ECOBUDDIES PARTNER PANDAS INTERNATIONAL WISHES YOU A BEARY CHRISTMAS

This is sooooo cute. Check it out. Pandas International is a wonderful organization that helps kids and adults support Pandas! Pandas are an endangered animal so they need lots of love and support!

Check out the organization by clicking here: http://www.pandasinternational.org

Stay Green!

Violet

BUNNY'S FOR MOLLY4

JAGUAR!!! WOWOWOWO!!!!

Photo: MarcusObal/GNU Doc License

Did you know that the Jaguar is the only large cat to be native to Central and South America? Their bite is supposed to be much harsher than any other large cat as well! They have huge teeth and a big bite because they eat lots of reptiles with hard shells. WOW!

HELLO JUMPING SPIDER!

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Look at this amazing female jumping spider! WOW! For more facts about jumping spiders just look at the post below. I just saw this picture and had to show you all because it is pretty cool I think.

Stay Green,

Violet

I WONDER WHAT THIS JUMPING SPIDER IS THINKING...

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I wonder what this jumping spider is thinking... Maybe that he wishes he had a costume on EcoBuddies- lol! Let's tell Jumbles to make one, ok?

Did you know jumping spiders do not make webs to catch their prey, but run and jump after them. A spider like this will jump and bite its prey in the air- wow! These spiders can jump 20-80 times the length of their bodies!

I really like these spiders because they are soooo cool looking. They have SUCH hairy legs! These hairs help them to climb tons of different terrains. For example, some of these spiders live even on the tallest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. Can you believe it?

Also, like the coolest thing about these spiders are that they are very curious creatures. Instead of hiding or playing dead when they see a human, they get excited and will jump toward the human and even sometimes jump on a person's hand to take a closer look. Hilarious, hey?

What are your favorite spiders?

Let me know and I will post a picture of them!

Stay Green!

Violet

Amazing Habitat Book! WOWOWOWO!

Wow! Check out this amazing habitat book!!!! Just so you know, I am something called a naturalist, which is someone who LOVES animals and nature. That is why I am always writing about these things.

You know, you all can always give me articles to post as well about nature and animals and I will publish them on here. Just so you know, OK????


All About Habitats E-Book for Kids

An Amazing E-Book on Endangered Animals and Buddies for Baby Animals

You Can Help These Animals
Another amazing ebook from Violet on endangered animals! Check it out! This comes just in time for our Buddies for Baby Animals Day! Remember to tell your friends to buy their memberships on August 20th and 10% of their membership cost will go to the animal with the most votes on our Buddies for Baby Animals poll!

Cool!

Shazam, Pesto

Hey Buddies! A New E-Book By Violet!

Check out our super cool e-book on caring for the ocean! Just click below and enjoy!

Keep the Ocean Cool (An E-Book for Kids 7 to 11 Years of Age on Pollution in the Ocean)

EcoBuddies Adopts Tiger Cub Rory!

Amazing news Buddies! With the money we raised from July's Buddies for Baby Animals Day
we have adopted Rory, a beautiful tiger cub that is being protected by the Sumatran Tiger Trust. The money raised will ensure that Rory and other Sumatran Tigers are kept safe in their habitats. Doesn't Rory look like such a strong and healthy tiger? I love him!
The Sumatran Tiger Trust is an organization that focuses on ensuring that Sumatran Tigers are safe in the wild through keeping their habitats safe from logging, development, and poaching. The Tiger Trust also helps researchers to study the tigers in their natural environment, so that we know how to keep them safe. To learn more about the Sumatran Tiger Trust please visit: http://www.tigertrust.info/sumatran_tiger_home.asp. You can even adopt a tiger of your very own!

Thanks to all of you who participated in voting and buying memberships on the 20th! Remember, we are voting now for the animal we will support in August. Vote in the poll at the top of this blog! On the 20th day of each month is Buddies for Baby Animals Day. On this day, 10% of the money made from new membership purchases is donated to an organization that supports an animal that our players choose.

Yay Buddies!

Shazam!

Violet

Fact Sheet All About Borneo Pygmy Elelphants

Check out this cool fact sheet all about Borneo Pygmy Elephants! They are SO CUTE! Just click on the link below!

Stay Green,

Violet

Borneo Pygmy Elephant Fact Sheet

Buddies for Baby Animals August Vote!

Thanks Mfinderup from http://www.sxc.hu for this picture

The vote is on for August's Buddies for Baby Animals Day where 10% of new membership payments goes towards supporting the animal you choose collectively through voting above!
August's animals to vote for are:

1. Baby Pygmy Elephant
2. Baby Gorilla
3. Baby Giant Panda

Vote for the animal you would like us to support!

Stay Green!

Violet

Sumatran Tiger Fact Sheet

Here is a great fact sheet on Sumatran Tigers for you, plus a word puzzle! Just click the link below and it will take you right to the fact sheet where you can print it out!

Remember to check in later to see how we will be supporting tiger cubs at the Sumatran Tiger Trust!
Sumatran Tigers Fact Sheet

Donation will Go To Sumatran Tiger Trust!

Thanks to Meitang from http://www.sxc.hu for this picture!

10% of the payments made from new membership purchases yesterday will be going to the Sumatran Tiger Trust, which works to protect the approx. 350 Sumatran Tigers that remain in the wild. We will have more news about how this donation will help tiger cubs in the next few days- stay tuned!

BUY A MEMBERSHIP TODAY AND 10% OF YOUR PURCHASE GOES TO TIGER CUBS

HELLO BUDDIES FOR BABY ANIMALS!

IT IS BUDDY FOR BABY ANIMALS DAY! It was going to start in August but we are starting it today as a SURPRISE!

So most of you voted for Tiger Cubs and now 10% of today's new membership payments will go towards supporting TIGER CUBS! Make sure that if you do not have a membership, purchase one today!

Remember every 20th day of every month is Buddies for Baby Animals Day. Let your friends know, kk?

I will announce where we will be donating the money we raise today at 5pm PST.

Thanks so much!

Stay Green, Violet!

August 20 IS THE START DAY FOR BUDDIES FOR BABY ANIMALS

Amaryllis4 Thanks for this photo!

I just wanted to let you know that August 20th is our start date for Buddies for Baby Animals! YAYAYAYAY! Vote for the animal you think EcoBuddies should give money to in August, kk?
Make sure you tell lots of your friends to get new memberships on the 20th of every month because we will donate 10% of all of our new membership purchases on the 20th of each month to support a baby animal of your choice.

See you soon! Stay Green!

Violet

SOCK PUPPETS!

Hey!

Have you guys ever made a sock puppet? I found this cool website that teaches you how to do this.

http://www.ecofriendlykids.co.uk/get-creative-making-sock-puppets.html

Sock puppets make good gifts for brothers and sisters I think.

Anyhow, see you soon!

Stay Green!
Violet

BUDDIES FOR BABY ANIMALS!

Okay Friends! I am so excited to let you know that EcoBuddies.com is starting a Buddies For Baby Animals Day this August. Starting in August, there will be one day each month where 10% of all new membership costs will go to an organization that helps a baby animal of YOUR CHOICE!!! WOW! All you gotta do is vote for the baby animal you would like to help in the poll at the top of this post. For August, your baby animal choices are 1. Tiger Cubs 2. Baby Sea Lions 3. Baby Hippos 4. Baby Orangutans 5. Baby Orcas (Killer Whales) 6. Baby Sharks. Vote, vote, vote!

Stay Green!

Violet

Tigers for Silver Stream!

Thanks to margan3 for the picture from www.sxc.hu

Silver Stream is right! Tigers are so amazing. Did you know that they have stripes for camouflage and that no two tigers have the same markings on their fur? Tiger's tails are three to four feet long and help them to balance when they make a sharp turn while running. I think the funniest thing about tigers is that their paw prints are called pug marks. Hee hee.
Tigers eat as much as 40 pounds of meat in one sitting. Whoa! But if they eat a lot in one sitting they will not eat for a few days.
Tiger's have about 2-3 cubs at a time. They are born blind and weigh about 2 pounds each. It takes about 18 months until they are ready to make their first kill.
Tigers live all over Asia and are an endangered species. This is because people kill them for their fur and also because their habitats (a habitat is the place where they live) are being ruined by people who take the trees and food away that surround their homes.
We should do everything we can to help tigers! They are so beautiful and fuzzy. Have any of you ever seen one in real life?

Stay Green! Violet

A Fact Sheet on Baby Sea Lions!

Thanks to eschu1952 and ww.sxc.hu for this image

Baby Sea Lion FactsHere is a fact sheet for you all about Baby Sea Lions. Click the link above to print out the fact sheet. I love baby sea lions!

OH SO CUTE ORANGUTAN

This is one of my favorite baby animals in the world. It is a baby orangutan. I love them so much. I saw one in real life once in San Diego at a zoo and it was amazing! I also like Bonobo Monkeys- they are hilarious!
Anyhow, orangutan babies, their moms, and dads are found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the largest tree dwelling mammal in the world and make nests high up in trees.
Baby orangutans have the longest childhood dependence on their moms- they drink their moms milk until they are 6 years old!
I am sad because orangutans are losing their habitat. They are supposed to be extinct in the wild in 10 years.
Maybe we can do something to help them though. What do you think we should do?
Thanks to stock.xchng and Lisa2324 for the photo of this cute orangutan!