🦭 Scientists in Australia have teamed up with an unlikely collaborator: sea lions. Equipped with cameras, these sea lions have provided 89 hours of footage and mapped around 5,000 square kilometers of the ocean floor. 🐋 Humpback whales are masters of a unique hunting technique that involves blowing bubbles around schools of fish. They trap their prey in a confined area before launching upwards to feast. 🦣 Archaeologists have uncovered a 13,600-year-old mastodon skull in Iowa. The discovery is not only significant for paleontology but also deepens our understanding of early human and animal interactions. Play this week's Kahoot: https://create.kahoot.it/details/4a984c00-4915-4ec9-bddd-fd6e1c3f62d2 Chapters 00:00 Sea Lions Team with Scientists 01:18 Humpback Whales 02:45 Mastodon Skull Found 🤩 New to Twig Science Reporter? Twig Science Reporter is a unique science news service tailored for K–8 classrooms. Each Thursday, we share stories that we think your students should know about, aiming to spark their interest through scientific inquiry and reasoning. It's the ideal resource for educators looking to bring real-world science into their teaching and inspire students to ask questions, explore, and discover. We post a new episode every Thursday — want to stay in the loop? Sign up to our newsletter and get each episode and Kahoot! delivered straight to your inbox: https://bit.ly/3Xey4wk 👩🏫 Teachers, spark a discussion in your classroom with these questions: Sea lions How did scientists model the ocean floor? What did scientists attach to the sea lions' backs? What kinds of environments did the scientists find? Humpback whales How do humpback whales catch their prey? How do humpback whales make bubbles? Do you know of any other animals that use tools? Mastodon What part of the mastodon skeleton did archaeologists find? How old was the mastodon specimen? What will the archaeologists do with the specimen? #sealife #sealions #oceans #oceanlife #scienceandtechnology #scienceexperiment
