You may like these stories Are tigers the biggest cats? These animals look like a tiger More learning resources Why do tigers have stripes? Find out more in this article from The Conversation. Visit the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for more tiger facts and to…
Journey to the Okavango Delta The Okavango Delta is a large freshwater wetland located in northern Botswana. A river delta is where the mouth of a river empties out, often into another body of water such as a lake or ocean. Where rivers empty out,…
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…
Learn about the 5 types of vertebrate animals with this Halloween activity for classroom or home.
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 (scientific name: Hapalemur griseus). I live in Madagascar and I like to eat … you guessed it: bamboo! More learning resources Duke Lemur Center: Learn more the eastern lesser bamboo lemur *Mongabay Kids is not responsible for content…
Color by number to reveal who is hiding in the picture! By Megan Strauss. Created in partnership with the Wild Nature Institute.
Have some fun with mindful coloring!
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…
How can you help fish and give old buses a new life at the same time? In Sri Lanka, an island country in the Indian Ocean, government agencies have a plan to do just that. The Sri Lankan Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and…
Get outside, find a flowering plant, and complete this challenge!
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…