African Wildlife Facts

The African Savannah is home to some incredible animals, such as the giraffe which has a tongue of up to 21 inches in length, reports the National Zoo in their website section about African wildlife.  Giraffes use their tongues for reaching vegetation in trees, at a level above where other animals feed. Closer to ...

National Zoo Lion Cubs

On August 31st, the National Zoo’s African lion Shera gave birth to four lion cubs.  This was the first litter for Shera, who is five years old.  Th...

Smithsonian Online Fun

You would hope that our world’s largest museum and zoo has a wonderful collection of online resources, and the Smithsonian delivers.  They have on...

Cool Popsicles

With record temperatures making the news around North America, and so many people noticing “it’s Hot!”, efforts to stay cool become a focus. When temperatu...

Vanishing Birds

The Alaotra Grebe of Madagascar is the latest addition to a growing list of extinct bird species.  According to The Guardian, the Wetland bird was drive...

Animal Babies

Spring is here and so are a lot of new born animals.  Among the exciting stories is that a scimitar-horned oryx was born in early April at the National Zoo in Virginia – adding to the world’s population of this animal that is extinct in the wild. ...