Animal Jam Academy - Koalas

Hi it's Twistered with an Animal Jam Academy post from the Daily Explorer





Though they are sometimes called koala bears, koalas are not related to bears at all. Their closest relative are wombats, which are also not related to bears. Koalas got this nickname because their faces and soft fur sometimes make them resemble teddy bears.

Koalas live in Australia’s eucalyptus forests, and each koala’s home is made up of several trees called home trees. Koalas visit these same trees regularly, and the area covered by these trees is called their home range. Each koala has its own home range, and though their range may overlap with other koala’s ranges, they normally don’t visit each other’s trees. The size of a koala’s home range depends on a range of factors, including the quality of the habitat, and the age and social position of the koala.

These home ranges are especially important to koalas because their diets consist almost entirely of eucalyptus leaves. Koalas even get all the water they need from the leaves they eat! In ideal circumstances, koalas spend their entire lives in their trees, and they are rarely seen on the ground.
Download this fun activity to learn more about koalas from Animal Jam Academy!




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Animal Jam HQ & A - Kelp

It's Twistered with a AJHQ&A video from the Daily Explorer


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGAREtKQLKw



In this week’s AJHQ+A, Enchanted Rockyproud asks Tierney Thys: “Is kelp a seaweed?”

If the conditions are right, some kelp can grow one and a half feet per day! When a large area is covered in kelp, it is called a kelp forest. Like tree forests, kelp forests provide food and shelter for many animals, including fish, mammals like seals and whales, and even some birds! When all these creatures come together, they create an ocean community that is almost bigger than any other underwater biome!




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Jamaa Animals - Hyena

It's Twistered with a brand new animal, the hyena , this post is from the Daily Explorer


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Hyenas are the newest animals to make their home in Jamaa!

Hyenas are very social animals that live in large clans of related families. The dens are the hubs of clan activity where the cubs are raised and individuals meet. These dens tend to be in the middle of the territory on the highest ground available. They will house the entire clan and are connected underground with tunnels.

Hyenas are always communicating with each other and use specific calls and signals, one of them being the infamous laugh. Hyenas use this laughing call to signal a food source and can be heard up to 3 miles away!

Let’s give Hyenas a warm Animal Jam welcome and Play Wild!



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Jammer Art - Summer

Hi it is Twistered with some Jammer Art from the Daily Explorer




Congratulations to this week’s champs of Jammer Art; Empress Shyrabbit, Infinity Arcticwolf, Lucky Magicpaw, Incredible Magicivy, and Infinity Arcticmoon!

Are you excited for the first day of summer? It’s right around the corner. The first official day of summer is called a ‘solstice.’ On the solstice, the sun is at its highest point north of the equator. This is also the day with the most hours of sunshine during the entire year!

This year’s solstice will take place June 21 at 6:51 AM EDT.

You can submit your own artwork at my studio in Coral Canyons!





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Creature Feature - Slow Loris

It's Twistered from Animal Jam with a post from the Daily Explorer

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The slow loris may look sweet and adorable, but they are, in fact, venomous! This trait is extremely rare in mammals and the loris is one of only a few animals to have this ability. It’s also the world’s only venomous primate. They have a gland on their elbow that they can lick to secrete a fluid that mixes with their saliva in order to produce their toxin. Separately, the fluids are harmless.

The slow loris has few predators because of their toxic nature, the sun bear being one of them. There is typically little interaction between the two as lorises live in trees and sun bears use dens, but their love of honey is known to create some competition around the hives.



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Rare Item Monday - Multi-Coloured Rare Moustache

Hi it's Twistered with a Rare Item Monday from the Daily Explorer





Today’s Rare Item is this magnificent multi-colored Rare Moustache! It wouldn’t be Rare Item Monday with out it!

The Emperor tamarin is one of the smallest monkey species. The largest only measured twelve inches and weighed two pounds. Most Emperor tamarins are only about six inches tall and weigh about a half of a pound.

Perhaps it is because of their elegant and and regal white moustache! This moustache was thought to resemble that of German Emperor Wilhelm II.


Image source: CrazyCh3m/Flickr via a Creative Commons license




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Animal Jam Pet - Hummingbirds

 

Hi it's Twistered with a pet post from the Daily Explorer



Pet hummingbirds are the newest addition to the pets of Jamaa!

Did you know that Hummingbirds are the smallest birds in the world?

At rest their heart beats 250 times per minute. When flying it can beat as fast as 1,260 times per minute! Their wings also flap fast, about 80 times per second! It takes a lot of energy to be this fast and hummingbirds need a lot of food.

Hummingbirds can remember where every flower they visit is growing. They also know how long it takes for that flower to renew its nectar after they drink it all up!

Their long beaks help them get to center of the flowers they like to eat and they lap up the nectar with their tongues!






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