Hermit Crab Goes Home
Fourteen-year-old Charlotte Moore was walking along the boardwalk near her home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, when she spotted a hermit crab that someone had bought in a souvenir shop and turned loose on the sidewalk. Trouble is, hermit crabs are native to Florida, so this little guy didn't stand a chance of surviving a Virginia winter.
A friend of Charlotte's was visiting Florida and agreed to take "Herman" to a wildlife refuge there. Once he hit the beach, Herman immediately rushed over to the other hermit crabs, almost as if to say, "Hey, guys, didja miss me?" (Watch the video on PETATV.com)
Did you know? Hermit crabs live up to 75 years in their native habitat, but they rarely survive more than four years in captivity.
You don't have to go to a petting zoo to get "up close and personal" with animals. Virtual field trips to a rain forest, ocean, desert, or other cool destinations allow you to see spectacular animals and visit faraway places right from your classroom. Students at Bettie F. Williams Elementary School in Virginia Beach went to South America without ever leaving their desks, thanks to the school's new virtual field trip lab, which has an Internet connection and a big-screen TV. After checking out the exciting sights found in the rain forest, the students discussed what it felt like to go there.