanzibar Red Colobus

We just learned about the Mantled Guereza.

Another type of Old World Monkey is the Zanzibar Red Colobus, also called Kirk's red colobus.

This is a type of monkey that lives only on the island of Zanzibar.
Their fur can be white, red and black.
Usually their back is red, and they have a black stripe on their sides and arms, their belly is white and their face is black.

They don't get very big, only about 25 pounds.
One funny thing is that these monkeys smell bad, and are called "kima punju" which means "poison monkey" and some people used to think that their bad smell was bad magic that killed the trees.

Most primates have a thumb that sticks out a little different, but these monkeys are part of the "colobus" family, which means "he cut short".
The name is because they only have a tiny little thumb, but they have longer fingers than most monkeys.



(from: wikipedia - zanzibar red colobus)


The Red Colobus Monkey of Zanzibar, One Of The Rarest Primates In The World - Tekweni


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Marbled Cat

Human Ear

We just learned about Metastasis and a whole bunch of other things about Cancer.

Let's move on to learn about the Human Ear!

The ear is the part of the human body that takes in sound waves from the air and turns them into messages that our brain can understand.

It also helps balance, telling us when our head is straight up, or tipped over.

Ears are also one place on the body that people have worn jewelry and piercings for thousands of years.

Some people have big ears, some have little ears, and some have ears like an elf but they all help give one of the important 5 senses of the body.


(from: wikipedia - ear)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Rheum

Brunei

We just learned about the country of Bhutan

Let's learn a little about the country of Brunei!

Brunei is a small country in eastern Asia, on the island of Borneo.
It is surrounded by a state called Sarawak, which is part of the country of Malaysia.

There are about 430,000 people in Brunei, and it is about 2,200 square miles.
People in Brunei speak either Malay, Chinese, Arabic or English.


(from: wikipedia - brunei)

The flag of Brunei is yellow with diagonal stripes of white and black through the middle.
In the center of the flag is the symbol of Brunei that stands for justice, success, peace.
The yellow stands for royalty and the black and white are for the rulers of Brunei.


(from: wikipedia - brunei)

To eat in Brunei you might have ambuyat, which is made from the trunk of the sago palm tree.

(from: wikipedia - ambuyat)

Visiting Brunei you might go to Jerudong Park, which is an amusement park with roller coasters.

(from: wikipedia - jerudong park)

Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque is a place of worship in Brunei, built in 1958.

(from: wikipedia - omar ali saifuddien mosque)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Pole of Inaccessibility Research Station

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

We just learned about the Great Is Thy Faithfulness.

Another famous hymn is Praise to the Lord, the Almighty by Joachim Neander.

Neander was a teacher and pastor, born in Germany in 1650 AD.
He wrote many hymns, but this one that he wrote in 1680 was by far his most famous.

Its title in German is "Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren", and in 1863 Catherine Winkworth translated it to the English words we know today.

The hymn was so popular, that in 1725 Johann Sebastian Bach made another song for the church based on the same words and notes.


(from: wikipedia - praise to the lord, the almighty)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Knights Templar

43 Roaring Forty - Carl Andre

We just learned about the Roden Crater - James Turrell.

Another famous land art sculpture is 43 Roaring Forty by Carl Andre made in the Netherlands in 1988.

Andre was born in 1935 in Massachusetts.
He was famous for making abstract art in a minimalist style, usually with straight grids and lines.

In 1988 he made a sculpture called 43 Roaring Forty, which is like a long sidewalk made of 43 square blocks of steel.


(from: wikipedia - carl andre)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Civil War Memorial - Martin Milmore

Swahili - March, April

Let's keep learning about the months of the year in Russian!

We already learned that January, February is Januari, Februari

Let's keep going!

March - Machi - sounds like mah-chee 文A

April - Aprili - sounds like ah-pree-lee 文A



(from: wikipedia - swahili language)

Russian: Март (Mart), Апрель (Aprel') Norwegian: Mars, April

Greek: Μάρτιος (Mártios), Απρίλιος (Aprílios)

ASL: March, April

Italian: Marzo, Aprile

German: März, April

Spanish: Marzo, Abril

French: Mars, Avril

Alternator

We just learned about the Fuel Injector.

Another part of a car is the Alternator.

We've learned about how a car burns gasoline for fuel to make it move.
There are some parts of the car that need electricity, not just moving parts.

When the car engine runs, it is hooked up to some belts that are hooked up to the alternator.
The car makes the belts spin around, and the alternator uses that spinning motion and charges up electric power.
It then uses that electric power to charge up the car battery and to run all of the electrical things in a car like headlights, windshield wipers and radios.


(from: wikipedia - alternator (automotive))


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Sun and Planet Gear