August - hot summer weather and Zeke's attention turns from snow leopards to two other large cats: the jaguar and the leopard. The jaguar lives in the tropical rain forests of South America and the leopard lives in the African savannas - along with cheetahs.
Zeke is particularly struck with jaguars and after looking at several books can tell them apart quite easily. I am impressed at his ability to absorb information and be able to apply it almost immediately.
In learning about jaguars we learned about another habitat - rain forests. So now we've discussed the open grasslands/savannas, rugged high mountain habitats, and now rain forests. I read to him The Great Kapok Tree and we discussed the types of animals and the amazing diversity of a rain forest.
We've also tackled a third continent - South America. He is becoming quite knowledgable about the world around him and I am slowly adding in bits of information about ecology and the importance of diversity.
Some topics covered thus far: camoflague, predator, prey, carnivore, diversity, habitats.
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