Mission Animal Rescue: Zoo BingoSeptember 15, 2015 – Learn how you can help save animals
Wacky Weekend: Zany Zoo FunJune 10, 2016 – To keep animals from getting bored, zookeepers around the world give animals unusual items to interact with. Check out these photos that show how critters such as orangutans, tigers, and giant pandas get to have fun at the zoo.
Weird But True!: More MammalsJuly 16, 2015 – Get Weird But True! facts about mammals.
Mission Animal RescueSeptember 15, 2015 – Learn how you can help save animals!
Magazine Extras!January 21, 2020 – In this issue of National Geographic Kids, discover how (and why) jaguars are on the move to find new homes. Then check out "aw-dorable" pics of harp seals, orangutans, giant pandas, and more! Next, learn 30 cool facts about China. (See below for a photo gallery from the new movie Mulan, which is based in China.) Plus get the truth behind the new movie Onward. And be sure to read an excerpt from the Nat Geo Kids book Explorer Academy: The Star Dunes and visit the giveaway page February 12-19 for a chance to win a signed copy!
Magazine Extras!June 19, 2019 – In this issue of National Geographic Kids, check out five ways sea otters are saving the Earth. Then meet six of history’s most fearsome pirates and get the lowdown on myths about the high-sea baddies. Be sure to see amazing photos of a hippo helping baby animals across a raging river in Africa. Plus get a free pull-out poster of an adorable giant panda snacking on bamboo. And visit the giveaway page July 9-16 for a chance to win a copy of the new book Cat Science Unleashed.
Magazine Extras!June 20, 2018 – In this issue of National Geographic Kids, meet the incredible red panda. Prepare to be amazed by this acrobat of the forest. Then find out what would go down if some crazy scenarios came true. You'll also get the scoop on which animals come out on top in some surprising matchups. Be sure to enter the Almanac Challenge art contest for a chance to win $500 to help save lions. Plus get a free pull-out poster of a great white shark. And head to the giveaway page from July 10 to 17 for a chance to win a copy of the National Geographic Kids Almanac 2019.
I Heart OstrichesNovember 22, 2013 – I admit that my job lands me in some pretty special situations (in the lap of a panda, next to mountain gorillas, or among several thousand baby fur seals), but nothing prepared me for the marvelous wonder and utter cuteness of a little newborn ostrich as it breaks out its giant shell.
National Geographic’s 125th Anniversary Expedition: FULL MOVIENovember 14, 2013 – Superlatives are the bane of travel publishing. Magazines tend to shout their hot pink sans serif headlines, boasting the highest, remotest, southernmost, fanciest, nicest, cheapest, most sophisticated, most beautiful, and most wonderful; in short—the best. But who decides these things, and what exactly constitutes the very best travel experience? Playing with pandas in China? Riding…
The Passport is the New DiplomaFebruary 07, 2013 – My daughter Mackenzie just turned 7. At her birthday party at the Playseum, she stood in front of a child’s version of a world map—no country names, just illustrations of objects like whales and palm trees and pandas. I watched, astonished, as she pointed out dozens of places—Paris, Antarctica, China, Australia. Then it dawned on…
Being “Brave” in ScotlandJune 21, 2012 – Having just watched a sneak preview of the upcoming Pixar release Brave (which premieres tomorrow), I wondered if any movies are secretly inspiring kids to want to travel or see the places they see on the screen. Did The Lion King spur tourism to Africa? How about family tours to China — are they more popular after Kung Fu Panda?
Okay, It’s Not A Nobel, But It’s Still NiceOctober 03, 2005 – Thanks to Scientific American for awarding one of its Science & Technology Web Awards to the Loom as one of their 25 favorite sites on the web, for “enchanting readers with every post.” Congrats also to three other sites that are on my RSS: Panda’s Thumb, Real Climate, and Chris Mooney’s The Intersection.
Your daily dose of cuteJuly 11, 2008 – Feeding “the littles” that were here a few weeks ago. I think I have confused Charlotte, a diminutive female cat my wife and I adopted about two years ago. She was just a little runt when we took her in and she never had kittens, yet she has been acting a lot like a mother […]
I’ve got your missing links right here (3 December 2011)December 03, 2011 – Top picks I am Neil deGrasse Tyson – Ask Me Anything. Why theoretical physics is hard on cows Carl Zimmer on the scary new flu: when it comes to making new viruses, evolution has us beat What price pandas? “Edinburgh zoo’s new residents may make great PR, but the cost of hosting these symbolic creatures […]
Who Gets On the Shelf?March 21, 2005 – Panda’s Thumb has an update on the ongoing drama over teaching creationism in public schools taking place in York, Pennsylvania. Last year a group of residents donated 58 copies of a creationst book called Of Pandas and People to the local school. The board of education reviewed them and gave them the green light. The […]
Farewell to ButterstickJanuary 29, 2010 – Yes. It’s really happening. This is the last weekend that Washington D.C.’s beloved giant panda, Tai Shan (aka Butterstick), will reside at the National Zoo. Born in D.C. four-and-a-half years ago, Tai Shan is leaving for China on February 4 to become part of a breeding program that will help sustain panda populations in the…