Animals

A tiger rests on the grass while a tiger cub cuddles close, pressing its head against the adult’s chest.

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Bakso’s Birthday

November 5, 2025

You’ve been to a birthday party for a person. How about for a tiger? Bakso is a Sumatran tiger. He lives at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. That’s in Florida. Bakso turned 1 on September 26. The park staff threw him a…

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Food and Nutrition

Got Grub?

October 24, 2025

What do you eat when you want a healthy snack? Veggies? Yogurt? How about a bowl of crispy crickets? Crickets might not be a popular snack in the United States. But entomophagy, or eating insects, is common in most places.…

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The Color of Cochineal

October 24, 2025

Not all bugs are known for their flavor. Cochineals are a type of beetle. They’re bright red. They’re used to create a dye called carmine. It’s in many products. Candy Carmine is sometimes used in candy. Red licorice (above) is…

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Birds in Trouble

September 26, 2025

Twice a week, Adam Knox drives to a forest high in the mountains of Hawaii. “This is where the native birds live,” he tells TIME for Kids. He is talking about honeycreepers. They live only in Hawaii. They are in…

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Environment

Endangered Animals

September 26, 2025

Hawaii has more endangered species than any state in the U.S. Below are four. The government works to protect them. People can help by caring for the environment. Hawaiian monk seals (above) live only in Hawaiian waters. They do…

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Butterflies on the Rise

March 19, 2025

Monarch butterflies do a lot for us. They’re pollinators. They help plants make seeds and fruits. In 2022, these butterflies became endangered. This was due to climate change. But there’s good news: The eastern monarch butterfly population is growing. It…

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Saving Turtles

March 7, 2025

In October 2023, a patient arrived at the South Carolina Aquarium. It was taken to the Sea Turtle Care Center. The turtle was given the name Ricotta. It was tangled in fishing line. And it had swallowed some. Two surgeries…

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Officer’s Best Friend

March 7, 2025

Mike LaSala was a police officer in Nassau County, New York. Until he retired in 2020, he worked as a K-9 handler. That’s a police officer who is trained to use working dogs as partners. Twelve-year-old Matthew Cona dreams of…

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Ant Expert

October 25, 2024

Brian Fisher is an entomologist. That’s a person who studies insects. Fisher works at a museum in San Francisco, California. It’s called the California Academy of Sciences. In April, TFK Kid Reporter Dylan Patel traveled to San Francisco. He met…

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World

Hippo Hooray

October 10, 2024

Meet Moo Deng. She is a baby pygmy hippopotamus. She is three months old. She lives at Khao Kheow Open Zoo. That is in Thailand. Moo Deng was born on July 10. Her name means “bouncy pig” or “pork patty.”…

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