Animal Crackers

Title of this post is blatantly stolen from one of Annie's favourite songs at the moment which is one of a CD compilation sent over by my lovely friend Sophie in Seattle.

I digress.A question for you.What have the following creatures all got in common?

* An octopus
* A penguin
* A hedgehog
* A snail
* A bee
* A giraffe
* A hippopotamus
* A fish
* A worm
* A rabbit
* A butterfly
* A seahorse
* An elephant
* A spider
* A polar bear


Any idea? As I hate guessing games I shall be kind and tell you.These are all the creatures that Annie has recently pretended to be upon waking up in the morning.We co sleep so at around 6.30am we gently wake her up and after a few moans and groans,she snuggles up to me,squeezes her eyes shut again then suddenly take on the "persona" of her chosen creature.It doesn't last more than a few minutes and usually ends after she has pretended to have the breakfast of whatever she is that day but that can take time if I don't come up with the menu of let's say,a seahorse,fast enough.She seems to know when I lie which is a nuisance but I have been researching the facts a little.

They say you learn something new everyday and recently,have to say it's true for me;)

FYI: Seahorses feed on small crustaceans floating in the water or crawling on the bottom. With excellent camouflage and a lot of patience, seahorses ambush prey that float within striking range. Mysid shrimp and other small crustaceans are favorites, but some seahorses have been observed eating other kinds of invertebrates and even larval fish.So now you know.