by Gail Baker Nelson | Jun 18, 2022 | Mammals
Note: The pygmy hippo drawing was done using a paper scan and knock-off tablet (which I still love for some things) on my old and decrepit Windows machine. After looking at it, I think I’m going to redraw it here on my iPad. More than you might think. For the longest...
by Gail Baker Nelson | May 15, 2022 | Art
Sometimes a girl has to do something fun. I drew the elephant, then decided to push the boundaries a little and see if I could find the limits of what looks good. But then again, this happy little elephant’s original form (without the fun background) graces one of my...
by Gail Baker Nelson | Mar 14, 2022 | etymology
I wonder about all sorts of things, but I hadn’t gotten around to wondering about this one. Too many questions, and too little time, right? Anyhow, as I was writing about a few adders for A-Z-Animals.com, I realized that the word adder gets tossed around...
by Gail Baker Nelson | Feb 2, 2022 | children's books, Mammals
You read that right. There are approximately 20 armadillo species! They’re all cute, in their weird sort of way, and they all have protective armor. Each is unique too, one species screams, one is pink, and yet another can weigh up to 120 pounds. Most Species...
by Gail Baker Nelson | Jan 13, 2022 | etymology
Dolphins and porpoises are part of a large group of animals called cetaceans. Yep, we know – right? Did you know that cetaceans include whales and that dolphins are small toothed whales? Or that there are about 86 species of cetacean at last count? Many of us...
