Category: Kids News

Cats are known to bring animals like birds or mice home, to play with inside. But a dog named Bingo surprised its humans, by bringing an armadillo in the house! His family was screaming and panicking so much, that he brought the armadillo back outside, where it scurried away from all the chaos.

If you spend enough time looking at the ground, you might find a 4-leaf clover, which is considered good luck. But Yoshiharu Watanabe, makes his own luck. He grows his own clover, and hand-pollinates the ones with the most leaves. He once grew a world record-breaking super-duper lucky clover, with 63 leaves!

A species of deep-sea spider, is fascinating scientists. Actually a marine arthropod, the spiders exist near cracks in the seafloor, where methane gas seeps out. Bacteria living on the spiders turn the gas into carbon and energy, and the spiders turn the bacteria into food, by eating them directly off their own bodies.

Rainforests are home to countless species of plants, animals, and insects, as well as an important source of oxygen. The Amazon rainforest alone, supplies 20% of the world’s oxygen, and holds a fifth of the world’s freshwater. Unfortunately, acres of rainforest are cut down every minute. Educate yourself, in honor of World Rainforest Day.

Today is B Kinder Day, started in honor of 12-year-old Billie Kinder. It brings a message of hope, empathy, and change in the world. Think before you speak, and be more kind to everyone. It’s also Onion Rings Day, and Chocolate Eclair Day.  Loop giant onion rings onto your eclairs, for a delicious feast!

Today is Turkey Lovers’ Day. Wild turkeys and oscillated turkeys are found in North America, but they probably got their name when European settlers confused them with guineafowl from Turkey. Wild turkeys love to eat nuts and berries, as well as grain and insects. Males have fleshy wattles, called snoods, and beautiful feathers.

Today is World Giraffe Day. Did you know the animal with the longest neck, still has the same number of neck bones as you? Giraffes can grow up to 20 feet tall, and have 18-inch tongues. Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep each day, and babies can stand up an hour after they’re born.

How will you celebrate Daylight Appreciation Day? Take advantage of the sunlight! Stretch in a sunlit meadow, for Yoga Day, or participate in Go Skateboarding Day, by going to a skate park. It’s also the Day of the Gong, so go bang a gong, while playing a harmonica, for World Music Day!

Happy Father’s Day! Don’t forget to say thanks to your dad, and all the men in your life that help raise you. Maybe you can take him to the beach, to celebrate Seashell Day. You can find the most shells around low tide, especially after a storm. Leave the ones that are still alive!

In the Northern Hemisphere, today is the longest day of the year, known as the summer solstice. At the North Pole, the sun will be shining for 24 hours! In Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, however, today is the winter solstice, with the fewest daylight hours. The South Pole won’t see the sun at all!