Facts About Lions Lions are big cats, in more ways than one! Lions are members of the cat family. The scientific term for this family is ‘felidae‘. A member of the felidae family is called a felid. The term ‘big cats‘ Read more…
Seahorse Facts Seahorses are marine fish in the genus hippocampus (a ‘genus’ is a category of animals that uses a Latin name) . In Ancient Greek “hippos” means horse, and “kampos” means sea monster. Seahorse is a general term that is used for fifty Read more…
The Life Cycle Of The Monarch Butterfly The monarch butterfly is one of the best-known butterfly species of North America. With its black-veined, orange-paneled wings, this large insect is a familiar sight across the United States, southern Canada and Mexico. Read more…
Ocean Animals The ocean covers almost three-quarters of the Earth’s surface and is one of the most important animal habitats. It is home to around 230,000 recorded species, and many more that are still to be discovered and named. Biologists estimate Read more…
Temperate Forest Temperate forests are those found in the moderate climates between the tropics and boreal regions in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. They may also be called “four-season forests” because the mid latitude climates harboring them tend to experience Read more…
Tropical Rain forest Tropical rain forests are rain forests that occur in areas of tropical rain forest climate in which there is no dry season – all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 cm – and may also Read more…
Tundra Biomes Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturia, meaning treeless plain. It is noted for its frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. Dead organic material Read more…
Island Geography What is an Island?Islands are areas of land that are not connected to a continent and are surrounded by water. Small islands are sometimes called cays, keys, or islets. A group of islands is often called an Read more…
Grasslands Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae); however, sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) families can also be found along with variable proportions of legumes, like clover, and other herbs. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica. Grasslands are found in most ecoregions of the Earth. For Read more…
Desert Desert, any large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. It is one of Earth’s major types of ecosystems, supporting a community of distinctive plants and animals specially adapted to the harsh environment We’ve all seen deserts in the movies. They are full of Read more…