South American Coati

We just learned about the Northern Olingo.

Another animal in the same family is the South American Coati, also called the ring-tailed coati or the nasua nasua.

This animal is about 10 pounds, and has about 40 inches long.
It can be in a few different colors like black or brown, with rings on its tail and some white marks on its face.

These coati live in South America, mostly in the forests.


(from: wikipedia - south american coati)


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Sleep

We just learned about the Renal Pyramids and other things about the kidneys.

Let's learn a little about Sleep!

Even though we aren't really in control of our bodies while we sleep, there is a lot of science to why we sleep, and how we sleep.
The body lets out some chemicals into the brain that helps us sleep, the eyeballs move around, our breathing changes, and then eventually we wake up.

We don't know all the secrets of sleeping, but there is a lot of science that we do know about sleep!


(from: wikipedia - sleep)


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Paraguay

We just learned about the country of Guyana

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

ered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the north This country is in South America, and borders Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia.
It is about 406,000 square kilometers square kilometers, and about 7 million people live there.
The people in this country speak Spanish and Guarani.


(from: wikipedia - paraguay)

The flag of Paraguay is red white and blue, with the coat of arms on one side and the treasury sign on the other.
The coat of arms says Republica del Paraguay, which means Republic of Paraguay.
The treasury sign says Paz y Justicia, which means Peace and Justice.
The colors are for independence and liberty.


(from: wikipedia - flag of paraguay)

To eat in this country you might have asado, which is barbecued beef, pork, chicken or sausage.


(from: wikipedia - asado)

Visiting this country you might go see Salto Ñacunday, a waterfall in the country that is 40 meters high.


(from: wikipedia - nacunday national park)

In Paraguay there is a place called the Pantanal, which is the world's largest tropical wetland and flooded grasslands.

(from: wikipedia - pantanal)


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Genesis, Chapter 1

We just learned about the last of the twelve tribes of Israel, Benjamin.

Let's learn a little about what is in the Bible, from the beginning to the end.

The Bible starts with the book of Genesis, Chapter 1 tells about how God made the world.
It tells how God made the stars and the earth and all the animals and plants.


(from: wikipedia - book of genesis)


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Van Gogh's Chair - Van Gogh

We just learned about the The Yellow House.

Another of his famous works of art is Van Gogh's Chair, painted in 1888 in Arles France.

It is a painting of a simple chair made of woven straw over a tile floor.
In the background is a box of onions, with the name "Vincent" on the box.


(from: wikipedia - van gogh's chair)


Kid Facts - Blast from the past: Codex Atlanticus

Hindi - Counting to Eighty Nine

We counted to 79 in Hindi, let's keep going!

80 अस्सी (assee) - sounds like ah-see - 文A

81 इक्यासी (ikyaasee) - sounds like ih-k-yah-see - 文A

82 बयासी (bayaasee) - sounds like bah-yah-see - 文A

83 तिरासी (tiraasee) - sounds like tee-dah-see - 文A

84 चौरासी (chauraasee) - sounds like cho-dah-see - 文A

85 पचासी (pachaasee) - sounds like pah-chah-see - 文A

86 छियासी (chhiyaasee) - sounds like chee-yah-see - 文A

87 सतासी (sataasee) - sounds like suh-tah-see - 文A

88 अट्ठासी (atthaasee) - sounds like ah-tah-see - 文A

89 नवासी (navaasee) - sounds like nuh-vah-see - 文A



(from: wikipedia - devanagari)

Swahili: themanini, themanini na moja, themanini na mbili, themanini na tatu, themanini na nne, themanini na tano, themanini na sita, themanini na saba, themanini na nane, themanini na tisa

Russian: восемьдесят (vosem'desyat), восемьдесят один (vosem'desyat odin), восемьдесят два (vosem'desyat dva), восемьдесят три (vosem'desyat tri), восемьдесят четыре (vosem'desyat chetyre), восемьдесят пять (vosem'desyat pyat'), восемьдесят шесть (vosem'desyat shest'), восемьдесят семь (vosem'desyat sem'), восемьдесят восемь (vosem'desyat vosem'), восемьдесят девять (vosem'desyat devyat')

Norwegian: åtti, åttiett, åttito, åttitre, åttifire, åttifem, åttiseks, åttisyv, åtti οκτώ, åttini

Greek: ογδόντα (ogdónta), ογδόντα ένα (ogdónta éna), ογδόντα δύο (ogdónta dýo), ογδόντα τρεις (ogdónta treis), ογδόντα τέσσερις (ogdónta tésseris), ογδόντα πέντε (ogdónta pénte), ογδόντα έξι (ogdónta éxi), ογδόντα επτά (ogdónta eptá), ογδόντα οκτώ (ogdónta októ), ογδόντα εννέα (ogdónta ennéa)

ASL: eighty, eighty one, eighty two, eighty three, eighty four, eighty five, eighty six, eighty seven, eighty eight, eighty nine

Italian: ottanta, unottanta, ottantadue, ottantatre, ottantaquattro, ottantacinque, ottantasei, ottantasette, ottantotto, ottantanove

German: achtzig, einundachtzig, zweiundachtzig, dreiundachtzig, vierundachtzig, fünfundachtzig, sechsundachtzig, siebenundachtzig, achtundachtzig, neunundachtzig

Spanish: ochenta, ochenta y uno, ochenta y dos, ochenta y tres, ochenta y cuatro, ochenta y cinco, ochenta y seis, ochenta y siete, ochenta y ocho, ochenta y nueve

French: quatre-vingts, quatre-vingts-un, quatre vingt deux, quatre vingt trois, quatre vingt quatre, quatre vingt cinq, quatre vingt six, quatre vingt sept, quatre vingt huit, quatre vingt neuf

Jet Fuel

We just learned about the Diesel Fuel.

Another thing that is made from oil is Jet Fuel, also called aviation turbine fuel, ATF, or avtur.

Jet fuel is a lot like diesel fuel, but because it has to be used for jet planes flighing high up in the air it has to be a little different.
When the jet goes up very high, it gets very cold so there can't be any water in the fuel or it could freeze.
It also has a very high flash point, which is the temperature that the air fumes start on fire.


(from: wikipedia - jet fuel)


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