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Endangered Species Day is held each year, on the 3rd Friday of May. Click here for more information on Endangered Species Day and to find events in your area. *Mongabay Kids is not responsible for content on external websites.
What is a penguin? Penguins are a group of flightless, aquatic birds. Flightless means that they cannot fly in the air like most other birds. Aquatic means they spend lots of time in the water. The wings of penguins are called flippers. Penguin flippers are…
Meet George, an artist working in Australia who is inspired by nature!
Elephants strip off pieces of it for lunch, popping it into their mouths like giant potato chips. The southern ground hornbill makes its house inside of it, turning it into a cozy living room. Humans use the fiber from its bark as a material for making…
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…
Learn about wombats and their cube-shaped poop with Candid Animal Cam.
Wombats are marsupials found only in Australia. They dig burrows underground, where they often spend the daylight hours. Scientists are curious about what goes on inside these burrows. And now, with the help of a cool new device called the WomBot, they can get some…
Today’s guest: the mountain ash tree Sofia: Hi, I’m Sofia Ceiba, and on this episode of Talking to Plants we are going to meet the mountain ash tree (Eucalyptus regnans). We are going live to the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, Australia to talk with Granny Gumster,…
Sami Bayly uses vibrant watercolor paintings to bring weird and wonderful animals to life in two recently released encyclopedias, which she has authored & illustrated.