Kindergartners learn about burrowing animals at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center
We walked out to the barn to discover things about animals that burrow. Teresa told us about animals that hibernate in burrows or dens over the winter. What do they do for food? What do they do to stay warm? When do they have their babies? What Minnesota animals are found in burrows? Mink, ermine, mice, snakes, striped gophers, rabbits, fox, coyotes, and a Dakota prairie dog were some of the things we found inside the burrow.Back outdoors we walk, hunting for tracks and making some of our own! We used our senses to look and listen for things. We walked through cattails to get onto the wetland. We dug under the snow and found ice! We made snow angels. Molly took us on an adventure walk where we discovered a muskrat house. It looked like a mink or other small animal had taken it over because something had chewed through one of the sides.
It was a perfect day to be at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center!
