Animal(s) of the Month
When you get your May issue of OWL (available at newsstands all over the place!), flip directly to page 17. It’s one of my favourite Animals of the Month ever: the lanternfly. It’s got a head like an unshelled peanut, and it’s also known as the peanut-head bug. I was so bummed when I found out that wasn’t its proper name. (FYI: though it’s called the lanternfly, it doesn’t light up at all. So, uh, why’s it called the lanternfly? Can’t someone just go back in time and name this thing the peanut-head bug for real?)
Under any name, the lanternfly is a perfect Animal of the Month because it’s fun, weird, and cool-looking. Hilarious facts, too. Here’s one that didn’t make it into the article:
One of the ways the lanternfly chases off predators is by drumming its hollow head against trees. Apparently, the loud noise scares them off.
Awesome!
What’s your fave Animal of the Month? Better yet, what’s your favourite animal? What are some of the neat facts about it? Post a comment at the bottom of this post or email me your picks.
And, before you go, check out this hilarious National Geographic clip from YouTube. It’s about goats that faint (I’m not joking!):
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_3Utmj4RPU&feature=related]
’Til next time!
Craig, owlblog@owlkids.com
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You Craig, my favourite animal is a giraffe. I think it should def make an appearence in the mag…It is an awesome animal and you could learn loads of stuff about it!
first comment! Havn’t got my May issue yet, but I hope to get it soon! I sent out my think tqank letter yesterday, so I hope it gets to toronto on time!
Earth Day is today! Can’t wait to get the June issue and enter that Cd cover contest!
That is an awesome idea! Like how you put some of the blog questions in the May issue.
Hey Craig!
My favourite animal is a hippo! I think they are so cute and they are really unique! I think it should definitley be in one of the upcoming issues!
I LOVE OWL!!!!!!!! I can not wait till the July issue (if there will be one) because thats my birthday issue! I hope the mystery comic stories can come back soon!
i thought that this was funny and cool thanks.
I already saw those goats on the National Geographic Kids website because I subscribe that magazine too. Sorry. Oh ya. I think that a cool Animal of the Month would be the Okapi, because it has legs like a zebra, horns, and a head like a girafffe. It’s not man-made.
I’m stillllll waiting for my may issue! I hope to get it soon. Your right, the lanternfly is totally awsome! I can’t wait to flip through all the pages in my OWL magazine! Keep up the great magazine. I don’t know what i would do without it. 😉
The vid is pretty cool. more interesting than funny though
I hope the animal of the month for June will be a monkey. I LOVE monkeys!!!
I love the fainting goat youtube video. It’s HILARIOUS
Yo! My favorite animal is a dog. Dogs are cute, cuddly and are very loyal. My cousins have a Golden Retriever. When they wre young they would just lie on the dogs back. Talk about torture! She never ever bit either of my cousins.
hey that was rock on!!
keep up the good blog plz!!
I aaaaaaaaaaaaam Hyper!!!!!!!!! Heeeeeeeeeee! Heeeeeeeeeeeeeee! By the way at school, me and my friend convinced our gym teacher to be able to play leapfrog instead of running for warmup.
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My favorite is the 3 toed sloth! There neat!
Ha ha ha,funny goat! My fave animals are axolotles and albatrosses. Bet you don’t know what an axolotle is!
that is so funny!