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	It was an awesome day for a hike through the forest...even though the hike back seemed like 100 miles!  This is looking down over the Missouri River.
Can  you see the turkeys through the trees?  We heard them before we could see them.
	Here is the rabbit that we met at the forest.  She has fur, is a mammal, and is warm-blooded like us.  We got to touch her soft warm fur and thought her wiggly nose was funny.  She must have thought we smelled good.  We also noticed that rabbits have really long ears to help them hear in the forest.  Rabbits also have long whiskers to help them determine if holes are big enough for their bodies.
This is the tiger salamander that we saw.  He is an amphibian so they had to keep spraying him with water.  If he doesn't stay wet, he'll die.  His skin was smooth and slimy.  It felt like jello   He is also cold-blooded and hibernates in the winter.
	We had to get our fingers wet to pet this little creature.
Did you know that the salamander pops his eyes into his head to help him swallow food?
	This is the box turtle that we saw.  She loves sand and digging.  Her shell felt hard and bumpy.  She likes to eat lettuce, strawberries, and worms.  The box turtle's shell has a hinge so that it can close completely.  The boy box turtles have red eyes and the girls have green or brown eyes.
This is a red-tailed hawk.  It is a common hawk to the Nebraska prairie.  This particular hawk was hurt as a chick when it fell from its nest.  It is fed and cared for at the forest.  He eats 5-7 mice daily.
	We got to see some of the Giant Bug exhibit at Fontenelle Forest.  Here is one of the 3 giant ants.
We saw moss.  It is the smallest plant in the forest.  It grows in cool moist areas on the biggest plant in the forest.  It looked and felt like green carpet.
	This is another bird of prey that is being cared for at the forest.  It has an injured wing and wouldn't be able to survive on its own.

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