The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they'd like an expert to answer. Kristin, age 11, wants to know why animals have tails. An expert explains. Scientists have found fossils of ...

Without a tail, it feels ashamed to meet its fellow ... What makes the animal story memorable for kids? Animal stories for ...

Lots of features can help an animal master the water: the shape of its body, its fur, a tail, feather-like arms, webbed feet, or even legs covered in tiny hairs. Many animals — and even some ...

The shelter’s Reading Tails program opens the shelter to families and groups for a behind-the-scenes tour and the chance for kids to read to an animal of their choosing. The kids choose to read ...

“It’s so much fun seeing them light up and get excited about any animal,” she said. “Anything hands-on is great for all the kids, even adults.” VanBlaracom recalled his experience ...

Lemurs, lizards, whales — all are famed for their tails in some way. But which animal has the longest tail of all? In proportion to their bodies, grass lizards have the longest tails of any ...

Other animals’ tails evolved into weapons ... they no longer needed tails to help with balance anymore. Hello, curious kids! Do you have a question you’d like an expert to answer?

Lemurs, lizards, whales — all are famed for their tails in some way. But which animal has the longest tail of all? In proportion to their bodies, grass lizards have the longest tails of any ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to . Scientists have found fossils of animals with tails dating back hundreds of ...