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Loggerhead sea turtles have started laying eggs on beaches in Florida and North Carolina. When the babies hatch, they will swim 8000 miles by themselves, in the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean. They’ll return as adults to the beach where they hatched, or at least one with a similar magnetic field!
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After Hurricane Irma hit Florida last year, 18 year-old Theo Queenee noticed hundreds of mangrove seedlings in the debris. Mangrove trees are essential to protecting coastlines from erosion, and provide a habitat for marine life. He collected 524 tiny trees and built a greenhouse on his roof. 7 months later, he’s replanted a mangrove forest in a Miami mud flat!
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Zoo Miami welcomed boy and girl baby zebras, but they weren’t twins. Two Grevey’s zebras gave birth on the same day! The endangered species is native to Kenya and Ethiopia. They are larger than other zebra species and have thin stripes that stop before reaching the belly. The foals are jumping and running already!
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There are all kinds of crazy ways to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. Florida student Trevor Sununu tried to break one by running the Tallahassee Marathon in a business suit. Although he did not break the record for the fastest time, he did have a really fun time!
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Do you love key lime pie? You should head to Merritt Island Florida for the Florida Key Lime Pie Festival next Saturday. They will attempt to break a world record by making a key lime pie over 12 feet in diameter. It will use thousands of limes and have a gazillion calories!
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In Florida, unusual cold weather has been causing iguanas to fall from the sky. The large cold-blooded lizards have been falling from their perches in trees because they become immobile at low temperatures. They generally recover once they thaw out, so if you find frozen iguanas, move them to a sunny outdoor location.
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Three meerkat pups were born at a Florida zoo. The triplets were named Vixen, Comet and Cupid after Santa’s reindeer. They are still hiding out in their burrow with their parents, Cashew and Kirabo. Meerkats are found in the grasslands of southern Africa and live in social groups called mobs.
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If you’re headed to Disney World over your winter break, you’re in for a treat. Two tiger cubs were just introduced in Florida at Disney’s Animal Kingdom! 4-month old Anala and Jeda are Sumatran tigers born inside the park. There are less than 500 left in the wild.
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A Siamese cat jumped over 11 feet yesterday to set a world record. Bud D Boy made the fantastic horizontal leap in front of an audience in Florida. Scott Sturtz adopted Bud D Boy from a shelter 9 years ago when he was a kitten. The amazing Bud D Boy can also use a toilet!
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The United States is seeing snow this month. Winter Storm Benjamin even brought rare snow to Florida and southern Texas. But Mount Baker, a ski resort in Washington’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, holds the record for most snow ever in one season: 1140 inches! That’s 95 feet of snow! I need a bigger shovel.
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