This week we’ve been talking about wetlands, in celebration of World Wetlands Day. Today we’re going to imagine we’re on a canoe, exploring the Okavango Delta in northern Botswana. A river delta is where the mouth of a river empties out, often into another body…
Repurpose items from home to make this fun craft!
What is your favorite mythical creature? Is it a unicorn? The Loch Ness Monster? A drop bear (a meat-eating koala that ambushes its prey from the treetops)? Maybe a mermaid or dragon? In this task, we want you to imagine if your mythical creature were…
Weevil? Hmmm. Yuck, you might be thinking?! Well, how about this little creature? Meet the spectacular Schoenherr’s blue, a shiny, multi-colored weevil found in New Guinea: Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons We told you it was a beaut! New…
Time to learn about ethograms! This activity is courtesy of the Lemur Conservation Network and the Louisiana Lemur Foundation. Educators: Description of the activity (For ages 10+) This activity helps you observe lemurs at your local zoo (or via a zoo webcam). You will list…
Hello, I’m an eastern lesser bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus). I live in Madagascar and I like to eat bamboo! Would you like to color in a drawing of me? Learn more about this lovely lemur from the Duke Lemur Center: https://lemur.duke.edu/discover/meet-the-lemurs/eastern-lesser-bamboo-lemur *Mongabay Kids is not…
Color by number to reveal who is hiding in the picture! By Megan Strauss. Created in partnership with the Wild Nature Institute.
Learn about the 5 types of vertebrate animals with this Halloween activity for classroom or home … Examples! mammals brown bear tiger whale deer mouse amphibians poison dart frog salamander newt toad coqui frog fish snakehead catfish salmon freshwater eel parrot fish reptiles cobra Komodo…
Have some fun with mindful coloring!
What is a squirrel?! What do you think of when you hear the word squirrel? A cute, puff-tailed creature that bounces quietly through the treetops? Or maybe that cheeky critter that raids your family’s bird feeder no matter what obstacles you set up? A squirrel…
A few animal jokes … and an activity to try at home!
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…