Amazon from Kelsey Flashcards
Amazon: What is the non-scientific name for an orange spider Asia and Ring see at the beginning of the book?
Goliath bird-eating tarantula
Amazon: How old is Ring?
11 years old
Amazon: How old is Asia?
13 years old
Amazon: Which gender of goliath bird-eating tarantulas has a longer lifespan?
Females
Amazon: What color are Ring’s eyes and hair?
Blue and blond
Amazon: What color are Asia’s eyes and hair?
Brown and dark
Amazon: According to Asia, how often do three-toed sloths defecate?
Every 7 days
Amazon: What kind of creature lives in a three-toed sloth’s fur?
Tiny moths
Amazon: What are Ring and Asia’s parents’ names?
Dr. Jack and Dr. Jane Wilde
Amazon: What is Dr. Jane Wilde’s job?
Conservation biologist
Amazon: Where is the Wilde’s home?
Near Glen Rose, TX
Amazon: What is Dr. Jack Wilde’s job?
Veterinarian and director of animal park called The Wilds
Amazon: About how many animals are at The Wilds animal park?
3000
Amazon: What is the name of the river they were originally camped next to in the Amazon?
Xingu River
Amazon: What town was about 100 miles north of their camp?
Altamira, Brazil
Amazon: What kind of endangered creature was Dr. Jane working at reintroducing to the Amazon?
Golden lion tamarins (monkeys)
Amazon: How did Asia describe the Burchell’s army ants that Ring spots and wants to follow?
Nomadic; they eat their way across the rainforest floor
Amazon: How high are the platforms where they’re releasing the monkeys?
150 feet tall
Amazon: What is the name of Asia and Ring’s tutor?
Professor Bob (Robert)
Amazon: Who does Ring compare Professor Bob to from The Wizard of Oz?
The cowardly lion
Amazon: Ring calls Professor Bob a walking __________ because he’s attracted all the bugs and kept them away from Ring.
Bug zapper
Amazon: In what country was Ring born?
Madagascar
Amazon: What animals were nearby when Ring was born?
A troop of ring-tailed lemurs
Amazon: In was country was Asia born?
Mongolia