The Exotic Animals You Can Legally Own in Tennessee—And the Ones You Can’t

Tennessee’s exotic pet laws can be confusing for anyone considering owning an animal more unusual than a Chihuahua or a ...
Columbus Dispatch

A ruff sketch: CCAD uses wolves, animal ambassadors to help teach drawing

CCAD illustration students participate in a weekly drawing program called CCAD Sketch, featuring live animal ambassadors. The program aims to improve students' visual vocabulary and sketching speed, ...
Education Week

Forget About Hamsters. Make Bugs Your Classroom Pet

A good class pet is active during the school day, comfortable with the average temperature and humidity in the building, and ...

What’s Right with Schools: Moodus high schoolers learn to read animals’ emotions in behavior and training class

MOODUS, Conn. (WTNH) — It’s a special time in the school day for some Nathan Hale-Ray High School students in Moodus who get ...

Is it legal to own a raccoon in Florida? What to know about exotic pets

Here’s what you need to know about owning a raccoon as a pet in Florida, and how some exotic pets in Florida are classified ...
Education Week

How to Build a Classroom Terrarium for Hands-On Science (Downloadable)

Creating a bioactive habitat with students can give them a window into the natural world while easing the upkeep for class ...
The Holland Sentinel

This preschool class in Holland is learning alongside the farm animals at Critter Barn

A new partnership between a local school and Critter Barn is providing some of the region's youngest learners with a unique educational experience. Holland Public Schools launched a Pre-K Farm School ...