Karina Altman Articles

• Kids Article

  Aoudad Sheep

  

  Jan. 3, 2023

  What’s not a goat or a sheep, but belongs to the goat-sheep created kind? The aoudad (pronounced OW-dad) sheep!

• Why Do Humans Differ from Animals in Courtship and Sexual Dimorphism?

  

  Aug. 12, 2022

  What does the animal kingdom tell us about relationships between the sexes?

• Does the Bible Forbid Animal Hybridization?

  

  Aug. 5, 2022

  Hybrids fit well into the biblical history of our world, and they glorify the design of our amazing Creator!

• Kids Article

  Asian Forest Scorpion

  

  July 22, 2022

  With their huge claws, beady eyes, and venomous stingers, Asian forest scorpions may at first appear to be the stuff of nightmares.

• Kids Article

  African Gray Parrot

  

  April 7, 2022

  Our two African gray parrots at the Ark Encounter have learned to mimic the sounds they hear and enjoy watching people’s reactions.

• Magazine Department Article

  Sex-Swapping Swimmers

  

  April 1, 2022 from Answers Magazine

  Some fish swap sexes for survival. How do biblical creationists explain this?

• Children Kids Magazine Article

  Poison, Spikes, and Goo!

  

  March 27, 2022 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Meet some cool creatures with weird and wild defenses.

• Children Kids Article

  African Spurred Tortoise

  

  Feb. 14, 2022

  African spurred tortoises are naturally very friendly and have big personalities.

• Children Kids Article

  Meet Our Alpacas

  

  Jan. 12, 2022

  Al-pac-a your bags and head on over to our zoos to meet some of the world’s fluffiest animals – alpacas!

• Children Kids Article

  So You Want to Be a Zookeeper?

  

  Jan. 4, 2022

  Zookeeping is a lot of hard work, especially in the beginning when you’re just entering the field.

• Children Kids Article

  Vegetarian Crocodilians

  

  Nov. 22, 2021

  With their scaly skin, sharp teeth, and significant size, crocodilians are some of the most feared predators on the planet.

• Children Kids Article

  Red Kangaroo

  

  Oct. 27, 2021

  Perhaps no animal is more quintessentially Australian than the world’s largest marsupial, the red kangaroo!

• Children Kids Article

  Dingo

  

  Oct. 6, 2021

  Dingoes are Australia’s largest mammalian carnivores.

• Children Kids Article

  Koala

  

  Oct. 6, 2021

  Cute and cuddly koalas are not bears—they’re marsupials, animals that carry their babies (joeys) in pouches.

• Children Kids Article

  Platypus

  

  Oct. 6, 2021

  What animal has a duck bill, webbed feet, a beaver tail, venomous spurs, and glow-in-the-dark fur?

• Children Kids Article

  Dromedary Camel

  

  Sept. 16, 2021

  Every day is “Hump Day” when you’re a camel! The Ararat Ridge Zoo is home to a caravan of dromedary camels.

• Children Kids Article

  African Crested Porcupine

  

  Sept. 8, 2021

  African crested porcupines are usually peaceful creatures.

• Children Kids Article

  African Crowned Crane

  

  Aug. 30, 2021

  African crowned cranes have a six-foot wingspan and are one of only two species of cranes capable of perching in trees.

• Magazine Department Article

  Survival of the Show-Offs

  

  June 27, 2021 from Answers Magazine

  Flashy feathers, hulking heft, amazing antlers—why do the males and females of some species look different?

• Magazine Department Article

  Axolotl—Forever Young

  

  March 28, 2021 from Answers Magazine

  Their ability to regenerate makes these salamanders the closest thing to the fountain of youth found in nature.

• Magazine Department Article

  Mantis Shrimp—Pint-Sized Prizefighters

  

  Nov. 1, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  One of the ocean’s most beautiful creatures is also one of the deadliest.

• Magazine Department Article

  Magnificent Monsters

  

  May 1, 2018 from Answers Magazine

  Ancient sailing lore tells of the dreaded hippocampus, or “horse sea monster.”

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