Let’s Celebrate International Whale Shark Day! International Whale Shark Day is celebrated each year on August 30th. Did you know that whale sharks are the earth’s largest fish — up to sixty feet long, are docile filter-feeders, can dive up to 6,000 feet...
If you’d like to learn cool facts about sloth biology and also how to sketch them, you are in the right place! Watch the recording below of a live workshop I led as a fundraiser for the Toucan Rescue Ranch, a wildlife rescue center that saves around 100 sloths...
It’s International Painted Dog Day! International Painted Dog Day and National Dog Day are celebrated each year on August 26th. You can learn all about the dog family and painted dogs, also known as African Wild Dogs, in the replay of my live, online workshop...
World Firefly Day is celebrated on the 4th of July to spotlight nature’s original firework displays! In their honor, I’ll share interesting facts about their biology, habitats, lifecycles, and of course, how and why fireflies glow! Lastly, I’ll share...
On this Father’s Day, I can’t help but believe that seahorses win the top prize for best dads since they are the only males in the animal kingdom to carry their babies in a sort of pregnancy. SEAHORSES: BEST ANIMAL DADS Click here to learn amazing facts...
In celebration of coral reefs on World Reef Day, I’m sharing some resources below for your educational enjoyment! CORAL REEF FISH FAMILIES GUIDE I designed the coral reef fish family guide to help folks learn about some of the common families of coral reef...
Celebrate Bats on April 17th International Bat Appreciation Day occurs annually on April 17th. April is the best time of the year to observe bats, as they are now beginning to emerge from hibernation. National Bat Appreciation Day is also an excellent time to learn...
In honor of the Easter Bunny, I’ve created a video workshop below where you can learn all about rabbits – both real and fictional – and then learn how to create realistic drawings of them too! To follow along with the step-by-step rabbit drawing...
It’s World Frog Day! March 20th is the date we observe World Frog Day. When one conjures up images of frogs, it is often rainforest frogs, such as the Red-eyed Leaf Frog which may come to mind first. Like the Keel-billed Toucan, this frog has been seen so...
Discover the many differences between butterflies and moths Many folks have a hard time distinguishing between butterflies and moths. As members of the Class Insecta, butterflies and moths share the common traits of having wings, an exoskeleton, a 3-parted segmented...
