4.7. THE A-TEAM
(Level: 2 : 4 : 10 acad : 10 appl :: Adaptations)

Purpose: To recognize that animals have specific adaptations required for survival in a wetland environment.

What You Need: paper :: pencil :: imagination

What You Do:

1. Select an animal from the A-Team listed below and create a story or myth as to how that animal obtained its adaptation for survival in a wetland.
2. Or, select an animal of your choice that has a specific adaptation which enables it to survive in a wetland and write about it. How the:
   • Duck got webbed feet
   • Beaver got a flat tail
   • Great Blue Heron got long legs
   • Bullfrog got a sticky tongue
   • Crayfish got its claws
   • Turtle got a shell
   • Water Boatman got long, paddle-shaped legs
   • Leopard Frog got spots
   • Catfish got barbels
   • Rattlesnake got its rattle
3. Send your story to the Adopt-A-Pond Program, and we will print a selection in the "Amphibian Voice" newsletter.

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