9th November 2020

Capybara

Capybaras are large rodents from South America, in fact they’re the biggest rodents in the world. They belong to a family of rodents called cavy rodents […]
9th November 2020

Sun Bear

Sun Bears are the smallest of the bear species and are native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Name Sun bears get their name from […]
31st October 2020

Bats

Bats are a symbol of Halloween, but how much do you know about them? Name We call them bats now, but they weren’t always called that. […]
27th August 2020

Polar Bears

Polar bears are bears from the north pole! Their scientific name ‘ursus maritimus’ means bear from the sea. In Russia and Quebec they are called ‘white […]
9th August 2020

Crocodile

Crocodiles are reptiles that are ‘semi-aquatic’ which means they spend lots of time in water. The word crocodile comes from an ancient Greek word ‘crocodilos’ which […]
9th August 2020

Bumblebee

There are more than 250 species of bumblebee that live across the world. Bumblebees, like other bees, live in colonies, which means there are over 50 […]
9th August 2020

Cheetah

Cheetahs are large cats from Africa known for their crazy speed and spotty fur. Name Cheetahs get their name from an old language called Sanskrit ‘citra’ […]
9th August 2020

Zebra

Zebras are equines which means they are in the same family as horses, so they share a common ancestor from millions of years ago. We are […]
9th August 2020

Emu

Emus are large flightless birds native to Australia. Name The word emu comes from the Portuguese, possibly from the word ‘ema’ used for large birds, or […]
9th August 2020

Lion

Name The word lion comes from the Latin and Ancient Greek words for lions. The Latin word is ‘Leo’ like the star sign, and the Ancient […]
9th August 2020

Chocolate Brownies

Brownies are tasty treats for anytime and any occasion that pair perfectly with ice cream! You will need: Unsalted Butter Dark Chocolate Plain Flour Cocoa Powder […]
9th May 2020

Sloth

Sloths are famous for their funny faces and slow movement, but how much did you know about them? There are two different families of sloths: two-toed […]
9th May 2020

Red fox

The red fox is the most common fox in the world and also the biggest. Name The word fox comes from old English, which takes the […]
27th April 2020

Camel

Camels are animals most known for travelling the desert and having humps. There are three species of camel: Dromedary, Bactrian, and Wild Bactrian. The Dromedary is […]
9th March 2020

European Badgers

We do not know what the badger gets its name from, but we do have a couple of ideas. Some people think that the ‘badge’ part […]
9th February 2020

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Name Olive Ridley turtles were given many different names over the years by lots of German scientists who kept discovering them. The English name we don’t […]
9th January 2020

Barbara Hepworth

Full Name: Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth Date of Birth: 10/05/1903 Place of Birth: Wakefield, UK Died: 20/05/1975 (Aged 72) Famous for: Artist- Sculptor Barbara Hepworth is a […]