Welcome to Marsh Madness on Mongabay Kids! Join us all week as we learn about wetlands and wetland plants and animals.
We travel to meet armadillo expert and conservation scientist, Mariella Superina. Check out her video of a pichi and learn all about amazing armadillos!
Have you ever wondered why birds sing in the morning? Read on to find out. And listen to the amazing sounds of a dawn chorus from Greater Kruger, South Africa.
Tc’ih-Léh-Dûñ is a redwood forest in Mendocino County, California. This forest is protected and managed by the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, a group of ten Native American tribal nations. The Sinkyone people have lived in the coastal area of Northern California along the Eel River for thousands…
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.
Meet Tejas Kannan. Tejas is a 15-year-old high school student from Bengaluru (Bangalore), India. Tejas enjoys math, playing piano, watching movies, eating Italian food, and eco-friendly travel. Tejas is passionate about protecting the environment. He started an online awareness program about plastic pollution and other…
1. True or False? Giant pandas have always lived in China. False! One of the oldest known giant panda fossils (or rather one of its direct ancestors) was found in Spain. It is over 11 million years old. Pandas were in Europe at some point…
Learn about 7 new jumping spiders discovered in Sri Lanka.
The Southern Ocean, also called the Antarctic Ocean, is the waters around the continent of Antarctica. Scientists are interested in observing and better understanding the Southern Ocean. They are curious about the creatures that live there, how sea ice forms, and what the Southern Ocean…
Number 1: Metalmark moth (Polillas de marca de metal) Scientific name: Tortyra slossonia (Family: Choreutidae) This moth is one of the smallest moths in Mexico. It measures 10 mm. Although they fly by day, it is difficult to find them. The term slossonia is in…