Michael Parsons studies rats in cities. Most people find rats yucky, so why would anyone want to study them? Lab logo. Image courtesy of Michael Parsons. One reason is that rats cause billions of dollars a year in damage through loss of food, starting fires…
An eastern barred bandicoot in Australia. Image: Zoos Victoria It’s an exciting day for the eastern barred bandicoot! After a more than 30-year effort by a dedicated team of people (with some help from a few dogs), this adorable Australian animal has an opportunity to…
Give this bamboo-themed word scramble a go!
Jaws is a famous movie about sharks, and it has been scaring some people for almost 50 years since it came out in 1975. A new study by shark researchers analyzed 109 shark movies and showed that all but one of them, Finding Dory, showed…
An amazing and unusual fish! The Gollum snakehead was first discovered in 2019 in Kerala in South India. This fish has a long, scaly body and veil-like fins. It may be a “living fossil” – this family of fish may have evolved around 109 million years…
Wildlife ecotourist Hickson Fergusson shares his experience viewing humpback whales off the island of Niue in the South Pacific Ocean.
Biologist Nilanthi Rajapakse (pictured below) of the Department of Wildlife Conservation in Sri Lanka discovered a new plant species with years of careful observation and field work. Nilanthi Rajapakse. Image courtesy of the Department of Wildlife Conservation. Mongabay writer Malaka Rodrigo explains how Nilanthi Rajapakse discovered…
Romi explains the habits of the crab-eating raccoon: Poster idea! Create a poster to compare the crab-eating raccoon (Procyon cancrivorus) with its North American cousin, the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) … something like this: Use the Candid Animal Cam video to help you answer questions…
Learn about the amazing tale of Jadav Peyang, who planted a forest and inspired change.
What’s the story? Humans create vaccines to help defend ourselves against diseases like rabies, influenza, and coronavirus. We also use vaccines to help protect our pets and livestock – cows, sheep, goats – from disease. Could we use vaccines to help endangered wildlife, too? Scientists…
Mice, rats, hedgehogs, solenodons, moles, muskrats… Are these animals gross and frightening, cute and cuddly, or just plain cool? Today, we want to talk about the little mammals. The ones that most people don’t know much about. Let’s change that. Let’s all get excited about…
