Students Helping Students
Last year, Jack (6th grade) and Anabella (3rd grade), siblings in Miami, Florida, started a "Backpacks for Nicaragua" project. Jack and...
Ape Ambassadors help raise $ for Great Ape Day!
There is a special challenge in the works. Ape sanctuaries have a chance to win extra donations from special donors on Great Ape Day (Oct...
Alyssa's Recipe for Saving Rhinos
Alyssa Carter is an eight year old girl in South Africa. Since she was six years old she has been raising funds and awareness to help...
Make a Stand!
After seeing a photo of two enslaved boys her age and learning that "slavery did not end with Abraham Lincoln"—then 8-year-old Vivienne...
Chasing Orangutans
It's the summer of 2014 and two kids, Russell and Jessica Laman, are in the rainforests of Borneo, pulling leeches off their arms,...
Publix Responds
In 2014, Scout learned that Oreo cookies contained palm oil and that according to -------, they use palm oil that was causing mass...
9-Year Old Boy Starts an Animal Shelter
We know that kids are never too young to do great thigs. And in this blog we will focus on those kids. We came across a great story on...
Cute baby orangutans
Baby orangutans are so adorable. With their fuzzy red hair and magcal expressions, it is impossible not to fall in love with these...
Meet Mari who "handles" everything with her feet and mouth
Mari is a very unusual orangutan in that she has no arms. Born in a research facility in Georgia, she lost both her arms while still an...
Welcome!
Welcome to the first post from The Banana Blog! This blog will share news regarding apes, animals and kids who take action. This is the...
