Along with the girls' interests in learning about crocodilians and the oceans and rivers of the world, the girls have also been into learning more about ocean and freshwater creatures. Georgia has been very interested in the Amazon River, and especially the arapaima, largest freshwater fish on Earth.) Through her research, she's also come upon the ceolocanth, a fish previously thought to have been extinct! At PBS she viewed its' anatomy.
We made a trip to the Newport Aquarium where we all met Might Mike the American Alligator, on tour from Florida. We also saw the....ARAPAIMA!!! She was so excited. Said while in the Amazon exhibit, "I know these fish the best, this is my favorite part."We saw several species of shark, rays, jellyfish, freshwater fish from around the world and from our own backyard, shore life, coral reef life, and fish from the Amazon. We experienced the touch tanks both at the shore life gallery, and in the shark exhibit. We even got to watch scuba divers in the tank, as it was apparently cleaning day.
The girls have also been playing the game Endless Ocean, Blue World on the Wii. They have learned so much from that game! Not just about different types of fish, but learning about the different habitats, life in the deep verses the shallow regions, food webs, conservation, geology, salvaging, taxonomy, diving safety, budgeting and saving, geography, and so much more. We keep a piece of paper handy while playing so the girls can jot down creatures they want to research further. 
After playing, the girls gather their extensive collection of stuffed animals and small toys of the animals they were learning about. They have quite the collection, too! I love listening to them...Olivia asking Georgia about different animals, what they eat or where they live. We just did some quick research this morning from their play...they wanted to know the life span of their animals to see which ones lived the longest! They also enjoy the Zoo Tycoon PC games. They have learned SOOO much from that as well. Again, not just about animals. That is another game that we really like.
