"Alex works particularly well when completing "open ended" tasks and recently produced a fantastic presentation on the extinct "Quagga"
This very proud but ignorant {What the heck is a Quagga?} auntie had to brag about him.
This is a Quagga......................
"The Quagga was a southern subspecies of the plain zebra with withers of 1.30 meter. It differed from other zebras mainly in having been striped on the head, neck, and front portion of its body only, and having been brownish, rather than white, in its upper parts.
The name Quagga has been adopted from the Hottentot speaking indigenous people of the South African interior.
'Quagga' is an imitation of the animal's call, which it shared with the other plain zebras."
You can find out more interesting facts about Quaggas here.
Very well done Alex, Auntie Em is very proud of you!
Q is a difficult one but it was interesting to learn about the Quagga! And of course as an aunt, you have bragging rights!
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XO,
Jane
That was very interesting and very weird....nature is stranger than any fiction we could concoct! Well done to your nephew!
ReplyDeleteYou have every right to brag! Sounds like you have a very smart nephew. Interesting animal for sure!
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Well that's one animal I did NOT see on safari last year! Guess there are only stuffed ones to view now, sad.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing chance for your obviously smart nephew to shine in his display of knowledge! I love kids who think outside the box. After all, regular, see them everywhere, Burchell's zebras, are run of the mill compared to the long-lost quagga - love that name!
I have never heard of one of those before. Smart boy! Oh and I love your post on the open air market. Sounds lovely.
ReplyDeleteWow I never heard of a Quagga before...how interesting and clever is Alex!! Thanks for your sweet visit..was looking at your previous post..I never knew Feb 1was yorkshire pudding day...it's one of my hubbie's favorites..have to start celebrating Feb 1st from now on!
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How quickwitted of you not to get caught in a quagmire and think of a Quagga, someting the rest of us have never heard of even heard of (even if you did use your newphew's idea) :)
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ReplyDeleteNew to me too, Auntie Em. Very interesting! Thanks for sharing Alex's report. ~ Sarah
ReplyDeleteMy goodness....here I am a zoologist, and I've never heard of the quagga! Your nephew is a very talented young lad, with a bright future ahead of him, I can tell. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd now I'm intrigued to find out what others have posted for their Q word. I think I'll have to go check it out. I would go with "peace and Quiet", myself. ;)
Thanks for sharing. As always, your blog is very charming and fun.
That is such a cool animal....I am always looking for new things to stump my family with. kinda like a truth or dare. I know what will be my next answer! Quagga.Thanks
ReplyDeleteAs always, I've learned something new on the internet today, thanks to the perfect timing of your nephew's report and your Q post. Quaggas must be fairly rare animals.
ReplyDeletehow odd....it's like half zebra half donkey....but congrats to the nephew!!
ReplyDeleteWell that's a new one on me, Maggie!
ReplyDeleteKudos to Alex! He taught us all something today!
Maggie, you SHOULD be proud of him! I've never heard of the extinct Quagga either. he's teaching a bunch of old ladies something they didn't know! Very interesting. laurie
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ReplyDeleteThe last Alphabe-Thursday link this week but certainly not the least!
When you e-mailed me I thought it was a made up word!
What a funny animal.
And what a great post.
Tell your nephew he is quite brilliant.
Sending you a hug and an A+!
Thank you for participating...and my apologies it took so long for me to get here!
Wonder which side of the family that boy gets his brains?!
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