Rainforests are awesome and essential for the health of humans and our planet. Why? rainforests support a tremendous diversity of plants and animals they help regulate the climate they are a valued home to many people around the world they provide us with resources like…
Meet the 7 species of sea turtles!
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…
Join us June 20-24 for the celebration: facts, fun, and how to help
This year World Otter Day is May 25. Let’s celebrate these amazing, water-loving, playful, carnivorous mammals.
3 March is World Wildlife Day! It is a day to celebrate and raise awareness about wild animals and plants. What you can do to celebrate: Learn about a new animal or plant. Tell others what you learn. This is how you raise awareness! Go…
Celebrate International Polar Bear Day, learn about polar bears and how you can help them.
February 19th is World Pangolin Day! Pangolins are awesome scaly mammals. There are 8 species of pangolins: 4 in Africa and 4 in Asia. But pangolins around the world are at risk of extinction. Pangolins are hunted in large numbers for their scales and meat.…
Soil is very important! Without soil there would not be many ecosystems on land. Soil provides a home and food for plants. Soil is the base of terrestrial (land-based) food chains. Soil is home for many species of animals and microorganisms, too. Soil helps store…
November 3 is World Jellyfish Day! Take the jelly quiz! 1. Who appeared on Earth first, jellies or dinosaurs? Jellies have been on Earth for at least a half-billion years, and possibly longer. That is WAY longer than dinosaurs were on Earth … and the…
Mongabay Kids is celebrating all things lemur … Why? It’s the World Lemur Festival, leading up to World Lemur Day on October 29th, 2021. We’ve partnered with the Lemur Conservation Network to bring you the latest lemur-themed news and activities. The Lemur Conservation Network is…
October 18th is World Okapi Day! Okapis are awesome, beautifully patterned rainforest animals. They live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Did you know that they are relatives of the giraffe? Learn more about okapis here, in our series on the Fantastic Unfamous Cousins…