Cave Swallows
We're Isabel and Emily and we're spelunkers! That means we like exploring caves. We went to Carlsbad Caverns to help with an ongoing cave swallow study. But first, we stopped by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science to check out what animals lived in our state during different times in history. They even have a simulated cave from the Ice Age. There were plenty of interesting dinosaurs here, too, including some predecessors to birds! All of them are extinct now, of course. But that got us thinking: How are the cave swallows in Carlsbad Caverns doing?
Download Now (261 kb) We're Isabel and Emily and we're spelunkers! That means we like exploring caves. We went to Carlsbad Caverns to help with an ongoing cave swallow study. But first, we stopped by the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science to check out what animals lived in our state during different times in history. They even have a simulated cave from the Ice Age. There were plenty of interesting dinosaurs here, too, including some predecessors to birds! All of them are extinct now, of course. But that got us thinking: How are the cave swallows in Carlsbad Caverns doing?
How would you investigate this question?
You can localize Isabel and Emily's question. Think of a bird that lives in your area. How would you study the health of this species? Describe your investigation in your notebook and discuss it with your teacher, or go to Cave Swallows to learn more about what Isabel and Emily discovered.
