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Color and learn: beaver
The giant prehistoric amphibious beast of Ohio
Are chimpanzees in Gabon using insects as medicine?
Draw a bird today!
Cool horseshoe bat seen again after 40 years!
These jaguars like to go fishing
Talking to Celery
Is that a real chocolate frog?
Explore nature with Doug and Sofia
Some of our favorites!
For thousands of years animals have inspired artists and designers. (Think of cave paintings, leopard print clothes, dog portraits, and more!) Among them, is illustrator and designer Craig Frazier. Craig created a typeface – a set of letters, numbers, and characters – literally out of…
Have some fun! Learn how to draw these three large African mammals: From Nature’s Giants magazine, courtesy of Wild Nature Institute. Illustrator: Kayla Harren.
Scientists have found that dugongs and green sea turtles help plants called seagrasses grow in the Great Barrier reef. Why is this important? Keep reading to learn more. This is the world-famous Great Barrier Reef: The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system…
Today’s guest: the coastal redwood (Also known as the coast redwood or California redwood.) Sofia: Hi, I’m Sofia Ceiba, and on this episode of Talking to Plants we are going to meet the coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). We are going live to Redwood National Park to…
Repurpose items from home to make this fun craft!
Dung beetles help clean up poop around the world. Take a tour of their job sites.
Meet some lizards that can rebreathe underwater.
At Mongabay Kids, our mission is to inspire all kids (and their adults) to explore, celebrate, and conserve plants, animals, and ecosystems, wherever nature happens.
- Explore animals, plants, and ecosystems that you never imagined existed!
- Celebrate your favorite animals and plants with art and science projects!
- Conserve the animals and plants you love, in your local area and in far-off places!
- Meet adults and kids from around the world who are caring for our environment!
Celebrate nature with us!
The Mongabay rainforest site for kids has moved to a new home: https://rainforests.mongabay.com/kids/