By Alexa, age 11 Do you know what animal has the scientific name of Ailuronyx Trachygaster? Now, before you go and google it, I'm going to tell you the answer. Ailuronyx Trachygaster is the scientific name of… the Giant Bronze-eyed…
Category: Biology
Coco de Mer
By Erika, age 13 The Coco de Mer, or coconut of the sea, is a palm, endemic to the Seychelles islands of Praslin and Curieuse. The name comes from several hundred years ago when the nut was first discovered. Sailors…
Penguins
By Alexa, age 10 Have you ever been to the New England Aquarium? If so, then you've probably noticed that they have penguins. Now, if you have ever been there for a while, just watching the penguins, then you have seen…
Birds of Paradise
By Erika, age 13 In the animal kingdom, "it's usually survival of the fittest, but for Birds of Paradise it's survival of the sexiest," as the Perot Museum says. Birds of Paradise are isolated species, so they don't have to…
Linville Caverns
By Erika, age 13 A rubber snake? While I stood on line for the Linville Caverns, I noticed a black snake that was about four feet long. It had been on the side of the wall for the entire time…
Lettuce Lake Park in Tampa, FL
By Alexa, age 10 I think that Lettuce Lake is an awesome place. There is so much wildlife there. There are alligators, insects, owls, snails, cardinals, flowers, trees, and more. There is red-orange water, instead of regular clear water. I…
Swim With the Sharks
By Erika, age 13 On the afternoon of June 28, at 1:45 pm, at the Florida Aquarium, in Tampa, Florida, I went to the front desk with Mom and Alexa to sign in for the Shark Swim activity. The aquarium…
Crazy Creatures: Gerenuks
By Alexa, age 10 Can you guess what animal this is? It's not a baby giraffe, and it's not a gazelle. It's a... gerenuk! What do you think a gerenuk is? The gerenuk is similar to a gazelle, but has…
Macho Microbes
By Erika, age 13 Most people don't have positive opinions about bacteria. Take E. coli as an example. It is known for getting onto foods like lettuce and causing food poisoning. But has anyone ever tried to find a beneficial…
Binomial Nomenclature & Taxonomy
By Erika, age 13 Have you ever been to a museum and seen a particular display that you like? Perhaps you wanted to know what it was, and looked at the plaque, only to see something unexpected? Maybe you saw…
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