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The zoo and I take turns–I sing “Anaconda La Bamba,” and they introduce their python. I sing “Heavy Metal Moose,” and they bring out their skunk (another animal you should keep your distance from!). I sing about the super-fast cheetah and they show the super-slow sloth.

When your kids watch my videos and sing my songs, they’re enjoying the creativity of HI (human intelligence), not AI. I like making art and I don’t want to turn that over.

Fifi the Ferocious is back on the prowl! I am delighted to announce that my reissue of Fifi the Ferocious has just arrived! This updated edition features a supplemental section with photographs and facts about turtle shells, porcupine quills and, yes, skunk spray, as well as an updated text that more closely matches my tellings

Can you believe this is my job? My creativity mantra is simply “Begin.” I ignore the looming unknowns and  problems, for the moment, and just start with the easy stuff, like getting the lyrics in the video timeline or filming the obvious shots.  My English brother-in-law called it “Getting amongst it” and I’ve learned to

What’s with the lemon bees, construction paper Serengeti, and paperbag pelican? Back in 2016, I made an underwater scene from pool noodles, plastic sheeting, frisbees, PVC pipes, and rip-stop kite fabric for my video for “Living in Symbiosis.” At the end, I had a whole bunch of nonbiodegradable stuff to try and reuse, recycle or

Print out these dazzling cards to teach about food chains and webs! I created some virtual food chain cards for a video about ocean food chains/webs and I had to print them out and see them in real life. I used them in lessons with my students last year and they were a huge hit, so I’ve

After nearly three years, I am positively delighted to again be a full-time singing zoologist! For most of the pandemic, I split my time working on videos (SO proud of Bite-Size Science) and teaching at Skybridge Academy, an alternative school my wife and I started in 2011. Both endeavors pushed my creativity like never before.

Vivi and her mother approached me with a hand-made envelope decorated with an ocelot. I opened the letter and learned that Vivi had…