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Student
Questions:
Kindergarten students want
to know how are the Amazon and the Arctic alike. They know
many ways they are different. Hannah in Mrs. Rothmeyer's
second grade class asks, "Have you gotten tohold any of the
animals there?" Ann in Mrs. Rothmeyer's
class wants to know, "What do you do in the rainforest?" Eli in Mrs. Rothmeyer's
class asks, "What kinds of birds have you seen?" Angela in Mrs. Burn's class
inquires, "What do you eat?" Bobby in Mrs. Burn's class
wants to know what kind of trees have you seen? Christina in Mrs. Burn's
class asks, "Is the weather still the same?" Liam in Mrs. Taylor's class
wants to know what the waterfall was like. Alyssa in Mrs. Taylor's
class asks, "Which animal has been the most interesting to
you?"
Aaryn in Mrs. Taylor's class
questions, "How many snakes have you seen?" Josh in Mrs. Landry's third
grade class and Jimmy in Mrs. Zdinak's class will ask, "What
is the strangest thing you have seen so far?" and "What has
been your favorite part of the trip?" Other questions from
third grade students include how hot is it during the day
and during the evening and do the insects look different
than the ones we have here?
Gianna in Mr. Allison's
fourth grade class asks, "What does a Shaman do?" Abby in Mr. Allison's class
asks, "What is the opera like there and how is it like
American opera?" Natalie in Miss Judt's class
also wants to know what was your favorite thing you did in
the Amazon?
Barbie in Mrs. Schneider's
fifth grade class inquires, "What do the people who live in
the Amazon eat?"
Stephanie in Mr. Nail's
class wants to know if you've met or made friends with any
kids from the Amazon.
Nick in Mr. Raible's class
wants to know what bugs you've seen and what was the largest
bug that you have seen? ----------
Questions
from Wyland Elementary...
Kindergarten
questions:
Mrs. Spencer's class
inquires, "Have you seen any piranhas or poison arrow
frogs?" Mrs. Zierenberg's afternoon
students ask, "What kind of people live in the Amazon? Do
they dress like us?" First
grade questions:
Tyler in Mrs. Barnett's
class asks, "How did you get to the Amazon Rain forest?" Hannah in Mrs. Barnett's
class asks, "What is the most dangerous part of the
Amazon"? Riley in Mrs. Greer's class
inquires, "Why is it called a 'tropical' rainforest?" Second
grade questions:
Nicholas in Mrs. Burns'
class: "Where is the Amazon?" Caroline in Mrs. Burns'
class: "Where do you stay when you visit the Amazon?" Billy in Mrs. Burns' class:
"Is the Amazon dangerous? What makes it dangerous?" Lindsey in Mrs. Taylor's
class: "What kinds of animals are you hoping to see?" Dalton in Mrs. Taylor's
class: "What are you going to do while you're there?" Maggie in Mrs. Taylor's
class: "What are the local people called? Are they
nice?" Gabriella in Mrs.
Rothmeyer's class: "Can you really use the plants for
medicine?" Dylan in Mrs. Rothmeyer's
class: What season is it?" Natalie in Mrs. Rothmeyer's
class: "What is the weather like at this time of year?" Third
grade questions:
Kevin in Mrs. Feather's
class: "What are the people like and how do they
survive?" Josh in Mrs. Landry's class:
Do you have a favorite Amazon tree?" Fourth
grade questions from Mr. Bleil's class:
"What does a Shaman do?" What is the opera like there
and how is it like American Opera? How did the fire-cooked
Bird-Eating Tarantula taste? Fifth
Grade questions:
Tyler in Mrs. Schneider's
class: "Do the boys and girls in the native village attend a
school like ours?" Monica in Mr. Nail's class:
"Are the lily pads in the Amazon River big enough to hold a
person like a boat?" A student in Mr. Raible's
class, asks: "Why is the Monkey Hospital called the
Rehabilitation Hospital? Is it for wild monkeys who have
been injured?"
Answer
There are a number of animals that we have been able to
hold, such as sloth, lizards and a variety of insects. The
important thing to remember is that many animals here are
dangerous and we have been very careful to know exactly what
an animal is and determine that it is safe before we attempt
to touch it.
Mostly we sweat!! It is very hot here and also very
humid. It rains almost every day for at least a short time.
We have been very lucky to be able to visit some very
interesting places and see such sights as large trees,
amazing insects and other wildlife, and make friends at a
number of villages along the river. We have also been shown
a lot of different ways to survive in the rainforest.
Everything from which plants are good to eat to how to make
rope, fishing equipment and other necessities.
Toucans, woodpeckers, a variety of parrots (including
macaws), hawks, flycatchers, kingfishers, owls, and many
others. There are so many different kinds of birds here that
we are having a hard time keeping track of all the birds
that we have seen.
We have been eating quite a lot of food while we have
been here. We have been eating a lot of fish every day. We
have also been eating Farina. It is a starch that comes from
the Maniok plant and is roasted over an open fire in a big
shallow bowl. When it is finished it looks a bit like "grape
nuts" with a similar crunchy texture.
We have seen so many different types of trees that it has
been almost impossible to keep up with them all. There are
so many plants that have uses for people and we have been
taught a lot of many useful things such as which trees can
be used to make string (from the bark) which ones have
medicinal purposes and which ones can be used to make
various hunting equipment.
Keep checking the ICE AXE website to see what the weather
is each day.
We will be visiting it tomorrow.
Only two. We saw the pit viper early in our travels and
we also saw a coral snake (also venomous). Unfortunately the
coral snake was already dead. It looked like an animal had
recently killed it.
Shamans are kind of like the doctors of each tribe. They
hold the knowledge of all the medicinal properties of the
rainforest around them and use it to help keep the
tribespeople healthy.
There are opera performers from all over the world that
visit the opera house in Manaus. It is much the same as
opera everywhere.
We have seen all sorts of insects, many of which we don't
even know what they are. The largest was either the praying
mantis, tarantula or blue morpho butterflys. All of these
are large insects that you will not see in North
America.
Yes, and we will be sending photos after we go fishing
for piranha (see
video for 1-18
on main page).
No pioson dart frogs though...
We have sent photos
of typical dress of the indigenous people
We flew from Miami to Manuas, it took us 5 hours, and
then we took a bus to the marina, where we then boarded a
boat for 1/2 hour excursion to the EcoPark Jungle lodge.
Poisonous snakes and spiders.
Basically it rains a lot, and the humidity (percentage of
water in the air) is over 90 percent most of the time. It's
also in the tropics (at the Equator), where it is at the
closest angle to the Sun most of the time; and it's a forest
(thick with trees and all sorts of plant growth).
The Amazon River Basin covers 5 different countries in
South America. We are located in the Brazilian part of the
Amazon.
We are currently near Manaus, Brazil at the Ecopark
Jungle Lodge and we will be boarding a river boat and
travelling up the Rio Negro for two weeks.
The poisonious snakes and spiders.
Discus fish, jaguar, peacock bass.....
Follow Ice Axe and you will see and learn...
Baniwa Tribe -- they are extremely nice and friendly.
They performed and danced for us today.
There are thousands of plants in the rainforest that are
used for medicinal purposes. The natives have a Shaman (a
doctor or 'medicine man') and knows what all the plants can
cure and solve any health issues you might have.
There are two seasons: wet and dry. It is currently
midway through the wet season.
It is very wet. It has rained nearly non-stop since we
arrived.
They are very friendly. They fish and live off the
land.
Not really, there is such a diversity of beautiful trees
that it's hard to say that one is my favorite.
He is their version of a doctor. He mostly uses herbs
(plants) for treating sickness.
We have not visited the opera house in Manaus.
We have not eaten any.
Yes, they travel by boat to get to school
No
Yes, the rehabilitation hospital takes monkeys that are
native to the Amazon that once where pets.
email questions to: doug@iceaxe.tv
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Special thanks to the Wilkes family for their support in making this coverage possible.