Meet the chimpanzee, a fascinating animal, and one of our closest living relatives.
August 26th each year is a day to learn about and celebrate the beautiful African wild dog. The African wild dog is also known by other names, such as the painted dog, painted wolf, and the African hunting dog, or by its scientific name: Lycaon…
August 12 is World Elephant Day. Celebrate these awesome giants of the animal world!
Chimpanzees are the closest living relatives of humans. Like us, chimpanzees use technology. Jane Goodall discovered chimpanzees using twigs to go “fishing” for termites by sticking them in the holes of termite mounds and eating the termites that grab the twig. Chimpanzees may use some plants as medicines…
Learn about lions. And learn how to say 10 animal names in Swahili.
Learn about the inspiring work of environmentalist Farmer Tantoh and his quest to help bring clean water and gardens to Cameroon.
The Junior Giraffe Club has prepared these videos to answer some frequently asked questions about giraffes.
Mongabay Kids is pleased to open the Giraffe Zone, a space dedicated to the world’s tallest land mammal. Visit the Giraffe Zone for facts, fun, and learn how to help these giants of the animal world. We’ll be posting lots of exciting new content for…
This year World Otter Day is May 25. Let’s celebrate these amazing, water-loving, playful, carnivorous mammals.
Travel to Africa and Madagascar to meet some awesome animals and plants and the people who find them fascinating.
A community in Kenya has had great success regrowing their local forest. Read the story to learn more!
Sometimes species go missing … A “missing” animal still knows where it is, of course! But scientists and conservationists may not have seen it for a long time. Sometimes a species is not seen for so long that it is thought to be extinct. Hill’s horsehoe…