Omaha Nebraska Zoo Academy animal photos #2

Here's a nice selection of photos for you to check out. Can you ID any of these???

   

 

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Good to be sharing this journey with the zoo academy!

Cheers,

Dean

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[abercrombie fitch madrid]

Nos preguntamos qué animal peligroso que se va a nadar con el siguiente. Los caimanes? Los cocodrilos? Tiburones? Pulpos? Más grandes pirannas? Si lo haces, ten cuidado!
También queremos oír hablar de cómo nadamos con los delfines rosados​​. ¿Cómo fue? ¿Se puede poner una foto de ella en tu blog?
Gracias por responder a nuestras preguntas, y buena suerte en tu viaje!
Sus amigos....

[Dean Jacobs]

Hi Landon, Katy, Jah’liel and Savannah.

Thank you for the post on my blog.

Learning about animals is pretty fun , don’t you think?!
Just to be clear, koalas are found in Australia and not in the rainforest. OK.
Koalas like to eat eucalyptus leaves because there are many eucalyptus trees in Australia.

They are really cute; would you like to see a koala in the wild one day?
Cheers,
Dean

[Dean Jacobs]

Hi Kaitlyn,
Thank you for the post on my blog.
The best thing we can do to protect the red faced monkey is to protect the rain forest where it lives. Which means not to use wood that is harvested from the rain forest of South America to make things.
More pictures, thank you for the suggestion.
Cheers,
Dean

[Kaitlyn Gammill]

Dear Mr.Jacobs,

Hi, my name is Kaitlyn. I am a third grader from Highland Elementary. I heard that the red faced monkey is endangered. Can you do anything to save the red faced monkey? I hope you can save the red faced monkey. Put more pictures on your blog.

You friend,

Kaittlyn

[alex]

Dear Mr. Jacobs,
I am Alexandra. I am at Highland Elementary.I am a 1st grader. I am learning about the Amazon Rain Forest. People cut down trees in the rain forest. The Amazon Rain Forest is shaped like a basin. They used plants for medicine. What was the source of the Amazon like? Who stole your laptop? What makes them electric fish? I love you.
Your friend,
Alexandra

[Dean Jacobs]

Hi Mrs. Newell’s First Grade Class!

Thank you for posting on my blog, it is always great to hear from my friends at Highland Elementary!
I went here, because it was my dream to explore the Amazon River and have wonderful experiences that I can use to talk about the Amazon to students like you.
So far on my journey I explored some of the Amazon rain forest and the people that live there in Ecuador. I went to where the Amazon begins in the Andes of Peru and have followed it to my present place in Manaus Brazil.
The mountain where is the Amazon starts is called Nevado Mismi and 5,500 meters high, or over 18,000 feet high! How does that compare to the highest mountain in Colorado?
Monkeys are cool, don’t you think?
I’ve seen lots of different kinds of monkeys, spider monkeys, pygmy monkeys, the most common monkey I saw and encountered were squirrel monkeys. Would you like to see a monkey in the wild?
It was fun to have the monkeys crawl over me; it was like making lots of new friends all at once!
Yes, I saw a tarantula; it was called a pink tarantula, because of the color of its hair. It was on a tree, and we were in a boat, so I didn’t try to catch it.
It was as big as my hand.
The way we caught piranhas was by putting raw chicken meat on a hook. I did eat one of the fish we caught. It was really boney.

Yes, I really ate the grubs on a stick. Would you like to try eating a grub on a stick?

Great to have you along for this adventure!

Cheers,

Dean Jacobs

[Jolie]

Dear Mr.Hucbo,

Audrey and I call one of my best friends Hucbo because his name is Jacob. I forgot to introduce myself I'm Jolie from Highland. Im taking the Amazon class with Ms.Tharp.I was wondering do you always wear the same cloths?Do you like Harry Potter or Twilight or both? Who is your favorite character in Harry Potter or Twilight or both?

Your Ron Harry Potter Twilight Loving Friend,

Jolie

[Dean Jacobs]

Hi Mrs. Brown’s 3rd grade class!

It is always great to hear from my friends at Highland Elementary.
Swimming with piranhas was fun; the only gear I needed was a swim trunk. ☺ Would you like to swim with piranhas one day?

I did hold several piranhas; I even have some video of me releasing them back into the water. At some point I hope to include that in a video. I was fishing for piranhas.
I slept only one night in that tent, but it was a very long night as I struggled to breath and it was really cold outside. The next morning we had 5 inches of new snow.
Showers in the jungle have always been with cold water they capture in tanks from the rain or water from the river.
I haven’t been injured on this trip, but I recently I was really sick for a week, I pretty much didn’t like that part. I must of lost 10-15 pounds.
If I was hurt, I would have to have someone take me to a doctor, I am intending that doesn’t happen. ☺
I brought three long pants, two short pants, three button down shirts, three t-shirts, 5 pair of underwear, 4 pairs of socks, one pair of sandals, one pair of hiking boots, a rain jacket, a fleece, stocking hat and gloves for when it was cold. Plus my hat got to have my cool travel hat, don’t you think??

Happy to have you along for this journey!

Cheers,
Dean

[Dean Jacobs]

Hi Mrs. Yabrove’s 3rd grade students!

It is always great to hear from my friends at Highland Elementary.
I am seeing all kinds of fish I’ve never seen before. I’ve seen many different types of catfish. I even caught piranhas!
The piranhas didn’t bite me; I guess they don’t like to eat guys from Nebraska! ☺
It was really fun to have monkeys all over me! They were squirrel monkeys. I have seen lots of birds, and butterflies and snakes and recently I saw the pink river dolphins. I just posted some photos of the dolphins on my blog.
I really like all the animals, so it is hard for me to choose which is my favorite. To me, they all add to the beauty of the world we live in.

Touching the nose of a pink dolphin is a pretty cool story to tell!

The hoatzin is really cool birds. In Ecuador they call them stinky turkeys, apparently their meat doesn’t taste very good. I guess that would help in your survival!

Great to have you along for this journey!

Cheers,
Dean

[Mrs. Brown's class]

Dear Mr. Jacobs,

This is Mrs. Brown's third grade class at Highland Elementary! We're so excited to be writing to you today! We are learning about the Amazon River by looking at your pictures and videos. We think you are pretty brave to go swimming with piranhas! WOW! Did you need to wear a lot of gear when you went swimming with them? There was a picture of someone holding a piranha. Was that you? Why were you holding it?

We noticed that you slept in a tent in the mountains of Peru. Did you have to take it down and move it a lot during your trip? How do you take a shower in the jungle? Have you been injured on this trip? Where do you go if you are hurt? How many changes of clothes did you bring?

Our last question is have you ever jumped off a waterfall?

Thank you for blogging with us!
Your friends in Mrs. Brown's class :)

[Mrs. Yabrove's class]

Dear Mr. Jacobs,

We are students in Mrs. Yabrove's 3rd grade class at Highland Elementary School. We are learning about your trip to the Amazon rain forest. We found out that the rain forest is in South America. What kinds of fish are you seeing in the Amazon rain forest? When you swam with piranahs did they bite you?

We saw a picture of you with monkeys all over. Did you like having monkeys all over you? What kind of monkeys were they? What other animals have you seen? What is your favorite animal? Do you have any favorite animal stories?

We thought it was interesting that hoatzin birds have been living in the rain forest for so long.

Thank you for coming to Highland this year and for answering our questions. You are awesome!!!

Your friends,
Mrs. Yabrove's 3rd grade students

[Dean Jacobs]

Hi Cheyanne,

I'm glad you liked the video! It's a lot of work to make, but once it's done, it's a lot of fun to share!

Study hard in Mr. Whitman's class, he's a great teacher you can learn much from!

Cheers,
Dean Jacobs

[Dean Jacobs]

Hi Mrs. K-T’s class!

Thank you for posting on my blog, it is always great to hear from my friends at Highland Elementary!
Would you like to eat grubs? The one I ate needed a little salt!
Well, I don’t swim very well, so just getting into the water is always an adventure for me! I do know that I will get in the water where the Amazon meets the Atlantic Ocean as a way to celebrate the end of that part of my journey. How does that sound?
I didn’t swim with the dolphins, but I did get to touch them on the head and nose, that was really cool! Their skin is really smooth.
Yes, I will put some photos on my blog of the pink dolphins. Plus I made a short video. Maybe you could watch that?
Great to have you along on this adventure with me!

Cheers,
Dean Jacobs

[chasity phillips]

wow i really liked your video aand were you were in the mountains and it was
hard to breath mr. whitman said it was because u
were clibing the mountains. please post back i need to know wat your going to say thanks,cheyanne

[Shania Juarez]

I love your videos cean hope you have a a time of a lifetime. Dont worry! Be happy! peace out Dean!!!!!!!!!!!1

[chasity phillips]

r u there
can u talk to me plase

[chasity phillips]

hi i liked your video

[chasity phillips]

hi this is cheyanne

[Mrs. K-T's Class]

Dear Mr. Jacobs,
We are students in Mrs. K-T's class. We have been learning about your trip to the Amazon River with Ms. Tharp. We think you are a pretty daring guy because you ate grubs and swam with pirannas. We are wondering what dangerous animal you will swim with next. Alligators? Crocodiles? Sharks? Octopi? Bigger pirannas? If you do, be careful!
We also want to hear about how you swam with the pink dolphins. What was it like? Can you put a picture of it on your blog?
Thanks for answering our questions and good luck on your journey!
Your friends,
Mrs. K-T's 2nd and 3rd grade class

[Dean Jacobs]

Hi Hope!

Great to hear from you. How is everything out at North Platte? By the way, the Bulletin carries my newspaper column, which is another great way to follow my journey.

I have taken some cool photos of insects and butterflies, if you can find the earlier Zoo posting, it has some.

My main mode of transport these days is by boat down the Amazon River. I am currently in Manaus Brazil, but got onto the river in Pucallpa Peru, so there's a geography lesson for you!

Currently I am trying to learn Portuguese, as that is what they speak in Brazil. Before that, in Peru and Ecuador, I was doing my best to speak Spanish.

Great to share this journey with you!
Cheers,
Dean

[Dean Jacobs]

Thanks Dylan!
Glad you liked the video!

Hope you can go there one yourself!

Cheers,
Dean

[Mrs. Newell's Class]

Dear Mr. Jacobs,

We are first grade students at Highland Elementary. We are learning about the countries you are traveling in and the Amazon river. Why did you go there? How big were the mountains where the Amazon started?
We noticed that you saw lots of monkeys. What kind were they? How did it feel to have them crawl all over you? We think it would tickle.
We also noticed that you saw a spider. It looked like a tarantula. How big was it? Did you get to hold it? Did it bite you?

We saw that you got to swim with the pirannas. We are wondering what the hook was that was in the picture. How can you catch a piranna? Did you use the hook? Did you eat a piranna?
One last thing, did you really eat the grubs on the stick?

Thank you for sending us pictures and answering our questions.
Your friends,
Mrs. Newell's First Grade Class

[Dylan Deklavs]

Wow, awesome video!!!!! I really like it when your in the mountains and its hard to breath!!!! Great job!!!!

[Hope]

Hi Dean , we met at A to Z books. I have been enjoying your posts and your pictures. What is the main way you travel, by water,land or air? Have you taken any cool pictures of insects or butterflies. What main languages have you used on this trip. Thanks, Hope (a north platte homeschooler)

[Dean Jacobs]

To Mrs. Guthrie's Class!

SO great to have you along for this adventure through the Amazon of South America!

Thank you for the posting on my blog, I am happy to answer your questions.

1. It feels awesome to be exploring the Amazon! It's warm and very humid, you can almost feel the heaviness in the air when you breath it in. The plants are huge, thick and every kind of imaginable green color. When it rains, everything has a special shine. You also can feel the abundance of life, to be in the heart of a tropical rain forest, the density of life is amazing! So many plants. It's really fun to look up in the trees to see all kinds of different birds. Yesterday I saw a toucan!

2. Yes, I went swimming with pirañas! Thankfully when I climbed back into the boat, I had all my fingers and toes still attached. I guess they weren't interested in eating a guy from Nebraska. As long as I didn't have a cut with blood coming out, I was fine. I made a promise to some students that I would go swimming with pirañas, so I was keeping my promise.

3. Yes, I ate a grub on a stick, it was probably the most gross thing I have ever eaten. They cooked them on a grill by poking a stick through the middle. Just before they poked the stick through mine to cook them, I saw them squirming around in a big plastic tub. One grub was about the size of my thumb. I actually made a video of this experience, and will make a short movie of it, I'll will post it in the future for you to see. They were chewing, unlike anything I have ever eaten, I don't even know how to describe it. The black head was crunchy and the white body was rubbery. It tasted like....nothing very yummy.

4. I haven't seen any monkey frogs, lots of tree frogs and one frog as big as two of my fists put together.

Question for you, would you like to explore the Amazon rain forest one day?

Cheers from Manaus Brazil! (can you find me on the map?)

Dean