Animals of Grenada

One thing that is fun about being here in Grenada is I am learning about different types of animals that I have never seen before.  Let me tell you what I learned:

 

1) Lizards

There are lots of little lizards running through the grass and crawling up the walls.  They are cute and most are small.  They are called Geckos and Whiptails.  One day when I was walking to the beach, I saw a tiny lizard that was so cute.  They don't scare me because they are tiny and cute.  My brother Jamin tries to catch them but they are too fast for him.

 

Another type of lizard is the Iguana.  They are about the size of a small cat and sometimes people have them as pets.  They have really long tails.  I learned from the Awake magazine that they use their long tail to help them jump.  My mom touched the back and feet of the Iguana in this picture.  She said it was very soft.  I also learned that Iguanas have a third eye on the top of their head that looks like a pale scale.  I think i would look funy if I had a third eye.

2) Sea creatures

One type of sea creature is a turtle.  One day we saw someone who had pet turles.  They keep them in a cage.  We plan to go snorkling soon when we will probably see more turtles in the ocean.

Another type of sea creature that we see alot of is crabs.   The large rocks along the side of the ocean often have several little crabs on them.  But when I walk up to them, the crabs hide.  It is amazing how they can even walk upsidedown on the bottom side of the rock surfaces and they don't fall off.

There are also crabs that live in the sand and holes in the grass.  They dig holes that they live in.  When we walk along the beach sometimes we see several crabs that run and jump in their holes when they see us coming.  This is a picture of our pet crab that lives in a hole in our yard.  He digs his hole deaper everyday.  We often see him at the edge of his hole.

We also found a Hermit Crab.  Hermit crabs live in a shell and they live by the water.  They are also hard to see because they try to hide in their shell. 


3) Monkeys
One day we were on an adventure and a guy let me hold his monkey.  The monkey sat on my sholder.  This is the first monkey I ever saw.  I never knew it could be so light. He was eating peas.
I didn't know that monkeys would live in Grenada, but my friends told me about a place where there are lots of monkeys that like to eat your bananas.  We are going to visit those monkeys soon.

4) Dogs and cats
There are also dogs and cats here just like we have at home.  Most of the cats are shy, but one day we saw a cute kitty that wasn't shy and let us pet her.
There is also a dog that comes to visit me every night.  My dad doesn't let me have a dog at home, so I like it when I get to play with this dog that comes to visit.  He is the nicest dog I have ever met in my life.