National Park Service biologist Glauco Antonio Puig-Santana, who talks about the endangered Hawaiian monk seal on Camaleón. NPS photo.
Where is the hottest place in the world? What is an endangered species? And why are kids so taken with trains? Two Spanish-language podcasts for families with children in kindergarten to 5th grade take on questions like these:
- Cráneo — science, technology, engineering and math;
- Camaleón — animals.
In five episodes, Spanish-speaking National Park Service employees, from Washington, D.C., to Hawaii, share facts about the parks where they work. The Park Service's aim: to inspire the next generation of scientists, conservationists, historians, naturalists, engineers and wildlife biologists — and to share the parks with more people around the world.
The episodes
| Podcast | Episode | Park | Guest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cráneo | Valle de la Muerte: el lugar más caliente del planeta — Death Valley: the hottest place on the planet | Death Valley National Park, California | Park Ranger Giovanna Ponce |
| Camaleón | Foca monje de Hawái: ¡Las crías crecen tan rápido! — Hawaiian monk seals: the pups grow so fast! | Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii | biologist Glauco Antonio Puig-Santana |
| Camaleón | Venado de cola blanca: Ecosistemas sin depredadores — White-tailed deer: ecosystems without predators | Rock Creek Park, Washington, D.C. | botanist Ana Chuquin |
| Cráneo | ¿Por qué las locomotoras de vapor son tan poderosas? — Why are steam locomotives so powerful? | Steamtown National Historic Site, Pennsylvania | locomotive engineer Carlos Angeles |
| Camaleón | Cachorro de Devils Hole: Un superviviente supremo con un cuerpo pequeño — Devils Hole pupfish: a supreme survivor with a little body | Death Valley National Park, California | Park Ranger Giovanna Ponce |
What kids learn:
- Death Valley: the science of the hottest place on Earth, and how NASA uses it to simulate conditions for exploring Mars.
- Monk seals: among the most endangered marine mammals in the world — and how their pups grow fast enough to face the world within 7 weeks.
- White-tailed deer: how ecosystems keep a balance between species, and the challenge of managing deer without historical top predators such as gray wolves.
- Steam locomotives: how they work, how big and powerful they are, and how the technology has changed since their invention in the early 19th century.
- Devils Hole pupfish: found only in Death Valley, and adapted to its extreme heat.
Listen: Cráneo and Camaleón episodes with guests · Camaleón episodes. More episodes feature staff of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Sources
Based on "These two Spanish language podcasts are introducing kids to the wonders of National Parks," National Park Service; a work of the United States government in the public domain. Kalaupapa is a National Historical Park (the source says "Historic Park"). The episodes' cover art, by the podcasts' producer Cumbre Kids, and the Fish and Wildlife Service logo are not reproduced.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain) · Adapted from www.nps.gov
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