The Monkey with a Bright Blue Bottom

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Children will very probably already know that zebras have stripes, and giraffes a sort of square pattern, but will they have heard of a spectacled bear?

The blue perineum, buttocks and scrotum displayed by adult males are comparable in size and coloration in C lomamiensis and C hamlyni, and are more extensive than genital patches in any other Cercopithecus.The story is good for KS1, to help them to identify colours, patterns and all the different animals.

They were even more amazed when I showed them pictures on line of mandrils which this is about and that they are actually real. Ovviamente al loro risveglio, gli animali non sono contenti della vena creativa della scimmia che viene ripagata con la sua stessa moneta.

I liked the illustration style and the creative story which is sure to have children designing their own animal coats and patterns. He starts small, with some stripy snakes and bright green frogs, but soon he’s painting black stripes on zebras and big brown squares on giraffes.

The challenge now is to make the Lesula an iconic species that carries the message for conservation for all of Congo’s endangered fauna,” says John Hart.So the bear grabs the paintbrush, and the box of colours, and proceeds to paint the bum cheeks of the cheeky monkey “as bright as a blue summer sky” (that’ll teach him! He painted stripes on the zebra, spots on the leopard and squares on the giraffe … but then he got a bit carried away.

After enjoying the story and rhymes, identifying all the animals, and all the shapes, colours and patterns, what better than to find pictures of these lesser known animals in real life, and join in the surprise and astonishment?Wishing that more animals in the jungle could be vibrant in color and appearance, a mischievous monkey grabs his paints and descends on his sleeping friends, covering their coats with brilliant shades, stripes and dots.