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10 Best Online Zoo & Aquarium Experiences

10 Best Online Zoo & Aquarium Experiences

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We know that you are missing your favorite CuriOdyssey zoo animals.  We hope you’ll view CuriOdyssey’s animals online often.  If you want to see what other animals you can find in the virtual world, these 10 zoos and aquariums are providing live animal content to educate and entertain you.  You may see some of these organizations with #iamthezootoday on Facebook or Instragram. …

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10 Best Virtual Tours at Zoos, Aquariums and Science Centers

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You are sitting at home and wondering, “What can I do today?”  Well, here is one possibility – go on a whole bunch of virtual tours of some really cool places!  You don’t even have to leave the couch to see what these zoos, aquariums and science centers have to offer!  Of course, after you’re…

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10 Best Ways to Celebrate Earth Day from Home

As Kermit the Frog says, “It’s not easy being green.”  While he meant being a green frog, we know that it is also difficult to be environmentally “green”.  Humans are meant to be the stewards of the Earth, looking after the plants and animals, rivers, streams, oceans, and the land.  What we do makes a…

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2020 Marks the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day!

Earth Day is celebrated around the world every year on April 22 to raise awareness of environmental concerns and inspire people to take action. Learn more at www.earthday.org.  What’s in a word?   When trying to make a sustainable choice as a consumer, there are a lot of words thrown around. Some words provide helpful information about how the product was made or…

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Where Has My Water Been? The Age of Water

Did you know the vast majority of every water molecule on planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old? Only a tiny percent of the 3,000,000,000,000,000,000,000* pounds of water on Earth is drinkable however, because most of it is salty, locked up in ice, or underground. (*For you math types, that’s three sextillion pounds of water.)  See related CuriOdyssey video…

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Experienced Homeschool Resources for Parents

Resources for parents, recommended by the panelists from live event, ‘Getting Schooled: Experienced Homeschool Parents Share Their Wisdom’. Hosted by CuriOdyssey, April 7 and April 9, 2020. See a recording of the panel online here. Like these resources? Donate now to support more content and quality animal care. Check here to see when our next live…

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Why Native Plants Are So Important

If native soil and microbes are the foundation for a healthy productive habitat, then native plants are the backbone! Native plants evolve adaptations to survive predation and climate in an area over hundreds of thousands of years. Native habitats also provide ecosystem services for humans such as erosion, flood and fire control, water storage, micro-climate regulation and nutrient cycling. If you have the space and resources to plant a native…

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10 Best Online Education Opportunities from Museums and Science Centers

After homework is finished for the kids (or maybe you need some science education thrown in), where can you go for information that is both entertaining and has educational value? Check out CuriOdyssey’s at home science and then head over to these 10 museums and science centers that offer online education activities.    You have a great opportunity to…

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#IAMTHEZOOTODAY Social Campaign

Bring the zoo to you, and share your zoo too! Join our community connection campaign using ‘#IAMTHEZOOTODAY’! (‘#iamthezootoday’ works too!) The idea is to go on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or your social media platform of choice and post pictures of your animals at home and animals you safely encounter in the wild from your yard,…

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Día de los Muertos at CuriOdyssey in San Mateo

All about our Día de los Muertos event at CuriOdyssey in San Mateo, California! Featuring guests from The Mexican Museum, local artisan David Manzanares Tafolla and Madd Mex Food Truck throughout the night. Bonus guest appearance from Congresswoman Jackie Speier. More memories about the animals will be released in a blog which will be linked here.…

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