Why Doesn’t North America’s Fastest Land Animal Jump? Episode 56
Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible
Eryn Lynum
4.8 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Why doesn't the fastest land animal in North America jump over a simple fence? Discover the very unique pronghorn of the American West and the people who are giving it a helping hand.
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- What Is a Pronghorn?
- How Are Pronghorn and Antelope Different?
- Why Don’t Pronghorn Jump?
- How Can We Accept Help and Help Others in Life?
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Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:
“Walk with the wise and become wise…” Proverbs 13:20 (NIV)
Terms Learned in This Episode:
Mammal: A group of animals that have hair or fur, are warm-blooded, have a backbone, (most) have live births, and feed their babies with milk from their bodies.
Ungulate: A group of mammals with hooves.
Herbivore: An animal that eats primarily plants, like grasses, fruits, leaves, flowers, roots, and nectar.
Opportunistic Herbivore: An animal that eats a wide variety of plants, taking advantage of what is available at the time.
Migrate: To take a big journey from one area or habitat to another according to the seasons.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson? |
| 0:03.9 | Click the link in our show notes to print and color along as you listen. |
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| 0:13.5 | and a bonus video of content every single week so you can dive deeper into every lesson. |
| 0:20.0 | Explore God's wild and wonderful world in the Nat Theo Club at Aaron Linum.com |
| 0:25.2 | slash club or at the link in our show notes. |
| 0:31.2 | Hello world. |
| 0:32.7 | Wake me up to another good good morning time to go. |
| 0:39.0 | Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world? |
| 0:44.0 | Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast. |
| 0:46.8 | I'm your host, Aaron Linum. |
| 0:48.6 | I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author. |
| 0:52.4 | And I am so excited to dive into God's written word, |
| 0:56.8 | the Bible, and his created world with you. |
| 1:09.3 | Have you ever had someone help you out in life? Maybe they gave you directions or removed an obstacle |
| 1:16.8 | or made your way a little bit easier. Maybe it was a crossing guard at a busy street or a teacher |
| 1:24.2 | at school or church helping you find the right classroom. |
| 1:28.2 | Or maybe someone helped fix your bicycle so you could get on your way. |
| 1:32.6 | The animal we are learning about today can travel a very far distance. |
| 1:38.7 | And it is the fastest land animal in North America. |
| 1:43.4 | Now, you might think this animal has no trouble getting places, |
| 1:47.8 | but it has a very big problem. Thankfully, it also has a lot of people helping it along the way. |
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