Learn About Nature is an informative database that aims to provide useful facts, ideas, and insights about all aspects of nature. We thrive on collecting information about mammals, insects, reptiles, birds, fish, and other living creatures of our planet and helping nature-lovers understand where they live, what they eat, or what their life cycle is.
What’s more, Learn About Nature contains a great deal of information about plants, their anatomy, and watering techniques. It’s been our privilege to share practical insights about living creatures of our nature and inform people who are enthusiastic about learning more about our environment.
Cited by teachers, scientists and journalists
Learn About Nature brings together The Butterfly Site, Monarch-Butterfly.com, Dragonfly-Site.com, Ladybug-Life-Cycle.com, Frog-Life-Cycle.com and six other nature sites that teachers and families have used since the early 2000s. These are some of the places that cite or link to our guides:
News & magazines
- The New York Times“Spare Times for Children” (2012) – points families to our monarch migration guide
- Smithsonian MagazineHow ladybugs fold their wings (2015) – cites our ladybug anatomy guide
- Los Angeles TimesOpinion L.A. (2011) – links to our monarch butterfly guide
Government & education
- Texas Parks & Wildlife Department“Mysterious Monarchs” lesson plans – recommends our monarch resources
- North Dakota Department of AgricultureAg in the Classroom pollinators teacher guide (2019)
Universities & extension
- Purdue UniversityPollinator conservation education – how to help monarchs
- University of Florida IFASEcological Plant Identification Database – butterfly food plants
- University of California Cooperative ExtensionMaster Gardener school lesson “Butterflies and Other Insects”
- UC IrvineButterflies and their larval foodplants – lists The Butterfly Site
- Michigan State UniversityKellogg Bird Sanctuary “Butterfly Bonanza” lesson plan
More schools & research
- University of Arkansas Arthropod MuseumLinks to our Arkansas butterflies list
- East Tennessee State University SchoolDragonfly webquest – dragonfly life cycle
- The Scout Report, University of WisconsinFeatured our butterfly gardening guide (2004)
- Conservation (MDPI journal)“Using Botanical Gardens as Butterfly Gardens” (2023) – cites our butterfly gardening guide
Links checked October 2026. Many of these cite the original sites, which now live here. We don’t pay for or request these mentions, and listing them doesn’t imply endorsement.
Who We Are
Learn About Nature was founded on a simple premise: to help people learn about nature.
We are an experienced team of individuals who are passionate about nature and its living creatures. That’s why we aim to provide accurate information about as many animals and plants as possible.
Our website is targeted at people from all parts of the world, with various backgrounds, who are unified by one thing: love for nature. The audience of Learn About Nature includes pet owners, animal lovers, students, researchers, individuals interested in gardening, or just casual readers.
With us, you can read informative guidelines about different species of animals and plants, get inspired, and have fun along the way!
Our Mission
Our mission is simple: we strive to provide informative blogs and guidelines about nature. The purpose of Learn About Nature is to help people learn reliable and up-to-date information about their preferred birds, animals, fish, or plants.
We use highly authoritative and credible sources to educate people about nature’s living inhabitants and try to help them reconnect with the beauty of our natural world. This means that you’re free to use all the information on our website for entertaining and educational purposes.
What We Offer
At Learn About Nature, we offer diverse information about nature and its inhabitants. The content of our website is divided into 8 basic categories:
- Mammals
- Insects
- Reptiles
- Birds
- Fish
- Plants
- Amphibians
- Invertebrates
Each of these categories includes subcategories of specific types of animals or plants. Our website is easy to navigate, and with us, you can easily find the needed articles in seconds!
However, we don’t stop with these categories and frequently update the content on our website as a result of our ambitious goal: to develop the most useful and informative database about nature.
What does this mean?
This means that, regardless of whether you want to find out more about wildlife or get more familiar with your pet, Learn About Nature is the right place to get informed!
Values & Visions
Our work is inspired by the following values and visions:
Inform Nature Lovers
Providing accurate information about nature is our basic objective. We guarantee the quality of the content we provide about animals, plants, and nature in general.
Connect People with Nature
We plan to reconnect people with their environment and build strong relationships between individuals and nature.
Support Environment
We understand the changes that affect our ecosystem and want to protect and support our natural environment at all costs.