Selecting the right party idea for your child’s birthday, or choosing just the right theme for the party, seems to get more and more challenging all the time. Your choice can make or break the party for your child and his or her guests, and you want to select something that has the ideal theme….
Creating fun and memorable experiences through your son or daughter’s childhood is a big part of parenting. You want your child to be able to look back and see the amazing times you had, whether it was a birthday party, special event, or just time spent together. There are lots of different ways that you…
Kids these days seem to have everything, from computers to mobile phones and everything else that they demand. If you want to give your kid something more unusual for their birthday party this year, or want to introduce a whole class of kids to a brand-new experience, then mobile petting zoos may be one way…
Africa is home to many amazing animals. It is the last bastion of megafauna, harboring a number of the largest land mammals on the planet. Vast herds of ungulates roam the savannahs, stalked by some of the world’s most iconic carnivores. Deadly reptiles and beautiful birds are found in tremendous diversity, and Africa is the…
Cockroaches gross people out. They live in sewers, dumpsters, and other filthy environs. We associated them with all things unclean. However, not all cockroaches are pests. Indeed, most are benign and some have evolved some unique adaptations in their race to survive. One of those species is the Madagascar hissing cockroach. How big are Madagascar…
With their waddling gait, tuxedo-like coloring, and inability to fly, penguins are some of the world’s most iconic birds. Ask the average person where to find penguins and they will mostly likely tell you to check the South Pole. Penguins do indeed favor colder waters, but only seven species out of roughy 20 inhabit the…
Cats are nature’s perfect killing machines. Their enormous carnassials and their inability to chew indicate a diet devoted solely to carnivory. No other group of mammals is so well-adapted for consuming flesh. For the most part, different species of cat all share these lethal traits and look remarkable similar to each other; take away the…
Africa is home to a vast array of spectacular wildlife. Many of its animals are considered iconic, such as the lion, elephant, and giraffe. One icon that looks surprisingly familiar is the zebra. A horse with a unique paint job that has never submitted the domestication of man, there is much more to zebras that…
Ever since the release of the film Madagascar, lemurs have been a staple of pop culture. Most people conjure of an image of a ring-tailed lemur when they hear the word, but that is only a single species. There are over well over 100 different kinds of lemurs, ranging in size from the one-ounce mouse…
Children and adults alike always have a great time when they get to go to the zoo. It is your chance to see wild, exotic animals that you may never get to see otherwise. While going to the zoo can be a fantastic experience, you may not always get the best opportunity to see the…