AmaZing Animals
Viewing comments for Chapter 23 "Amazing Animals - W"The A-Z of animals and facts
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Comment from Justin Chopin
Very interesting Sandra. I enjoyed the facts you presented here especially the one about a walrus's tusk being seen as a sign of his power and authority against other walruses. Well done.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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Very interesting Sandra. I enjoyed the facts you presented here especially the one about a walrus's tusk being seen as a sign of his power and authority against other walruses. Well done.
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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Thank you, Justin, I'm so pleased you enjoyed this one. They are such an interesting creature. Have a lovely day, my friend. :)) Sandra xx
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You're welcome.
Comment from Marjon van Bruggen
Walruses! I remember them from my visits to the Zoo in Amsterdam with my kids. It was their favorite outing, I didn't live very far from it, so we went there quite often. Enormous enimals, as you wrote, and really, they are impressive. I liked the sounds, interesting video! Sometimes sounded a bit like an old man (no offense)
Again, an interesting animal!
...Will be the leader of the herd (will be, repeated)
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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Walruses! I remember them from my visits to the Zoo in Amsterdam with my kids. It was their favorite outing, I didn't live very far from it, so we went there quite often. Enormous enimals, as you wrote, and really, they are impressive. I liked the sounds, interesting video! Sometimes sounded a bit like an old man (no offense)
Again, an interesting animal!
...Will be the leader of the herd (will be, repeated)
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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Thank you for pointing that out, Marjon, I've deleted it now. I really couldn't stop laughing when I listened to the sounds the walrus makes, it's hilarious. And yes, it does sound like an old man! Lol. Thank you for the lovely review, my friend. Have a good day. Warm hugs. Sandra xxx
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Welcome, Sandra!
Comment from barbara.wilkey
I know I am in a minority, but I actually think walruses are cute. I really do. Thank you for sharing this incredible critter with us. You are doing a wonderful job writing this.
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I know I am in a minority, but I actually think walruses are cute. I really do. Thank you for sharing this incredible critter with us. You are doing a wonderful job writing this.
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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Thank you so much for the six stars, Barbara, and the lovely comments. Nearly finished! Then I'll be back to fiction. :)) Warm hugs, my friend. :)) Sandra xx
Comment from Gert sherwood
Hello Sandra (sandramitchell)
W is for the Walrus
this chapter in your book about how amazing they are.
I really enjoyed reading along with the photos of this astounding animal.
Gert
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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Hello Sandra (sandramitchell)
W is for the Walrus
this chapter in your book about how amazing they are.
I really enjoyed reading along with the photos of this astounding animal.
Gert
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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Aw thank you so very much for the six stars, Gert, and the lovely review. They are incredible animals, aren't they? So huge! Only three letters to go, and then I have to sort it out. I'm going to try for an agent first, if that doesn't work I'll self-publish. Sending you a warm hug, my friend. :)) Sandra xx
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Dear Sandra you are so welcome
Gert
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You are so welcome Sandra
Gert
Comment from Pantygynt
It appears that like human males, these creatures believe size matters - even if it is only in the tooth! I wonder which of the many beasts beginning with X will come along next week. This is an excellent compendium and I love the way it mixes poetry and prose that will appeal to all ages eventually.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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It appears that like human males, these creatures believe size matters - even if it is only in the tooth! I wonder which of the many beasts beginning with X will come along next week. This is an excellent compendium and I love the way it mixes poetry and prose that will appeal to all ages eventually.
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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LOL, size always matters regardless what species the male is!! X is a hard one because it's not as interesting as the others. I was thinking of lumping it on with the Y, which is a great one, but that would make it too long. I'll see what happens as I research X a bit more. Thank you, Jim, only the three left to do. It's been great fun doing this. I've also started another story. Not sure where it will go yet, but as you know, small beginnings can sometimes lead onto something more. We'll see. I think you new book is one of the best that I've read on here, if not, the best! Thanks for reading, my friend. Sandra xx
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Thanks so much fort There is a breed of dog that starts with an x, so Google told me. Or you could be creative and go for the unknown factor - the missing link! Good luck whatever.
Comment from Mistydawn
They do make some strange sounds. Quite a variety too. There towards the end, it sounded like he was trying to talk and then what sounded like a robotic voice. At one point I thought he'd been possessed, lol. Your chapter is very well-written, interesting start to finish. I learned a lot as always. I knew they were big but not that big. Didn't see them as being so fierce either. I found one thing you might want to look at. The only pinnipeds that are larger than the walrus in the elephant sea
Great job, I look forward to reading more.
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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They do make some strange sounds. Quite a variety too. There towards the end, it sounded like he was trying to talk and then what sounded like a robotic voice. At one point I thought he'd been possessed, lol. Your chapter is very well-written, interesting start to finish. I learned a lot as always. I knew they were big but not that big. Didn't see them as being so fierce either. I found one thing you might want to look at. The only pinnipeds that are larger than the walrus in the elephant sea
Great job, I look forward to reading more.
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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I was laughing my socks off when I first listened to it. Thank you, Misty, for this lovely review, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have corrected that sentence, I have no idea how that got changed. It should read...
The only pinnipeds that are larger than the walrus is the Elephant Seal. I don't think there is an elephant sea. LOL. If you look at the picture at the bottom, you can see what looks like a trunk on his face, only a small one. Thanks again, my friend. :)) Sandra xx
Comment from damommy
They sound pretty much like they look, don't they? hahaha. I didn't know their skin was so thick, or that they got to big! Amazing how they care for their injured and dead.
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They sound pretty much like they look, don't they? hahaha. I didn't know their skin was so thick, or that they got to big! Amazing how they care for their injured and dead.
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 31-Aug-2020
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I couldn't stop laughing when I heard them, I told Graham I was going to put it on here so you could all have a listen. LOL. Thanks, Yvonne, for reading and the review. They really are more interesting than we would at first think. Sending you a hug, my friend. :)) Sandra xxx
Did you read the Charles Lucas has died? I'm sure you were on here when he was, he wrote western stories. He was ill for years.
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I'm so sorry to hear that, but I don't remember the name. Thank you for telling me.
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No, I wondered if you would. He was best western writer, he wrote several on here. All the old ones seem to be dying off, even though they aren't that old. My age!!
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Mine, too, and some younger!
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I know. You're not that old!
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I'll be 77 next month. But I plan on living until 2045 and be 102. I've given instructions to keep pumping that CPR until after midnight the night before.
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LOL!! 102, there are many reaching that age now, and older. I'm sure you'll make it without the help! You're a couple of years older than me, and I have no intention of leaving yet awhile. My bucket list will take me at least 40 years to complete! Lol.
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In forty years, we'll remind each other about this post. LOL LOL LOL
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LOL!! Wouldn't that be something? Lol.
Comment from michele will
fascinating! I appreciate that you did not talk down to your middle school audience. You even used words such as capability and formidable that would not ordinarily be in books geared to the age group you address. The photos were a definite asset to break up the text. Thank you.
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2020
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fascinating! I appreciate that you did not talk down to your middle school audience. You even used words such as capability and formidable that would not ordinarily be in books geared to the age group you address. The photos were a definite asset to break up the text. Thank you.
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2020
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Thank you so much for your lovely review, Michele. I really appreciate it. Children are more intelligent then some give them credit for. I'm glad you approved. :)) Warm hugs. Sandra xx
Comment from Ulla
Oh, Sandra, this is just too funny. I'm listening to the sounds they make as I writing this. I'm laughing out loud.
But that apart, thanks for sharing so much interesting information about them. I'm learning so much with your wonderful series.
Please also tell Graham that I love his artwork of the walrus. It's hilarious.
The only pinnipeds that are larger than the walrus in the elephant sea. = The only . . . is the elephant sea.
I so enjoyed this, my friend. A big hug, Ulla xxx
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2020
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Oh, Sandra, this is just too funny. I'm listening to the sounds they make as I writing this. I'm laughing out loud.
But that apart, thanks for sharing so much interesting information about them. I'm learning so much with your wonderful series.
Please also tell Graham that I love his artwork of the walrus. It's hilarious.
The only pinnipeds that are larger than the walrus in the elephant sea. = The only . . . is the elephant sea.
I so enjoyed this, my friend. A big hug, Ulla xxx
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2020
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Thank you so much for the lovely six stars, Ulla. I had to put that recording on, I was in stitches. Thanks for pointing out that error, Ulla, although it wasn't what it looked like. It was supposed to be, then Elephant Seal, lol. I've made the correction, but am so pleased you pointed it out. Thanks for the lovely review, my friend. :)) Sandra xx
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He he, even I got it wrong, but at least it put you on the right track. That recording was something else. I'll have to listnen to it again xxx
Comment from Jannypan (Jan)
This is another of your great chapters in your book, Sandra. The presentation is super--love the picture your husband drew. I really like the introductory poem--reads well with great facts and meter. Your pictures interspersed along the way are interesting, too (I need to learn how to use that feature).
Respectfully, Jan
May I suggest:
Fun Facts on Walruses
warm in the arctic (Arctic)conditions they have to deal with, you might get an idea of how big they would be. They weren't (aren't) called giants for nothing.
On top of all that(,) they also have a thin covering of fur but still look as if they're bald. One other helpful capability (adaptation) they have is being able to slow their heartbeat which allows them to live quite comfortably in the Arctic.
When it comes to resting, walruses are unique. They can sleep for up to nineteen hours a day, or, at another time,(day or at times, they'll . . .) they'll swim continuously for more than three days without a break. When they do want to sleep whilst in the water, they use their tusks as an anchor by( to hook) hooking them onto a rigid piece of ice.
They use the whiskers to locate prey, or hunt them out with their noses on the sea-bed.(seabed) Once found, they don't use their tusks to dig them out, but squirt water through their nose(noses) to stir up the burrowing prey.
The male walrus can grow tusks as long as thirty-six inches,(inches weighing several pounds). which weigh several pounds. The length of these tusks play an important part in deciding who(which walrus will be the leader . . . ) the leader of the herd (also called a pod) will be. The longer the tusk,(tusks) the more respect that walrus will get. But, their power can come to an end just as fast as it came. Many fights break out which means the leader can end up with broken tusks, thereby losing the respect of the herd.
Another important use these tusks have is pushing them into the ice to give it that extra bit of help when it wants to pull it's- its ] gigantic body out of the sea. It is now thought that the Greek name they were given, Odobenidae, meaning 'one that walks with teeth,' came about when they were spotted doing this. And(delete And--It . . . ) it does look that way, even though they don't.
Extra Fun Facts
Gomphotaria pugnax lived on the shores of present-day California roughly 6 million years ago. They had four tusks(add dash after tusks) two on the upper jaw and two on the lower.
Apart from being a hazard to these animals, mass groups of walruses on land signal the serious threat from climate change Pacific walruses (face.) are under. As their habitats shrink, so ( have) the ice-dependent species(,) like walruses and polar bears(,) will find the need to spend more time on land. This will create more human-wildlife hostilities. Some scientific projections suggest that the Arctic could be ice-free in the summers as early as 2040.( 2040--only . . .) Only twenty short years away.
Walruses are very (delete very) sensitive creatures. They have been seen keeping watch over an injured and pushing dead or dying walruses into the water so nearby hunters can't get to them. Females have also been seen to carry their dead babies away from hunters.
The only pinnipeds that are larger than the walrus(is) in the elephant sea. There has been(delete There has been--maybe--One monster registered. . . ) one registered at a record-breaking, twenty-two feet three inches long, with a verified weight of 8,880 pounds. (4000 kg) I'm not sure I'd like him(it) on my lap!
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2020
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This is another of your great chapters in your book, Sandra. The presentation is super--love the picture your husband drew. I really like the introductory poem--reads well with great facts and meter. Your pictures interspersed along the way are interesting, too (I need to learn how to use that feature).
Respectfully, Jan
May I suggest:
Fun Facts on Walruses
warm in the arctic (Arctic)conditions they have to deal with, you might get an idea of how big they would be. They weren't (aren't) called giants for nothing.
On top of all that(,) they also have a thin covering of fur but still look as if they're bald. One other helpful capability (adaptation) they have is being able to slow their heartbeat which allows them to live quite comfortably in the Arctic.
When it comes to resting, walruses are unique. They can sleep for up to nineteen hours a day, or, at another time,(day or at times, they'll . . .) they'll swim continuously for more than three days without a break. When they do want to sleep whilst in the water, they use their tusks as an anchor by( to hook) hooking them onto a rigid piece of ice.
They use the whiskers to locate prey, or hunt them out with their noses on the sea-bed.(seabed) Once found, they don't use their tusks to dig them out, but squirt water through their nose(noses) to stir up the burrowing prey.
The male walrus can grow tusks as long as thirty-six inches,(inches weighing several pounds). which weigh several pounds. The length of these tusks play an important part in deciding who(which walrus will be the leader . . . ) the leader of the herd (also called a pod) will be. The longer the tusk,(tusks) the more respect that walrus will get. But, their power can come to an end just as fast as it came. Many fights break out which means the leader can end up with broken tusks, thereby losing the respect of the herd.
Another important use these tusks have is pushing them into the ice to give it that extra bit of help when it wants to pull it's- its ] gigantic body out of the sea. It is now thought that the Greek name they were given, Odobenidae, meaning 'one that walks with teeth,' came about when they were spotted doing this. And(delete And--It . . . ) it does look that way, even though they don't.
Extra Fun Facts
Gomphotaria pugnax lived on the shores of present-day California roughly 6 million years ago. They had four tusks(add dash after tusks) two on the upper jaw and two on the lower.
Apart from being a hazard to these animals, mass groups of walruses on land signal the serious threat from climate change Pacific walruses (face.) are under. As their habitats shrink, so ( have) the ice-dependent species(,) like walruses and polar bears(,) will find the need to spend more time on land. This will create more human-wildlife hostilities. Some scientific projections suggest that the Arctic could be ice-free in the summers as early as 2040.( 2040--only . . .) Only twenty short years away.
Walruses are very (delete very) sensitive creatures. They have been seen keeping watch over an injured and pushing dead or dying walruses into the water so nearby hunters can't get to them. Females have also been seen to carry their dead babies away from hunters.
The only pinnipeds that are larger than the walrus(is) in the elephant sea. There has been(delete There has been--maybe--One monster registered. . . ) one registered at a record-breaking, twenty-two feet three inches long, with a verified weight of 8,880 pounds. (4000 kg) I'm not sure I'd like him(it) on my lap!
Comment Written 30-Aug-2020
reply by the author on 30-Aug-2020
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Jan, you are wonderful! Thank you so very much for going through this for me. I've made all the corrections. My word, I must have been in another world! Thank you also for the lovely review, you're great! Big hugs, my friend. :)) Sandra xx
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Well, the freezing Arctic can do that!
(((HUGS)))