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photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
photo by Tracy Brooks/Mission Wolf/courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
photo by Michael Murphree, courtesy “Megamind” © 2010 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick The Wild Arctic Wolves
Wolves usually travel in packs. Arctic wolf packs are usually made up of the parents, pups born that year and the pups’ older brothers and sisters. They prey on caribou, hares and other animals.
Caribou migrate to summer areas where they have their calves and feed on new plant growth. As it gets colder, they go where they can find winter food.
Caribou and reindeer
The reindeer is a species of deer found in Europe and Asia. The same species, or type of animal, is called the caribou (KAR-uh-boo) in Canada and the United States. The caribou is a wild relative of the reindeer. People tamed, or domesticated, reindeer thousands of years ago. The reindeer is somewhat smaller than the wild caribou. Caribou
and
reindeer hooves are wide and flat so they can
support the animal in the snow. The wide hooves also act as paddles for swimming.
Their hairs trap air, which keeps them warm and helps them float in the water. They are good swimmers, even crossing icy Arctic rivers.
The Mini Page thanks Cathy Curby, wildlife interpretive specialist, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, for help with this issue.
The
Arctic hare lives on
rocky hills and
higher areas.
Look through your newspaper for stories and pictures of animals in winter.
Next week, The Mini Page is about making a New Year’s resolution to learn more about your family.
The Mini Page Staff Betty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist Arctic hare
The Arctic hare’s fur in the summer ranges from brownish gray to mostly white, depending on where it lives. In the winter, its fur turns white everywhere and grows longer. It has outer fur that protects it from the wind and inner fur that keeps it warm.
Arctic hares often stay in groups that can reach hundreds of hares. They often dig dens in the snow where they can stay warm together.
Wolves’ colors range from almost black, to gray, to brown, to all white.
Arctic animals in trouble
Arctic animals are now facing hardships due to climate change. Animals such as the polar bear that depend on the ice for hunting or resting are in the biggest danger. More Arctic sea ice is melting during the summers. Some experts believe it could melt completely in summers within 35 years because of global warming. Without the ice, many animals will be unable to survive. More rain is falling instead of snow. When rain freezes, it prevents animals such as caribou from digging through the soft snow to eat plants.
from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick TM from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick TM Supersport: Edgar Renteria
But in the end, almost in fairy tale fashion, all turned out well for the 35-year-old veteran. Coming back with a booming bat, he helped bring San Francisco its first World Series championship and was voted the series’ Most Valuable Player. In the decisive Game 5 against Texas, Renteria blasted the winning hit, a three-run homer. His series statistics included a .412 batting average, two home runs and six RBIs.
Height: 6-1 Birthdate: 8-7-75 Weight: 200 Hometown: Barranquilla, Colombia Edgar Renteria’s 15th big-league baseball season had turned into a big pain. Injuries forced the San Francisco Giants shortstop to miss more than half of his team’s 162 regular games.
All the following jokes have something in common. Can you guess the common theme or category?
Elmer: What type of music do Santa’s elves like to listen to?
Ellen: Wrap music!
Eric: What do Santa’s elves enjoy surfing on? Esther: Microwaves!
Renteria, who has played for six different teams, might soon retire. But he will always be remembered for playing a Giant’s role in the World Series.
Edward: What do the elves call the work they bring home from Santa’s workshop?
Ella: Gnome work!
Pups often stay in a safe den while the adults hunt. Adults may swallow the meat, return to the den, and then regurgitate (re-GUR-ji-tate), or throw up, pieces of meat for pups to eat.
Mini Spy . . . • cherry • tooth • number 2 • cowboy hat • banana • whale • word MINI • man in the moon • snake
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Mini Spy and her friends are visiting the polar bears at the zoo. See if you can find: • exclamation mark • ice cream cone • teacup • candy cane • number 3 • pelican • heart
• number 7 • letter T
Rookie Cookie’s Recipe Asian Lettuce Wraps
You’ll need:
• 1 (16-ounce) package ground turkey • 2 teaspoons grated ginger root*
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce (low-sodium optional) • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 12 leaves Bibb lettuce, washed and rinsed • 1/2 cup grated carrot
What to do:
1. Brown ground turkey in large skillet. 2. In a small bowl, mix ginger root, soy sauce and brown sugar. 3. After turkey is browned, stir in soy sauce mixture. 4. To assemble lettuce wraps, arrange 1/3 cup turkey mixture on each lettuce leaf. 5. Top with vegetables, peanuts and soy sauce as desired.
You will need an adult’s help with this recipe. from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick Meet Will Ferrell
college, but decided he wanted to be a comedian instead. He started taking comedy lessons, and later joined an acting company, performing routines on stage.
Will has run marathons and enjoys playing soccer.
from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick
from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick
Will Ferrell is the voice of Megamind in the movie “Megamind.” He is a comedian who appeared for seven years on “Saturday Night Live.” He has been in many movies, including “Elf.” He was the voice of Ted, the Man With the Yellow Hat, in the movie “Curious George.” Will, 43, was born in Irvine, Calif. He realized he enjoyed the spotlight when he made the public address announcements in fake voices in high school. He studied to be a sportscaster in
• 1/2 cup chopped cucumber • 1/2 cup chopped red pepper • 1/2 cup salted peanuts • soy sauce for condiment
*Ginger root can be found in the produce section.
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