The Kingdom of Squidoo

Nature studies and being in nature is important part of childhood. Homeschoolers have an unique opportunity to add nature studies into their daily routine during school. Here are resources for parents who want to add nature studies to their child's day either during school for homeschoolers or after school for classroom- schooled children.

Most of us know about the diversity of London's inhabitants (humans); that goes without question but did you know that London also has residents of a different kind?

In many places throughout London, you can find several species of Bats and one charity devotes its time and energy protecting these little furry creatures.

Find out more about these unique mammals and the charity that protects them, The London Bat Group.

We all love seeing cute, cuddly pets and wildlife, especially when they are babies. Owning a kitten or puppy is something we would like to snuggle up to. Even seeing a baby bear (a cub) we would like to hug it, although probably not a good idea to do

Ever go to the circus and wonder how the elephants are trained? Learn the inside scoop here and see actual photos taken from inside Ringling Brothers circus training facility. What you see will shock and sadden you as elephants are beaten and tortured on a daily basis just for entertainment purposes. This abuse must stop.

Each year thousands of hummingbirds move through Louisiana during fall and spring migration. Some of the species which breed in western North America choose not to go across the Gulf of Mexico to the normal wintering grounds in Mexico and Central America and instead, stay in the states along the Gulf Coast. This is the story of one of those hummingbirds, an immature female Rufous, who arrived in Nov. in Covington, LA and was captured, banded and released on Feb. 21, 2010.

There is more to keeping fresh water fish than you think. Learn the proper maintenance of your freshwater aquarium. Your fish will be happy and healthy

Learn how to protect your furniture from cat scratching. Several ways are described here such as double sided tape or a scratching pad.

Lens shows you how to stop your cat from leaving hairballs around your house and on the carpet. By brushing it stops long hair cats hairballs.

Hobbies are generally activities undertaken for pleasure, and usually in one's spare time - which actually means you don't have any free time if you have a hobby. Indeed, I often find a lack of free time and one thing that contributes to that situation is the fact that we have multiple cats. Multiple cats are wonderful - multiplies the joy of having a cat. Also multiplies the work though, taking up lots of my spare time. So, I reckon caring for multiple cats qualifies as a hobby!

My love for Meerkats occurred after I watched Meerkat Manor. It's cute, clever and extremely funny. Find out more about this member of the Mongoose family.