Lily Martin - Blog post 3

 


This week I learned about marine mammals and turtles. I had no idea that Mediterranean Monk seal is

highly endangered and is estimated that to only have 600 left in the wild! Their biggest threats are of

course humans because we are their biggest food competitors, and we also accidentally catch them in

our fishing nets. I also learned that the french peel their peaches. Well at least my host mom peels hers.

She looked at me with some much concern when I took a bite without peeling the skin


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