“What are the tiniest monkeys in the world?”
On hearing on Go, Diego, Go! that Pygmy marmosets are the smallest monkeys in the rainforest, The Five-Year-Old asked: “What are the tiniest monkeys in the world?”
Free Fun Fridays! and other news of the week
Free admission in Boston and Cape Cod, why your loved ones hate tomatoes, and other news of the week
So Long, Lonesome George and Other News of the Week
Goodnight, George. Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta island giant tortoises, the symbol of Galapagos Island, and an icon of the conservation movement, died this…
Breaking News from Your Official Caterpickles Junior Photojournalist: Morticia is in bloom!
Franklin Park Zoo, Dorchester, MA: We interrupt your lunch to bring you this special news report from your Official Caterpickles Junior Photojournalist: Morticia, the corpse flower, is in bloom!
The Five-Year-Old Takes Pictures: Franklin Park Zoo
As I mentioned last week, The Five-Year-Old is the proud owner of a Fisher-Price Kid-Tough See Yourself Camera and the shiny new title of Official Caterpickles Junior Photojournalist. I took The Five-Year-Old and her camera to Franklin Park Zoo this weekend to tour the Zoo’s new Zoorassic Park! exhibit.
“Are peanut shells made of wood?”
One evening, while learning the fine art of peanut shell cracking, The Five-Year-Old naturally wanted to know more about the substance she was working with. The Five-Year-Old: “Mommyo, are peanut shells made of wood?”
“What do dragonflies eat?”
The Five-Year-Old: “Daddyo, this summer I want to catch a dragonfly, put him in a bottle, punch holes in the bottle and keep him as a…
The Immortal Jellyfish and Other News of the Week
On our weekly news roundup, we learn about the 6 most amazing jellyfish in the sea, visit The Beachchair Scientist, and are astounded by a picture of a boy riding a shark.
“How long can jellyfish sting after they are dead?”
Last Christmas, when The (then) Four-Year-Old was surveying Panama City Beach for a likely spot to construct a landing pad for Santa and his reindeer, she came across a jellyfish. Naturally I panicked. “Don’t step in that! It might sting you!” The (then) Four-Year-Old, practically: “But it’s dead.” “Doesn’t matter, it can sting anyway.” The (then) Four-Year-Old, curiously, “How long can jellyfish sting after they are dead?”
The Brutality of Eating and Other News of the Week
Black holes are selective snackers, if peas really can talk should we be eating them, and other news of the week
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