Nature, Wildlife, and More!

Mexico has so much to explore.  Sometimes, I just go for long walks to look at animals or flowers or trees.  And other times, I dream of exploring other places throughout Mexico.  Did you know that Mexico is made up of 756,000 square miles of volcanoes, seashores, forests, highlands, and trembling earth?  Because Mexico has such a variety of land, there is a variety of nature and animals.  Come explore with me!

Wildlife

CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THESE ANIMALS FROM MEXICO ARE?

FIND THE ANSWERS AT THIS SITE!  Animals of Mexico .

Mexico accounts for 10% of all the Earth's species.  It's the country with the second to largest number of reptiles, fourth largest number of amphibians and fifth largest number of mammals.  That's a lot of animals.  What are some of these animals?

• Howler Monkey
• Dolphin
• Ocelot
• Monarch butterflies
• Tarantula
• Rattle Snake
• Duck-billed frog

EXPLORE WITH ME!   Find 10 more animals that live in Mexico!  Then print out their pictures.  Make a collage with the different wildlife of Mexico.  Save space, because you'll add plants to your collage! 

Other Great Mexican Animal Links

• Pictures of Mexican animals.
• The Endangered Black-footed Ferret Returns to Mexico
• Make your own paper animals (and you don't have to feed or water them!)
• Explore land and water animals in the Mexican region on this National Geographic Map.
• Coloring pages, facts and stories of animals living in Mexico:  Dolphins, Monarch Butterflies, Octopuses, Sea Turtles, and more.
• Take a Super-Croc Quiz on the National Geographic for Kids web site.

Nature

They're sweet.  They come in many shapes, tastes, and colors.  And they're good for more than eating.  I'm talking about Fruit!  And Mexico produces a lot of fruit.  Take this quiz and see how much you really know about the fruit of Mexico.

1. What is the fruit used to make guacamole?
2. What type of banana grown in Mexico is often fried and eaten with rice?
3. This fruit comes in yellow, pink or orange, is grown in tropical regions and is known to help cure digestive problems and asthma.  Be careful though, you can't eat large quantities of this.  It can be toxic.  What fruit is it?

Do you know the answer?.  Click here to find out information on the fruit of Mexico.

Other Fun Links about Fruit

• Bananas in Pajamas web site with games, coloring pages and more!
• Fruit facts
• There once was a fruit seller...  A story about fruit in Mexico

More about Plants and Nature

There is so much plant life in Mexico to explore that we can hardly do it here.  But on Christmas day, our churches are filled with one plant that comes from Mexico - the poinsettia, also called Flower of the Holy Night. Legend has it that  young girls was praying at her small church, sad because she had nothing to offer to Christ on his birthday. As she prayed, the poinsettia miraculously rose at her feet to be given as a present. Dr. Joel Poinsett, the American Ambassador to Mexico in the 1820s, brought the plant home with him and it became popular at Christmas.

• Read one story about the beginning of the poinsettia.
• Did you know that plants in Mexico helped the ancient civilizations survive and have helped the growth of today's civilizations?  What are the plants that have helped and what makes them so special?  Try this interactive tour of the plants of Mexico.
• Look at photographs of plants from Mexico.  Which are your favorite?

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