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Luna Laufghudd · 02-25-2011, 05:11 AM

After a nice apparation trip, and another crack!fartingsound! and pop!, the class found themselves in an alleyway, not far from their destination. Making sure every student that signed their name was still with the class, Maya slowly let go of the hands she was holding and called for everyone's attention.

"We're here." Not that she had said where they were going...because, they'd find out soon enough. "Remember, act appropriately and stick together." She did not want to have to come back for someone after returning to Hogwarts.

"Follow me please." Oh they'd better follow her...
A quick walk around the corner and finally, they arrived inside at the main entrance of this magnificent museum - go ahead, you have a moment to take in your bearings. Maybe you already noticed the larger than life skeleton of a Diplodocus nearby, one of many dinosaurs that roamed this earth many years ago. Or perhaps the grandness of the inside architecture has your attention.

There are quite alot of people in here today, tourists from other countries and the United Kingdom aswell. Curious people, perhaps just like all of you.
Having made sure that all the students were still here, Professor Saylen then proceeded to reach into her bag and take out a bundle of museum pamphlets with a map. She'd taken the liberty to mark where they should meet, incase anyone got lost. Also, she'd written her name, incase anyone still didn't know who she was...or simply forgot. Heh.

"Everyone, take one of these," she had to raise her voice a little to be heard over the other buzzing visitors, "Open them and look at the map. See the encircled figure in the middle? That is where we are now. If anyone gets lost, you come back here and wait." Don't go off buying an icecream at the cafe. "...and I will come get you." Allright?

She let them take another moment to gather themselves, study the map a little, and just... maybe stare at the dinosaur bones.

OOC: Feel free to join in any time, but please fill out the parchment in this thread before you do

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Michael White · 02-27-2011, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"Yes indeed they do. But birds, who lay eggs, are not mammals, and they also have backbones. Could you think of anything else that might help something be classed as a mammal? It is a good guess though, Miss Browne." She encouraged, knowing this was not an easy subject. But, they would be moving on soon so this didn't overwhelm them all.

"Very good, Miss Stone." Maya nodded at her first answer. Hearing her second answer though, almost made her skip with joy. "Yes! Indeed they are. Good thinking." Woot!

Why did this girl look like the answer disguisted her? Hehe. "Good answer, Miss Smith. Milk is a very important nutrition."

the Mexicana nodded as Jake shared his knowledge...alot of it. "Indeed. That is another important part of mammals. Good answer~~(s)~~." Hehe.

Maya stared. Stared at the boys answer. Well she stared at him for his answer. "Yes, these creatures would be mammals as we are in the mammal gallery." Unless she made the wrong turn? No. "But very good, Lions are indeed mammals."

What was that. What. Whaaaaaaaaaaat.
"That is true, Miss Smith." Maya nodded, but gave the young girl a look as if to say the Mexicana was the one leading the lesson here.

Stuffed the lions? Hehe, had she heard that right?
But, "Warm blooded, that they are. Good answer, Miss Greingoth." Interesting, right? "A lion, that is correct." Nod nod.

Eh?
"I agree. But, these are here for educational purposes. So I suggest you pay attention." So no answer to her question, then? Hm.

"Tigers. Very good, Miss Lovegoods." Nod nod. Which actually brought them closer to their next topic.

"A whale is another good example. Well done, Miss Lecium." Aw.

Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm, "Yes, something like that." Heh. Oh please don't get more worried now, students. Hehehe.

...

"Yes, very good, Miss Connolly. A ferret is a nice example." And so very cute. And fierce.

"Very good, Mister Rhodes." She nodded, "Dolphins are indeed mammal."

"Allright, let's go over here." Maya walked over to the next stuffed up animal. Shudder. It was a great white teddy-bear looking animal. "This, is a Polar bear." Mhm. "Who here can tell me where these fellows live?"

Time for more chocolate-coffee. Yum.

Having seen them in the Atlanta zoo he remebered " Around the north pole,he allways liked polar bears over all of the bears cuz they could swim for long distances,and because of the old coke ad's on TV

HaRoHeGiNeLu · 02-27-2011, 11:32 PM

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Oh! She noticed!

"Oh, yeah, I do, he's a much better Groundskeeper than Masterson ever was, really...," he started to say, with a nod, trying not to pay attention to whatever the thumbs up could've meant, "He's pretty awesome, too." And could take away Saylen's position in no time. Ha.

Treyen's eyes widened. Whaaat!? Ellie could never be on Saylen's side. NEVER.
"Yeah, to you she isn't." He whispered, and shook his head. Though, he was glad that was the case, because if Saylen was ever mean to Ellie, well, then, Mr. Stryker will be the next CoMC Professor, for real.

And, well, Arya falls into that same category too.

"None of this is real...," he said, uncertain to whom was Ellie asking the question. "...yet. For all I know, I mean." Well, it was perfectly clear that he had no idea where Saylen was leading them to, so, maybe she could lead them to a place that had some live creatures or something. It was unlikely, but he didn't know.

But...er, Ellie couldn't possibly be scared of this creatures now, could she?

"Oh." Ellie didn't know Masterson, so she couldn't compare, really. "He seems so." Awesome, that is.

Meh. More contemplating. She supposed that if Saylen really was only mean to Treyen...then that really was less nice than if she was mean to everyone. Right?

So Saylen's still bad.

Her eyes studied all the animals. "No, I mean, like, they're not dead? They're fake, right?" Cuz if they had been alive, at any time, it would be very sad. She wouldn't like that at all. And she certainly wouldn't take any pictures.

scarsandtetris · 02-28-2011, 12:50 AM

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"Yes, sir." Benjamin grabbed Jaina's hand. "Thanks for trying, anyways," he said to her.

"Mr. Stryker, sir? Did you happen to get to know Argus Filch? I heard from my father that he was really hard to get to know, and squib. And he had a thing for using the old detention ways, but never got to use them. At least not while my father was here." Benjamin heard something about mammals. He looked to Jaina, "Hey, aren't Badgers mammals?"

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"Allright, let's go over here." Maya walked over to the next stuffed up animal. Shudder. It was a great white teddy-bear looking animal. "This, is a Polar bear." Mhm. "Who here can tell me where these fellows live?"

Time for more chocolate-coffee. Yum.

Charley followed after her friends and Mr. Stryker, walking next to Belle and a couple paces behind Jaina and Benjamin, and dividing her attention between the Groundskeeper and Professor Saylen.
"The Arctic, ma'am," she said assuredly after raising her hand.

Lottiepot · 02-28-2011, 01:17 AM

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Noticing the look on her friend's face and her ~~impossible~~ lack of class participation, Vashti stepped up beside Trixie and gently nudged her with her arm. "Hey. You okay?" she asked quietly. Was it the animals that were bothering her? They were rather creepy, after all.

It was hard not to look at the poor things. But they were STARING at her. Right at her.. She blinked a few times continuing to look down at the floor where there were no animals whatsoever. That was until she felt a nudge on the arm.

She looked up pretty quickly, if it was some younger pupil asking her to comfort her then she'd be in trouble. Because quite frankly she needed comforting herself. She was however incredibly thankful when she saw it was Vashti. "No" she whispered back wide eyed and going green. "I've been a Vegan practically my whole life and suddenly we're being shoved in front of a load of stuffed animals" she gulped. "I feel sick" the seventeen whimpered. Yeah you could tell why she was a Slytherin and not a Gryffindor now couldn't you?

And then she caught a glance of the Polar Bear looking at her. THE EYES! Someone please tell her that these weren't real...

Luna Laufghudd · 02-28-2011, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Zoerawrr

"Poland," Jake put forward with his hand raised slightly. He KNEW where they lived, sure... but he was DISTRACTED... and couldn't remember if it was the Arctic or the Antarctic... soooooooooooo... he'd go with neither on PURPOSE.

Because he COULD.

Plus, they DID have zoos there. Duh.

Poland? "Not quite. Poland is in Europe and it's not as cold as it needs to be for the bears to make it their natural home."

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Emily eventually looked upto see the teacher give her a look.
Gosh, even the teacher thought she was a nerd.
"Sorry Professor." she muttered and went back to looking at the floor.
She could never do anything right!

Emily felt her hand twitch. She. Wanted. To. Answer...
"Polar bears live in the arctic." she mummbled. She wanted to say more, but didn't want to come across as a know-it-all again...

"Yes indeed, they are. Good answer." Nod nod.

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Then Hottie Saylen decided to keep the troop moving, going into the next exhibit. He wrapped his arms around Lexi as the Professor started on her next question-- What are Mammals? Mammals.... Mammaaaaaals "Mammals... they produce milk.... hence the name." Yeah, and thats all he's gonna say about that. Heh.

Oh she pointing at the bear? Oh! Summer knowledge 101. He racked his head if he ever saw any of these at the South Pole. All he really saw was lots and lots of penguins. And that occasional Giant Squid. "Uh, I think they're from the North Pole Professor. I didnt see much of them in Antarctica."

source: Sal's head. Yes his, not mine.

"Very good, Mister Salander. They do indeed produce milk." Yes, they did. "And yes, they like it up in the north." She threw him a small smile.

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Trixie was HORRIFIED!

The Head Girl had been a vegan most of her life and now suddenly she was being led into a room that wherever you looked, there was a stuffed animal with it's black beady eyes just staring at you, almost like it was begging for help. But she couldn't help them, that was the worst of it all. And it wasn't like she could look away anywhere because there was literally an animal around every corner.

She shivered as they were led over to a polar bear, her eyes looking down at the floor rather than at what she was being shown. She wouldn't look at them, nor would she answer any of the professors questions. A shudder travelled down her spine as she avoided the exihbits at all costs.

Where was Freddie when she needed him?

*pout*

"Miss Malfoy, is this class boring you?" Because the Mexicana could see no other reason to why this girl was not participating.

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Albino Bear!!!!

It had no color...

Wait... Solar bear? "Well obviously, solar bears live on the sun" or was Solar, the moon? No, no it was sun!

Where were people coming up with the Arctic, from solar?

She had to chuckle softly at this, "I said Polar Bear, Mister Blunt." A small smile his way, showing her amusement, "But good thinking in connecting the names to where they live. Although they were a bit off." A bit. Okay alot.

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But at least she wasn't the only one creeped out by the dinosaur. By the look on the other girl's face, it scared her too. Maddie smiled at her and held out a hand. 'Hi, I'm Maddie,' she said 'It's weird, isn't it?' she added, nodding in the direction of the model.

"Miss Force, would you like to take a guess where Polar Bears live?" Hmmm?

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"Awwww Professor it's soooo cute!" Nika just wanted to go run up and hug that thing. "They live in really cold weather! Where it snows all year!" Nika couldn't think of where exactly, but she tried to describe it.

Cute? They very much were.
"Yes, good, Miss Adler." Cold place. Why not.

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Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie

After shooting Sierra a look for her stuffed Gryffindor comment - at least they were considered mammals! Snakes were cold blooded and incapable of chewing their food - Kurumi raised her hand. "Professor, polar bears live in the Arctic circle," she said. "What is interesting is that they are considered a marine mammal because they spend many months of the year in the sea."

source: WIKI! *woot!*

"Very good, Miss Hollingberry. Ah, yes, they seem to do that. They are good swimmers, no?"

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Christopher followed the professor, a bit shy in a class full of people he didn't really know. "Erm, Polar Bears, scientifically called Ursus Maritimus, which translates to 'sea bear' in Latin, live in five nations. They live in Alaska (a state in America), Canada, Norway, Russia, and Greenland. Many people believe that polar bears live in Antartica, but that's actually not true. Penguins do though." He'd always had a huge love for animals, so he felt pretty natural just going off about them all the time, even if he did seem like a huge nerd. Because, well, he was one!

Whoa. That was alot of information. "Yes, indeed, Mister James. Good answer."

OOC: Please state your source next time =)

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Originally Posted by Lockhartian

"None of this is real...," he said, uncertain to whom was Ellie asking the question. "...yet. For all I know, I mean." Well, it was perfectly clear that he had no idea where Saylen was leading them to, so, maybe she could lead them to a place that had some live creatures or something. It was unlikely, but he didn't know.

But...er, Ellie couldn't possibly be scared of this creatures now, could she?

"Mister Lockhart, is this class boring you?" Like, "Want to take a guess where Polar Bears live?" Hm?

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Kita followed the Professor over to the next stuffed animal. Even if they were stuffed, these animals still looked quite scary. Who knew if they were truly alive or not? Or maybe that's just her being stupid. But still, these stuffed animals gave her the creeps.

Woah! She peered closely at the Polar bear, slightly intrigued by the way it looked so... different. "They live in the... Arctic?" she asked, tearing her eyes away from the big white mammal and looking at the Professor.

Was...that a question or an answer? Eagle-eye stare. "Yes, the Arctic is correct, Miss Lewis." Hehe.

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"They live in arctic climates for the most part." Her eyes were on the poor dead polar bear with a bit of curiosity as to how he died. "But they can sometimes be found in warmer climates. Not really warm, just a bit warmer than the arctic." With Grizzlies and stuff.

source: mah mind =)

"That is a good answer, Miss Lovegoods. They have been known to live in slightly warmer climates yes."

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Lexi clung to Salander as he put his arms around her and sighed slightly. At least she no longer had the overwhelming urge to run and hide. Raising her hand slightly she said, "Well... I reckon they live somewhere where there is a lot of snow. I mean... animals tend to be the color of their surroundings... that way they blend in? Or something like that." Unless it was a demiguise she reckoned that was the case.

Yes! "Very good, Miss Denver. Indeed they would look alike their surroundings. A natural camoflage." Nod nod.

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Sierra stared up at the polar bear with a rather blank expression on her face. The creature honestly looked like Yeti in her opinion. Or something similar, at least. She didn't really know exactly where they lived, but if the amount of fur they had all over their body was any sort of clue, she had a few ideas. "Probably somewhere really, really cold. I mean, look at all that fur--that's nearly a winter coat they have to wear all the time!" she replied. "It can't be anywhere warm..."

OOC: My head. hee hee

Aha! "Very good, Miss Greingoth, for noticing the fur. Yes, they'd have to have that to live in such cold weather."

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Were these creatures...real? As in, they were once alive and now...they were here? If so, it was really kind of creepy. Vashti would've preferred staying in the dinosaur exhibit.

Now they were talking about polar bears? These were easy. "They live up north, I think. Like, waaaay up north." Like in the Arctic. Or were they the ones that were in Antarctica, which would mean they were waaaay down south? She could never keep that straight.

((OOC: source = my/Vashti's brain

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Hehe. "Yes, way up north indeed. Good answer." She gave her a small smile.

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Selina felt like throwing up. These poor animals were left to be forever prisoners. They would be poked at and studied during their eternal rest. The Professors answer did not help.

"Educational purposes? Why can't they have a place for Muggles to go and look at them alive. Keep them in cages or something? Even cages is terrible."

Looking over at the white animal Selina thought hard, where would they live. Judging by the coat of the white animal it would have to be somewhere cold, "I'm guessing the Artic Circle?"

ooc. from my elementary school project!

Ay. Maya looked at the girl for a moment, "You really think that is better? A better life for a creature that is supposed to live in the free?" A zoo was only slightly better than this. Eh.
But at her answer, she nodded. "Good, Miss Skylar."

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Having seen them in the Atlanta zoo he remebered " Around the north pole,he allways liked polar bears over all of the bears cuz they could swim for long distances,and because of the old coke ad's on TV

"Very good, Mister White. The North Pole." Nod.

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

sweetpinkpixie · 02-28-2011, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

Kurumi frowned a bit. "Professor, aren't they an endangered species now? I've read due to climate change that their home in the Artic is...well..melting...Some have even said they could dissappear all together within the next century." She paused to look at the stuffed bear. "I am not sure that scientists have been able to find a concrete number, but I have heard estimates in the 20,000 to 25,000 range...which seems like a lot until you compare it to the number of people which is somewhere around 6,900,000,000..."

tonks2 · 02-28-2011, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

Poland? "Not quite. Poland is in Europe and it's not as cold as it needs to be for the bears to make it their natural home."

"Yes indeed, they are. Good answer." Nod nod.

"Very good, Mister Salander. They do indeed produce milk." Yes, they did. "And yes, they like it up in the north." She threw him a small smile.

"Miss Malfoy, is this class boring you?" Because the Mexicana could see no other reason to why this girl was not participating.

She had to chuckle softly at this, "I said Polar Bear, Mister Blunt." A small smile his way, showing her amusement, "But good thinking in connecting the names to where they live. Although they were a bit off." A bit. Okay alot.

"Miss Force, would you like to take a guess where Polar Bears live?" Hmmm?

Cute? They very much were.
"Yes, good, Miss Adler." Cold place. Why not.

"Very good, Miss Hollingberry. Ah, yes, they seem to do that. They are good swimmers, no?"

Whoa. That was alot of information. "Yes, indeed, Mister James. Good answer."

OOC: Please state your source next time =)

"Mister Lockhart, is this class boring you?" Like, "Want to take a guess where Polar Bears live?" Hm?

Was...that a question or an answer? Eagle-eye stare. "Yes, the Arctic is correct, Miss Lewis." Hehe.

"That is a good answer, Miss Lovegoods. They have been known to live in slightly warmer climates yes."

Yes! "Very good, Miss Denver. Indeed they would look alike their surroundings. A natural camoflage." Nod nod.

Aha! "Very good, Miss Greingoth, for noticing the fur. Yes, they'd have to have that to live in such cold weather."

Hehe. "Yes, way up north indeed. Good answer." She gave her a small smile.

Ay. Maya looked at the girl for a moment, "You really think that is better? A better life for a creature that is supposed to live in the free?" A zoo was only slightly better than this. Eh.
But at her answer, she nodded. "Good, Miss Skylar."

"Very good, Mister White. The North Pole." Nod.

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

Emmy raised a hand.
"Around... 3,000? Certainly not as many as there should be..."
She finished sadly.
She gazed up at the magnificent stuffed bear before her. Why did humans have to kill such beautiful creatures? And then preserve them and put them on show? They seemed to have no respect for mother nature...
Yes, she loved museums -she just despaired of her species' ability to understand their surroundings.

Source: My brain - probably not the best place...

PatInTheHat · 02-28-2011, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

A small frown crossed her face at the next question, her eyes still on the polar bear as she was slowly beginning to realize why they had been brought to the museum.

"Not as many has there used to be." Her eyes were still on the stuffed creature. She kinda wanted to give it pets. "They're endangered because...well, there are lots of reasons." Did she want Arya to tell her those reasons? Hm. She'd wait til the professor asked for them.

She'd also wait til they got back to the school and snuggle her kneazle.

source: I'm too lazy to get a real source, this is from my head again. XD

pundantic · 02-28-2011, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

Ay. Maya looked at the girl for a moment, "You really think that is better? A better life for a creature that is supposed to live in the free?" A zoo was only slightly better than this. Eh.
But at her answer, she nodded. "Good, Miss Skylar."

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

Selina looked at her teacher when she responded, "Well ma'am, not to get in an ethics argument, but isn't life- no matter what the quality- still better than death? I would rather study an animal than slaughter it. You cannot say that some of these animals were hunted because their look would be preferable in a museum. I don't know, that is just my personal opinion."

When the next question was posed Selina was at a loss. Until a few moments ago the only Muggle creatures she knew about were the domestic kind. But if the teacher was asking their was obviously a surplus or very little. She went with the latter, "My guess is not that many?"

Walrus · 02-28-2011, 01:56 AM

Jacob stared back into the bears eyes. "including this one?" Jacob thought, he liked the white bears they seemed large and dangerous. "Uhm.... 3. cause you know, not many beings are able to survive on the sun. They'd be cooked. And its probably not the top animal on the sun's food chain, so it would be eaten."

Wait so how were muggles able to get solar bears off the sun anyways?

meganelizabeth · 02-28-2011, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

Whoa. That was alot of information. "Yes, indeed, Mister James. Good answer."

OOC: Please state your source next time =)

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

Christopher smiled, not hesitating to answer the next question. "Scientists can't be sure of exactly how many there are left in the world, but in 2008, about fifty years ago, 20,000 to 25,000 were still living. Do to poor choices that effect our planet, I would estimate more than half of that population has gone down." He shook his head. He was a big animal lover and he hoped he was wrong about that. He really loved animals and it just killed him inside when populations went extinct.

OOC: Oh, hehe! Sorry! This one and the last one where both here: FAQs about Polar Bears - Polar Bears International

Steelsheen · 02-28-2011, 02:05 AM

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<snip>
"Very good, Mister Salander. They do indeed produce milk." Yes, they did. "And yes, they like it up in the north." She threw him a small smile.

<snip>
Yes! "Very good, Miss Denver. Indeed they would look alike their surroundings. A natural camoflage." Nod nod.

<snip>
"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

Oh yeah! He got another ~~one~~ two right. See there was good that came out from the South Pole trip after all. He'd fist pump if only he didnt have his arms around Lexi and was pretty content keeping them there, instead gave her a quick peck on the cheek "Yes very good Ms Denver" he whispered, echoing the Professor's praise. "So I guess thats why the California bears are nice and tanned." he snickered.

Hmm, how many polar bears are there? "Uhm.... they're on the endangered species list Professor. So I guess...... not a whole lot." Maybe thats the reason why he didnt see any of them at the South Pole?

Hera · 02-28-2011, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

Emily added more to her notes and diagrams, this was so much fun!
"Um... Professor I'm not entirely sure how many there are, perhaps between 5-7 thousand? But I know there aren't very many because they're an endangered species."
This was sad, Emily didn't like to know that animals were in danger of becoming extinct.

Expecto-Penguin · 02-28-2011, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"A whale is another good example. Well done, Miss Lecium." Aw.

"Allright, let's go over here." Maya walked over to the next stuffed up animal. Shudder. It was a great white teddy-bear looking animal. "This, is a Polar bear." Mhm. "Who here can tell me where these fellows live?"

Time for more chocolate-coffee. Yum.

Belle knew they lived in the artic, but she heard the next question and followed on.

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

Belle raised her hand, "Professor, i think they are only about like 10 in the world because they are becoming extinct because of global warming." she said. She was proud she knew this answer.

scarsandtetris · 02-28-2011, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

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Originally Posted by hpfan18

Belle knew they lived in the artic, but she heard the next question and followed on.

Belle raised her hand, "Professor, i think they are only about like 10 in the world because they are becoming extinct because of global warming." she said. She was proud she knew this answer.

Charley giggled, then raised her hand to respond. "Actually, Professor, I think the population count is closer to maybe twenty-five hundred or around there."

BillyR · 02-28-2011, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"Allright, let's go over here." Maya walked over to the next stuffed up animal. Shudder. It was a great white teddy-bear looking animal. "This, is a Polar bear." Mhm. "Who here can tell me where these fellows live?"

Time for more chocolate-coffee. Yum.

"Polar bears live in the Arctic Circle, way up north, where it is very very cold all year round." Cass was glad he could remember that fact from memory.

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"How many of these Polar Bears do you think there are in the world?" Her eyes flitted over all their ickle little faces. Were some of them weren't that ickle. Or little. Hehehe.

But, this question saddened her a tad. So time for more chocolate-coffee.

"Professor, I think there is something like 15 to 20,000 of them estimated to be remaining. To much hunting and changing of their habitat." That answer took some though to remember and and he is not sure he got it right.

Source: Polar Bear, Wikipedia

jengirls109 · 02-28-2011, 03:24 AM

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Chad looked between the two students and then noticed how the group was moving to another exhibit. "Walk with me," he said, starting to walk and moving towards a polar bear display.[/color]

Jaina hung her head. "Yes, sir." She was well aware that they were in trouble, but she was unaware how bad it was. She tried to look happy, but it was hard. She followed Professor Stryker while still holding Ben's hand. She noted that Charley and Belle were not far behind her. She took one look at Ben and could only think that he was gonna owe her big time....especially if she got expelled from Hogwarts.

Luna Laufghudd · 02-28-2011, 04:26 AM

Well...Some of the answers were not what Maya was expecting. Apparently the kids misunderstood her question. A few of them sounded like encyclopedias.

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Kurumi frowned a bit. "Professor, aren't they an endangered species now? I've read due to climate change that their home in the Artic is...well..melting...Some have even said they could dissappear all together within the next century." She paused to look at the stuffed bear. "I am not sure that scientists have been able to find a concrete number, but I have heard estimates in the 20,000 to 25,000 range...which seems like a lot until you compare it to the number of people which is somewhere around 6,900,000,000..."

"Miss Kurumi...do you think there are twenty to twentyfive thousand Polar Bears in the world? Or is that something you read?"

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Emmy raised a hand.
"Around... 3,000? Certainly not as many as there should be..."
She finished sadly.
She gazed up at the magnificent stuffed bear before her. Why did humans have to kill such beautiful creatures? And then preserve them and put them on show? They seemed to have no respect for mother nature...
Yes, she loved museums -she just despaired of her species' ability to understand their surroundings.

Source: My brain - probably not the best place...

"That is quite a low number. Hopefully it wont drop to that." So sad.

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A small frown crossed her face at the next question, her eyes still on the polar bear as she was slowly beginning to realize why they had been brought to the museum.

"Not as many has there used to be." Her eyes were still on the stuffed creature. She kinda wanted to give it pets. "They're endangered because...well, there are lots of reasons." Did she want Arya to tell her those reasons? Hm. She'd wait til the professor asked for them.

She'd also wait til they got back to the school and snuggle her kneazle.

source: I'm too lazy to get a real source, this is from my head again. XD

Maya nodded sadly. "Indeed. Makes you a little anxious to really find out how many."

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Selina looked at her teacher when she responded, "Well ma'am, not to get in an ethics argument, but isn't life- no matter what the quality- still better than death? I would rather study an animal than slaughter it. You cannot say that some of these animals were hunted because their look would be preferable in a museum. I don't know, that is just my personal opinion."

When the next question was posed Selina was at a loss. Until a few moments ago the only Muggle creatures she knew about were the domestic kind. But if the teacher was asking their was obviously a surplus or very little. She went with the latter, "My guess is not that many?"

"I don't know, Miss Skylar. I wouldn't want to be in a position to choose." She left it at that. Moving on, "Not that many, no."

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Jacob stared back into the bears eyes. "including this one?" Jacob thought, he liked the white bears they seemed large and dangerous. "Uhm.... 3. cause you know, not many beings are able to survive on the sun. They'd be cooked. And its probably not the top animal on the sun's food chain, so it would be eaten."

Wait so how were muggles able to get solar bears off the sun anyways?

Wait.

What?

"I think there are more than three, Mister Blunt." She...wasn't sure what the boy was talking about next. Uhm. "No, Mister Blunt, these animals don't live on the sun." Squint. "They live in the Arctic Circle. North Pole. Cold places." Heh.

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Christopher smiled, not hesitating to answer the next question. "Scientists can't be sure of exactly how many there are left in the world, but in 2008, about fifty years ago, 20,000 to 25,000 were still living. Do to poor choices that effect our planet, I would estimate more than half of that population has gone down." He shook his head. He was a big animal lover and he hoped he was wrong about that. He really loved animals and it just killed him inside when populations went extinct.

OOC: Oh, hehe! Sorry! This one and the last one where both here: FAQs about Polar Bears - Polar Bears International

And again. "Is this what you think? Disregarding what you read in a book - do you believe there are as many as that?"

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Oh yeah! He got another ~~one~~ two right. See there was good that came out from the South Pole trip after all. He'd fist pump if only he didnt have his arms around Lexi and was pretty content keeping them there, instead gave her a quick peck on the cheek "Yes very good Ms Denver" he whispered, echoing the Professor's praise. "So I guess thats why the California bears are nice and tanned." he snickered.

Hmm, how many polar bears are there? "Uhm.... they're on the endangered species list Professor. So I guess...... not a whole lot." Maybe thats the reason why he didnt see any of them at the South Pole?

One more of those pecks and she'd make Salander walk with Groundskeeper Stryker, and Lexi with Professor Magnus.

He. He. He.

"Yes. You assume correctly."

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Emily added more to her notes and diagrams, this was so much fun!
"Um... Professor I'm not entirely sure how many there are, perhaps between 5-7 thousand? But I know there aren't very many because they're an endangered species."
This was sad, Emily didn't like to know that animals were in danger of becoming extinct.

See? Honesty. Like some other students. Hehe. "That is a higher number than Miss Frost guessed...but I think there are a couple more than that." She smiled a little at the young girl before focusing on the next student.

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Belle raised her hand, "Professor, i think they are only about like 10 in the world because they are becoming extinct because of global warming." she said. She was proud she knew this answer.

Ten? Oh, horrible thought. "I think there more than that," or, "Hopefully there are more."

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Charley giggled, then raised her hand to respond. "Actually, Professor, I think the population count is closer to maybe twenty-five hundred or around there."

She thought? "Perhaps." Simple nodding to her answer. "That is a nice high number, but not enough."

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"Polar bears live in the Arctic Circle, way up north, where it is very very cold all year round." Cass was glad he could remember that fact from memory.

"Professor, I think there is something like 15 to 20,000 of them estimated to be remaining. To much hunting and changing of their habitat." That answer took some though to remember and and he is not sure he got it right.

Source: Polar Bear, Wikipedia

"Yes, indeed they do, Mister Rhodes." And the count? "Could be."

Allright. "Thankyou for your answers. Those were some interesting guesses. There was no right or wrong answer here, I just wanted to know what you thought."

"But, as some of you already mentioned..." Even though she hadn't asked about it. Hehe, picky Maya. "As the world changes, so does the habitat of Polar Bears - and many other creature's home. The impact we have on the world impacts their world."

Maya swallowed as she walked over to stand besides another skeleton. This time, of the Saber-toothed cat. "Pick a number between one to five thousand. How many do you think still run around the world?"

OOC: Bed time for me :>
See ya when I log back on.

*Holmesian Feline* · 02-28-2011, 04:31 AM

Simon thought the question over but he was having a bit of trouble answering since the feline creature didn't seem like anything still present in the world today. "I'd say one, Professor...as the closest available choice since I don't think there are any if memory serves," he commented after raising his hand.

sweetpinkpixie · 02-28-2011, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"Miss Kurumi...do you think there are twenty to twentyfive thousand Polar Bears in the world? Or is that something you read?"

Kurumi stared at Professor Saylen looking a bti confused. She had said that she had read the information that she was stating...so hadn't she already answered the question now posed to her?

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"But, as some of you already mentioned..." Even though she hadn't asked about it. Hehe, picky Maya. "As the world changes, so does the habitat of Polar Bears - and many other creature's home. The impact we have on the world impacts their world."

Maya swallowed as she walked over to stand besides another skeleton. This time, of the Saber-toothed cat. "Pick a number between one to five thousand. How many do you think still run around the world?"

Were they talking about polar bears or the saber-toothed tiger she was now standing in front of? If they were talking about the tiger, was Professor Saylen wanting to know the number of animals exactly like that living now, or also include their ancestors...which would make for a rather large number.

"If we are still talking about polar bears," Kurumi said to clarify her response. "I think around one thousand...or less..." she then looked at the kitty skeleton. "If we are talking about saber-toothed tigers...I'm going to say zero."

scarsandtetris · 02-28-2011, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

Allright. "Thankyou for your answers. Those were some interesting guesses. There was no right or wrong answer here, I just wanted to know what you thought."

"But, as some of you already mentioned..." Even though she hadn't asked about it. Hehe, picky Maya. "As the world changes, so does the habitat of Polar Bears - and many other creature's home. The impact we have on the world impacts their world."

Maya swallowed as she walked over to stand besides another skeleton. This time, of the Saber-toothed cat. "Pick a number between one to five thousand. How many do you think still run around the world?"

OOC: Bed time for me :>
See ya when I log back on.

Charley stopped walking, standing only close enough to Jaina, Ben, and Mr. Stryker to hear what was going on. She furrowed her brow, and raised her hand somewhat apprehensively.
"Excuse me, Professor, I thought sabre-toothed cats had gone extinct," she said.

Hera · 02-28-2011, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

See? Honesty. Like some other students. Hehe. "That is a higher number than Miss Frost guessed...but I think there are a couple more than that." She smiled a little at the young girl before focusing on the next student.

Allright. "Thankyou for your answers. Those were some interesting guesses. There was no right or wrong answer here, I just wanted to know what you thought."

"But, as some of you already mentioned..." Even though she hadn't asked about it. Hehe, picky Maya. "As the world changes, so does the habitat of Polar Bears - and many other creature's home. The impact we have on the world impacts their world."

Maya swallowed as she walked over to stand besides another skeleton. This time, of the Saber-toothed cat. "Pick a number between one to five thousand. How many do you think still run around the world?"

OOC: Bed time for me :>
See ya when I log back on.

Emily flipped the page of her note book and jotted down more notes. Now they were moving onto the next creature in the section. Between one to five thoughsand???... a sabre toothed cat??? how was that possible? hadn't they all died?.... "Um... Professor aren't they extinct?" she asked uncertainly....
Emily wracked her brain, trying to think. Was it possible they weren't extinct and that they were actually magical- but the muggle world thought they were extinct due to concealing charms and the Statute of Secrecy?....
"They don't belong in our world do they?" she asked in a low voice so that the muggles couldn't hear.
No doubt she was making an idiot of herself, but even she didn't know every single magical beast in their world... it was possible.

Orion Black · 02-28-2011, 04:41 AM

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Jaina hung her head. "Yes, sir." She was well aware that they were in trouble, but she was unaware how bad it was. She tried to look happy, but it was hard. She followed Professor Stryker while still holding Ben's hand. She noted that Charley and Belle were not far behind her. She took one look at Ben and could only think that he was gonna owe her big time....especially if she got expelled from Hogwarts.

"Don't worry about getting into alot of trouble. I took the brunt of the infraction. If anything, you were trying to keep me from doing what Mr. Stryker was doing. I shouldn't even have come. Even though this place is amazing, an all, I'd rather get kicked out of school than have you being punished for this. You had nothing to do with my stupidness. I'm sorry, and I hope to make this up to you ten fold." He squeezed Jaina's hand even tighter and went with Mr. Stryker to thee polar bear place. He barely looked up to see this giant white bear, then quickly looked back at his feet. "Jaina, I'm so sorry that I got you involved with this. With me, even."

BillyR · 02-28-2011, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

Well...Some of the answers were not what Maya was expecting. Apparently the kids misunderstood her question. A few of them sounded like encyclopedias.

"Yes, indeed they do, Mister Rhodes." And the count? "Could be."

Allright. "Thankyou for your answers. Those were some interesting guesses. There was no right or wrong answer here, I just wanted to know what you thought."

"But, as some of you already mentioned..." Even though she hadn't asked about it. Hehe, picky Maya. "As the world changes, so does the habitat of Polar Bears - and many other creature's home. The impact we have on the world impacts their world."

Maya swallowed as she walked over to stand besides another skeleton. This time, of the Saber-toothed cat. "Pick a number between one to five thousand. How many do you think still run around the world?"

OOC: Bed time for me :>
See ya when I log back on.

Cass looks at the skeleton and blinked... then smiled at the professor's choice.

"Professor, unless my primary school classes were wrong there are none of that breed of cat still alive today. So I am going to have to say one as it is the closest answer in the range given. They are extinct now. Though it would be interesting to see how they would fair today."

pundantic · 02-28-2011, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna Laufghudd

"I don't know, Miss Skylar. I wouldn't want to be in a position to choose." She left it at that. Moving on, "Not that many, no."

Allright. "Thankyou for your answers. Those were some interesting guesses. There was no right or wrong answer here, I just wanted to know what you thought."

"But, as some of you already mentioned..." Even though she hadn't asked about it. Hehe, picky Maya. "As the world changes, so does the habitat of Polar Bears - and many other creature's home. The impact we have on the world impacts their world."

Maya swallowed as she walked over to stand besides another skeleton. This time, of the Saber-toothed cat. "Pick a number between one to five thousand. How many do you think still run around the world?"

OOC: Bed time for me :>
See ya when I log back on.

Selina was silently grateful the Professor had left their conversation at that. Anything dealing with ethics and morals was not a very good topic of conversation for anyone. And to discuss it with a Professor was not a good combination.

When she listened to the other answers Selina found herself growing really upset. But she tried her best to control it. After her exploding incident she did not need to draw anymore attention to herself.

"Ma'am? My guess is they are extinct. I mean the die-no-sores in the other room were all extinct. All of the... living animals are stuffed. There is no stuffed saber tooth which-a-mi-call-its. So I'm going to go with none."

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