Graceson loves nature and animals. He spends all his energy learning about new species and environments and desires to be a conservationist.
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Receive Text UpdatesGraceson enjoys being different aspects of nature depending on the seasons. During the summer, he loves exploring tidal pools along New England, looking for different crabs and fish. In the fall, he wants to be hiking and seeing the leaves change colors and also loves seeking out bogs for salamanders and newts. In the winter, he wants to go birding and seek out migrating birds, like a snowy owl. In the spring, Graceson loves seeing the new growth sprout up and hearing the frogs start to croak.
Graceson’s favorite animal is a pangolin, and is not preferential to a specific species. He thinks that they have a sweet face and loves how they walk. He also really cares about endangered animals. His dream career is to be a pangolin conservationist in Kenya.
Graceson loves exploring the woods and beach near our house. Whether it’s going for a trail run, hike, or slowly walking and examining nature up close. He also loves climbing trees and pretending to be an animal like a cuscus or a harpy eagle. One of his favorite memories was doing a 6 mile hike along a river with waterfalls and swimming holes along the way.
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