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Animals of the North Pole

Sheli Dansky came to share her amazing trip to Churchill, Manitoba. She told us about polar bears, huskies, dog races, the town and its people and introduced us to the Lazy Bear Lodge and Wally.Wally was our first Skype interview. Mrs.Dansky, thanks for making this All About the Polar Regions such a special and exciting unit of study!

Our email asking Wally Daudrich, owner of the Lazy Bear Lodge in Churchill, Mannitoba, if he could Skype with us.

Our Skype interview with Wally Daudrich. Do you see one of our students in the tiny box?Wally is answering his question about polar bears.Peter asked if polar bears get angry. Wally told us that polar bears get angry when they are hungry!

Wally is listening very carefully to one of our interviewers. Our Skype interview was forty five minutes long!We learned so many interesting facts from our expert.We have transcribed some of the interview in the next pages.

Our “Thank You” email to Wally and his response.

Map of the World – Can you see the North and South Poles?