Happy Halloween!

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Hi, it’s almost Halloween! One night full of laughter, scares, and CANDY! Ok this fact is a little weird but the first few Jack-O-Lanterns were actually made from turnips. 50% of kids like chocolate candy for Halloween instead of non-chocolate candy, and 10 % prefer gum.  Trick or treating evolved from a Celtic tradition of putting out treats to spirits who roamed the streets of Samhain , a sacred festival that marked the end of Celtic calendar year. Alot of people think that black cats are a curse and I’m here to tell  you it’s a lie. I’ve read that the cubs got a curse but I think that it is not true and something just happened  and it wasn’t a black cat, so have a good Halloween every one!

All About Jenna

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Hi my name is Jenna.  I am in the 4th grade  and have two crested geckos named spots and stripes. I also have a pet snake that we keep at my school, and two cats. I am 10 years old and live in Michigan. I have two siblings named Amanda, and Jason. I love animals and that’s why I have so many! Its almost Halloween which is coming soon, and I have no idea what I’m going to be ! But I do know it’s going to be so much fun!

Chinchilla Madness!!

img_2338    Chinchillas are a type of crepuscular rodent, a little bit bigger than a ground squirrel. They live in the Andes mountains in South America, and live in groups called herds at elevations up to 14,000 ft. A long time ago chinchillas lived in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, and Chile. Chinchillas are named after the Chincha people , who lived in the Andes mountains.  They once wore it’s velvet like fur. Then chinchillas became rare due to hunting for their ultra soft fur. Most chinchillas were used for clothes and other accessories. Both chinchilla species are critically endangered by the  IUCN Red list due to severe population loss. 90% was lost in the past 15 years. Since then humans were no longer able to hunt chinchillas anymore. By 2006 they were listed as ” Threatened ” and in 2011 they became “Critically Endangered. “Please help these fluffy adorable little guys. They need it.