The Background The You Should Know From the 14th March, 2025 to the 2nd August, 2025, I was in Costa Rica as a Sea Turtle and Wildlife Conservation Intern. As part of my internship, I participated in 12 km (~7.4 miles) beach walks at night and in the early morning. At night we searched forContinue reading “A Turtley Awesome Story”
Category Archives: Animals
Madagascar: Land Of Lemurs And So Much More!
I went to Madagascar! If you are unsure where Madagascar is, it is the large island off the east coast of Africa. It is actually the fourth largest island in the world. After 1. Greenland, 2. New Guinea, and 3. Borneo. If you are thinking, “But isn’t Australia bigger than all of those?” Yes, itContinue reading “Madagascar: Land Of Lemurs And So Much More!”
Winter Is Coming: Where do the frogs go?
Winter is coming, what happens to the animals that have no fur and can’t produce their own body heat? Frogs and other amphibians fit in this category. Frogs are ectothermic, which means that they can’t produce their own body heat. Some people refer to them as cold-blooded, but this is inaccurate. Since frogs can’t produceContinue reading “Winter Is Coming: Where do the frogs go?”
Nudis: The Naked Truth
Dawn slowly emerges over the coastal horizon, spilling rays of light over the rocks and tidepools dotting the ocean shoreline. The world slowly wakes up with the occasional calls of sandpipers and gulls growing more frequent. The rolling crash of the low tide waves against the rocky shore creates a rain of mist forming rainbowsContinue reading “Nudis: The Naked Truth”
The Asexual Life of Brittle Stars
You may have heard the term “asexual” before. There are two very different directions you can go with the term “asexual”, either asexual reproduction or asexual orientation. One of these terms people can be, the other… not so much. The one we are going to talk about here is asexual reproduction, the one humans cannotContinue reading “The Asexual Life of Brittle Stars”
Happy Father’s Day: Wildlife Facts
Happy Father’s Day to all of the father-like figures out there. I was definitely more of a Daddy’s Girl growing up. My Dad taught me how to fish, play sports, and would read books to me (Choose your own Adventure, Hardy Boys… etc). We took the UTV out on our farm land, which we convertedContinue reading “Happy Father’s Day: Wildlife Facts”
Animal and Plant Facts
I have been pretty busy this week as I packed and moved from Flagstaff, Arizona to Tucson, AZ for work. Yes, I really have a real full-time job; these articles are just for fun and to provide fun educational information for everyone. Anyway, because of being busy with moving I didn’t have the time toContinue reading “Animal and Plant Facts”
The Real Octopus Mother
Happy Mother’s day to all you motherly identifying caregivers out there! I’m dedicating this post on one of my favorite marine animals to my own mother who is a huge support in my blog writing. She takes the time to read all my articles before posting them to not only spell check, but also makeContinue reading “The Real Octopus Mother”
Frogs, They Are A-Changin: a story of metamorphosis
Amphibians (frogs, salamanders, and caecilians) go through a process of development called metamorphosis. They are the only vertebrates (they have a backbone) to complete true metamorphosis although some fish, such as zebrafish (Danio rerio) go through a partial metamorphosis too. That said, many species of marine invertebrates (no backbone… or bones at all) go throughContinue reading “Frogs, They Are A-Changin: a story of metamorphosis”
To Amphibian and Beyond! What Actually are Frogs and Who are Their Amphibian Friends?
I’ve written about amphibians before but what actually is an amphibian? What makes a salamander an amphibian and a lizard not an amphibian? Lizards are reptiles, by the way. The Naming System Humans have created a naming and categorizing system for all living things. It is called scientific nomenclature. It starts with a very broadContinue reading “To Amphibian and Beyond! What Actually are Frogs and Who are Their Amphibian Friends?”
