Today we talk a bit about Yoga and its benefits. We also hear about a pig who could really use it! Check our Instagram for the vocabulary with images. Click the link to follow along with the story: Grace the Grumpy Pig

To the adults,

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A keystone species that went invasive due to human interference. This episode is all about what happened when a small group of beavers was taken from their native home of North America to the southern tip of South America. Part one is just facts about how they ended up there and part two is a fictional story partially based on true events. It's so you can hear the phrases and words in sentences. I hope you enjoy it! 

Key Vocabulary

Keystone species: those which have an extremely high impact on a particular ecosystem relative to its population.

Evolve: to go through gradual change.

Fauna: all of the animal life present in an area or time period.

Endemic: native

Archipelago: a large group of islands

Ecologists: a person who studies the relationship between living things and their environment.

Bush pilot: a pilot that flies in difficult weather and to remote locations.

Biodiversity: a variety of life

Novel ecosystem: new ecosystems created intentionally or unintentionally by humans.

Pod Drama Phrases

Turn of the century: at or near the end of one century.

Born and Bred: born and grew up in a place

Alter the course: change the way something is going.

Boost the economy: improve the financial position of a city/country/province/etc.

As we speak: Now

A tall order: Asking for a lot

Plenty to go around: Enough for everyone

Wrangle them up: Get a group of things/animals/people together

Time constraint: Not much time

Tickles their fancy: Makes them happy

Breathtaking: Wonderful

Stagnant: Still

A quick introduction to what this podcast is about and who might be interested in listening to it. 

Listen to hear about a silly sea otter and learn valuable vocabulary. Along with some of the science-related words, I included definitions of some words about emotions. Words are below in the order you hear them.  For more review, follow us on our Instagram @ryan_sensei_says. 

Temperate: Neither very hot nor very cold.

Raft (otters): A group of otters floating together.

Invertebrates:  Any animal without a backbone.

Prey:  An animal hunted by another for food.

Desperate: Needing or wanting something a lot.

Proud:  Feeling happiness and satisfaction because you or people connected with you have done or got something good

Weaning:  to cause a baby to stop eating only its mother’s milk.

Forage: to go from place to place looking for something to eat or use.

Envious: wishing you had what another has.

Giant kelp: A very large algal plant that grows in the ocean and can reach between 30 and 55 meters in height.

Frustrated:  Feeling angry or not confident because you can’t achieve what you want.

Keystone species: One of the most important species to an ecosystem. A species that can change the entire ecosystem it lives in.

Excitedly: In a very happy way.

Terrified: Very scared

Disgruntled: Unhappy and disappointed about something

Nervously: In a worried manner.

Furious: Very, very angry.