Fabulous Whio with Year Two

 Today, Year Two began their investigation of New Zealand's unique native birds by focussing on the Whio (Blue duck).  

We thought about what we already know about ducks and then we recorded what we wanted to find out about the Whio:

Jonny "Can the whio fly underwater?"

Atarah "What do whio eat?"

Jackson "What is inside the whio?"

Evelyn "How do they move?"

Isabel "How are whio different from other ducks?"

Bryn "Do they search for fish and put their bums up?"

We discovered how the whio's body is especially adapted for their habitat.

Ryder "Whio eat larva".

Rosemary "Whios have 4 - 6 chicks"

Maverick "I learned that males whistles and females make a growling sound".

Qiurui "Whio live in fast flowing clean rivers"

Rohan "Both parents look after the chicks"

Archer "The blue duck has webbed feet to swim".

Kevin "They drink water".

Eden "Whio have waterproof feathers"

Naira "They rubbery lips"

Collins "They have yellow".

Oliver "They have a rock proof beak".

Leo "Whio blend into rocks".

Holly "Predators eat their eggs"

Amy "Their body is streamlined".

Next time we are going to learn about pukekos and takahe.