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#Smartlikeabear - week 3

We are starting into the third week of our online environmental education! Step by step you will become as smart as our bears are and learn many new things about animals, nature and other topics. Every morning we will update our overview below, link the videos and upload worksheets you can work with. Have fun!

What's happening this week?

Find the timetable and an overview over all activities below.

Timetable third week

Overview week 3

  • 10.05. - Monday

Our whole life depends on what nature provides us with. The land on our planet contains forests, fields, roads and cities or moors, steppes and deserts. These areas are finite and produce only a limited amount of raw materials. We humans use these areas to produce our food, build houses and roads, store our waste and produce energy.  

For many years, however, we humans have been consuming more than the planet provides. How does this work? We consume raw materials, such as oil, use up forests faster than they can grow, and in the process devastate our soils and change the climate. 

In the following quiz, you can guess how much we consume, use, produce or simply throw away. 

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If you divide the arable land fairly among all inhabitants, how much land is available to each person in our country? 

Super, right answer! 

On 2,000 sqm, food can be produced for each inhabitant, but also energy crops for biofuels or biogas plants and fibre crops for clothing. So on one football field, a family of four would have to grow all the food for the whole year. 

We Europeans, however, consume almost twice as much. But poorer countries have to get by with less land .

Oh, you've misjudged a bit. The correct answer is 2,000 sqm.

On 2,000 sqm, food can be produced for each inhabitant, but also energy crops for biofuels or biogas plants and fibre crops for clothing. So on one football field, a family of four would have to grow all the food for the whole year. 

We Europeans, however, consume almost twice as much. But poorer countries have to get by with less land

To feed ourselves on meat, we need more arable land than if we eat a vegetarian diet. How much more land do you need? 

Great, right answer! 

Every animal has to eat and not every morsel is converted into body weight in the same way. As a result, you need about ten times more arable land for meat than for plant food. 

Oh, you've misjudged a bit.

Every animal has to eat and not every morsel is converted into body weight in the same way. As a result, you need about ten times more arable land for meat than for plant food. 

How many animals does a German eat in the course of his life? 

Great, right answer! 

Every German eats 1,094 animals in the course of his life (4 cattle, 46 pigs, 4 sheep, 64 turkeys, 37 ducks, 12 geese, 945 chickens). 

(Source: Zeo2, Ausgabe 03/2012; VEBU-Statistik)

Oh, you've misjudged a bit.

Every German eats 1,094 animals in the course of his life (4 cattle, 46 pigs, 4 sheep, 64 turkeys, 37 ducks, 12 geese, 945 chickens). 

(Source: Zeo2, Ausgabe 03/2012; VEBU-Statistik)

How many pigs end up in the rubbish in Germany every year? 

Super, correct answer! 

Around 60 million pigs are slaughtered in Germany. However, 13.6 million animals do not even survive fattening or have to be killed beforehand. That is about one fifth of all pigs born in Germany. 

 (Source: "Report Mainz") 

Oh, you've misjudged a bit.

Around 60 million pigs are slaughtered in Germany. However, 13.6 million animals do not even survive fattening or have to be killed beforehand. That is about one fifth of all pigs born in Germany. 

(Source: "Report Mainz") 

Every day, food ends up in the organic waste bin or on the compost heap. Guess how much food each of us in Germany throws away every year. 

Great, correct answer.

Every year, 82 kg of food is thrown away per person. A family of four therefore throws away about as much as a loaf of bread weighs every day. 

Oh, you've misjudged a bit.

Every year, 82 kg of food is thrown away per person. A family of four therefore throws away about as much as a loaf of bread weighs every day. 

For years it has been impossible to imagine Germany without the wolf, but it is also controversial because it does not stop at farm animals. Each wolf needs two to three kilograms of meat per day!  But how many wolves are there in Germany? 

Great, correct answer.

Current estimates put the number of wolves at around 1,000. So they eat about 900 tonnes of meat a year. That corresponds to about 60,000 deer. Compared to the pigs that end up in the rubbish every year, this is relatively little. 

Oh, you've misjudged a bit.

Current estimates put the number of wolves at around 1,000. So they eat about 900 tonnes of meat a year. That corresponds to about 60,000 deer. Compared to the pigs that end up in the rubbish every year, this is relatively little. 

How much water is consumed per capita every day in Germany? 

Great, correct answer.

130 litres! That is roughly equivalent to filling a bathtub.  

Most of the water is not drunk, of course, but is used in the shower, by flushing the toilet or by the washing machine. 

Oh, you've misjudged a bit.

130 litres! That is roughly equivalent to filling a bathtub.  

Most of the water is not drunk, of course, but is used in the shower, by flushing the toilet or by the washing machine. 

Cotton and other fibre plants for clothing are produced on part of the arable land on our planet.  How much clothing is bought on average per capita in Germany? 

Super, correct answer! 

 18 kg - that is for example: 

10 pairs of socks, 8 pairs of pants, 2 sleeveless T-shirts (approx. 1 kg). 

15 T-shirts (approx. 3 kg) 

 5 pairs of trousers (approx. 3 kg) 

 3 skirts (approx. 1 kg) 

 6 sweatshirts or sweat jackets (approx. 3 kg) 

 5 jackets (approx. 5 kg) 

 2 pairs of gloves, 2 scarves, 2 caps (approx. 1 kg) 

 2 pairs of pyjamas (approx. 1 kg) 

Second-hand shopping can save arable land for food. 

Awww, it is a tricky question. 18 kg is the correct answer.

 18 kg - that is for example: 

10 pairs of socks, 8 pairs of pants, 2 sleeveless T-shirts (approx. 1 kg). 

15 T-shirts (approx. 3 kg) 

 5 pairs of trousers (approx. 3 kg) 

 3 skirts (approx. 1 kg) 

 6 sweatshirts or sweat jackets (approx. 3 kg) 

 5 jackets (approx. 5 kg) 

 2 pairs of gloves, 2 scarves, 2 caps (approx. 1 kg) 

 2 pairs of pyjamas (approx. 1 kg) 

Second-hand shopping can save arable land for food. 

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  • 11.05. - Tuesday

What happened here? As every Tuesday, we show you three unusual pictures. Guess along and test your knowledge

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Deer crossing

Trampling paths, not only we can do that! Here, fallow deer have even created a crossing and for sure there are other animals on the way. Why torture yourself through the undergrowth? That's what the animals think, too, and often take the same path if it's comfortable to walk there without obstacles.

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Earthworm dung

Earthworms aerate and mineralise the soil. The nocturnal animals grab a leaf at the surface, pull it into their tube, let it rot for a while and then eat it. The faeces that are later excreted on the surface of the soil are pure earth and do not stink.

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Nest predator

These were probably supposed to be goslings. But we fear that a nest predator was quicker. If you can still see yolk, that is a sure sign. Holes or a very irregularly destroyed shell are also indications of predators. Many animals like eggs: raccoons, foxes, squirrels but also birds of prey and ravens.

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  • 12.05. - Wednesday:

There is currently no other topic at BEAR SANCTUARY Müritz than the socialisation of the two brown bears Rocco and Luna. Today, animal caretaker Bianca answers the most important questions and tells us why we will only see after the end of the mating season whether Rocco and Luna will be able to live together in the future.

  • 13.05. - Thursday:

 Ask the team! Send us your questions via email, Facebook or Instagram! We'll be answering one of them soon.

Today we will answer a question that we are sometimes asked during guided tours:

Ask the team! - question

Ask the team! - question

Are there cubs in the sanctuary?

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  • 14.05. - Friday:

Today we will show you how you can easily make your own crayons together with your children. You will need fine model plaster, an empty toilet paper roll, adhesive tape, a strip of baking paper, sturdy paper and old newspapers as a base. The natural dyes can either be made from fruits, plants or spices or you can use food dyes. Once everything is ready, you can get started. Of course, as always, we look forward to seeing your children's artwork. 

Feel free to send us photographs by email. We look forward to it.

Worksheet chalk

Worksheet chalk

Instructions for making chalk from natural materials

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