Elementary school aged children are fascinated by pets. Teachers may want to teach about pets as part of a science class or use pets to teach other subjects, such as reading, art or literature. Below are some online resources for teachers: Kiddyhouse.com offers teachers and students activities relating to farm animals. Especially helpful to teachers […]
The Banggai Cardinalfish (also called the Kaudern’s Cardinal Fish) is close to being an endangered species due to over-collection. You should only buy captive-bred specimens. These fish are only found natively in a rather small area around Banggai Island off Sulawesi. However, specimens lost from fishing boats now range further than the original Banggai Islands […]
Russians have a long tradition of loving pets. The 19th century painter Velentin Serov famously portrayed Madame Yussoupova with her Pomeranian in the last days of the Russian Empire. Other painters of that century also painted noblemen with their pets. During the Communist era, space and economic limitations prevented most Russians from owning pets. Since […]
