Check out this post from 2019! We’ve seen psychedelic reptiles on this blog before. Surely, you may be thinking, the pool of psychedelic species is relatively limited. Not so fast! Poisons are incredibly important for amphibian defense, so there tend to be lots of poisonous amphibians around. And, for whatever reason, humans like to ingest…
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Field Notes: Monkey Spit
It’s hard to find a professional way to tell people that I’m a monkey trainer. On paper, I’m a graduate student, but I spent most of the summer and fall of 2024 training monkeys to chew on swabs so I could collect their spit and test it for cortisol, a hormone that can indicate stress…
Field Frame Friday: A fantabulous fox
While this fox is both gray and red, it is neither a Gray Fox nor a Red Fox! Like them, it can be found in California, but only on six islands off the coast of Santa Barbara, and nowhere else in the world. This is the Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis), a species of fox endemic…
Arts & Crafts: Remarkable Reindeer!
Come learn about how amazing reindeer are in this week’s Young Explorer’s post!
Newsroom: Bees Have Learning Styles Just Like Us
How do you learn? Most of us learn something every day, even if we don’t realize it. We might learn how to fix our faucet, where the nearest store is, or even just a fun fact about honeybees from an article we found online. But have you ever wondered what happens “under the hood,”…
Creature Feature: Sociable weaver
In the deserts of southern Africa, there’s a bird that doesn’t just build a nest—it builds an entire city. Meet the sociable weaver (Philetairus socius), whose constructive ingenuity overshadows their diminutive exterior. Their sprawling homes built within tree branches can host hundreds of birds: a whole community living together. While they live up to the…
Sunday Sketch: The Stunning Snowy Owl
Young male snowy owls have dark brown barring, which fades as they grow older, making them whiter over time. They live in the tundra, so their coloring helps them blend in while stalking prey. Art and fact by Cloude Shao, Instagram @cloude_paint [Edited by Nicole Rodrigues] Reference: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. (n.d.). Snowy owl. All…
Field Frame Friday: Snow on the beach
Every time I go home to New Jersey for break, I make sure to stop at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. There’s something really nice about visiting the same place season after season and watching the birds, crabs, sand, waves, etc. change; and at BLSP I also get to watch the people shift from large groups…
Throwback Sunday Sketch: Penguin Pals
Penguins exhibit what is called “bi-parental care,” which is where both parents cooperate to care for their babies. They will take turns watching over their nest, and one parent will leave to retrieve food or other resources. Once the chicks are a few weeks old, they will gather in groups called crèches. Art by @tsoooki…
Animated Animals and Their Impact on Wildlife Awareness
If you grew up watching animated movies, you likely remember that breathless feeling of sadness as Simba mourned the loss of his father or the heartbreak when Bambi’s mother was killed by a hunter. For many, these films weren’t just stories—they were stepping stones into a deep love and appreciation for the natural world and…
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