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Dig Wait Listen: A Desert Toad’s Tale. 5.1. burrow. beyond. warning. lengthy. Ranger. distant. spadefoot toad. Back feet are like a spade (shovel). scorpion. Watch out! If his tail is up, he is ready to sting!. soil. soil. Oklahoma soil is very red!. desert soil.
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spadefoot toad Back feet are like a spade (shovel)
scorpion Watch out! If his tail is up, he is ready to sting!
soil Oklahoma soil is very red!
desert soil Desert soil can be sandy or dry and cracked.
peccaries Singular: peccary Peccaries are found mostly in Central and South America
kangaroo Just like baby cats are kittens, baby kangaroos are called joeys!
basement A basement can be finished (a nice room) or unfinished (you would not want to go there!).
Frog or Toad? frog (raña) toad (sapo) • two bulging eyes • strong, long, webbed hind feet that are adapted for leaping and swimming • smooth or slimy skin (generally, frogs tend to like moister environments) • Frogs tend to lay eggs in clusters. • stubby bodies with short hind legs (for walking instead of hopping) • warty and dry skin • paratoid (or poison) glands behind the eyes • Toads tend to lay eggs in long chains.
woodpecker Woodpeckers peck at the wood to find yummy bugs to eat! • Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XqFHeynFwM
rattlesnake • Discovery Education Video: http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/EEA9BD4F-C386-4074-85AE-D4493383B07E • See a BIG rattlesnake slithering around here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tGPkdjfByc&feature=related
marvelous What do you think is marvelous?
desert • Click for video http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/3ADCED3A-E50C-443E-A7A7-B0CC011C04E2