What do you call groups of different animals? In this Puggle Club story we explore some of the collective nouns for different animals, from a pride of lions to a shiver of sharks… Want to see more of the Museum of Zoology? Check out our Animal Alphabet for under 5s and go on a tour of the animal kingdom from Aardvark to Zebra: Continue reading A Paddle of Platypuses
Join us as we count animals in the Museum of Zoology. From the one and only Fin Whale, a whopping 21m long, to shells, birds, beetles and more. With fun animal facts along the way. Continue reading Puggle Club Counts to 10
We have made it to the end of our Animal Alphabet as this week we explore the animals that begin with the letters X, Y and Z: There are some pretty unusual animals this week. X is for Xenarthra and Xenopus. Y is for Yellowhammer and Yeti Crab. Z is for Zebra, Zorilla and, of course, Zoology. Can you think of any other animals beginning … Continue reading Animal Alphabet: X, Y and Z
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the turn of letters U and V: U is for unicornfish and under the sea. V is for vole, venus flower basket, vermilion flycatcher, viper and viscacha. Can you think of any others? Join us next week as we explore the animals in the Museum beginning … Continue reading Animal Alphabet: U is for Unicornfish and V is for Vole
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter T: T is for tiger, tenrec, tusks, tapir, turtles and tortoises, tarsier and tanager? Can you think of any others? Join us next week as we explore the animals in the Museum beginning with the letters U and V – including a brightly coloured … Continue reading Animal Alphabet: T is for Tiger
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter S: S is for sloth, seahorse, snake, shoebill, startfish, solenodon and starfish? Can you think of any others? Join us next week as we explore the animals in the Museum beginning with the letter T – including something stripy with big teeth… Continue reading Animal Alphabet: S is for Sloth
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter R: R is for rhinoceros, robin, reindeer, red admiral, raccoon, razorbill and red panda. Can you think of any others? Join us next week as we explore the animals in the Museum beginning with the letter S – including something that moves very slowly… Continue reading Animal Alphabet: R is for Rhinoceros
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter Q: Q is for quoll, quill, quetzal, quahog and quilt (not an animal at all, but a beautiful patchwork animal map of the world created for us by a brilliant team of volunteers). Can you think of any others? Join us next week as … Continue reading Animal Alphabet: Q is for Quoll
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter P: P is for platypus, puffin, penguin, polar bear, porcupine fish, porcupine and parrot. Can you think of any others? Join us next week as we explore the animals in the Museum beginning with the letter Q – can you think of any? Continue reading Animal Alphabet: P is for Platypus
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter O: O is for okapi, owl, octopus, orangutan, otter, orca and ostrich. Can you think of any others? Join us next week as we explore the animals in the Museum beginning with the letter P, including a black and white seabird or two… Continue reading Animal Alphabet: O is for Okapi
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter N: N is for narwhal, nightjar, nautilus, numbat, nuthatch, nyala and nest. Can you think of any others? Join us next week as we explore the animals in the Museum beginning with the letter O, including a big mammal with stripy legs… Continue reading Animal Alphabet: N is for Narwhal
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter M: M is for monkey, moth, mudskipper, mole, millipede, moonrat and motmot. Can you think of any others? Join us next week as we explore the animals in the Museum beginning with the letter N, including an underwater animal with tusks… Continue reading Animal Alphabet: M is for Monkey
Welcome back for day 5 of our online Zoology Live festival. So far we have been exploring the wildlife you might see around you during the day, but today it is the turn of noctural wildlife. We were live on YouTube at 4pm on Friday 26 June, where we delved into the world of moths and bats, with LIVE interview with moth expert Annette Shelford. … Continue reading Zoology Live Day 5: Nighttime Wildlife
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter L: L is for lion, lizard, lungfish, leopard seal, leaf insect, lemur and leatherback turtle. Can you think of any others? We’re taking a break next week as it is our online Zoology Live festival. But join us in two weeks’ time for animals … Continue reading Animal Alphabet: L is for Lion
Join us every Tuesday as we make an alphabet from the animals in the Museum of Zoology. Today is the letter K: K is for kakpo, kiwi, kangaroo, Komodo dragon, kudu, kinkajou and kingfisher. Can you think of any others? Join us next week for animals in the Museum beginning with the letter L. Get ready to roar as L is for Lion! Continue reading Animal Alphabet: K is for Kakapo
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