Each year on December 31st, a glowing crystal ball of bright light is dropped, signifying the start of a new year! It’s a cool custom, but... where did it come from? Why is there a “ball drop” on New Years Eve?

Did you know that New Year's has not always been celebrated on January 1?

Hey art friends! Today, Jack and I are learning how to draw a Christmas sloth on a candy cane. Christmas is one of our favorite times of year, and since it is December, we thought it would be fun to draw something festive and cute. Grab your pencil, eraser, markers, and paper, and follow along with us.

In addition to being the largest monkeys on the planet, the 9 species of baboon and mandrill are also some of the most fascinating. Perhaps their most interesting characteristic is their group structure, either using a One Male Unit/OMU or Multi Male Multi Female Unit/MMU. In this video, we'll cover all 6 species of baboons in the Papio genus, both the drill and mandrill and take a quick look at the beautiful Gelada baboon of Ethiopia.

Baboons are one of Africa’s most adaptive animals and this episode shows us their versatility as we see them in all of Africa’s seasons.  Freezing in the rains, cooling off from the heat by swimming in crocodile infested rivers, foraging in the cool shady vales and playing, always finding time to play!