Nellie already knows her path in life, Conservation Marine Biologist. She loves the endless journey of learning about animals and nature.
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Receive Text UpdatesNellie loves that there is so much out there that she doesn't know about and how much she can learn. She loves that nature is magnificent, beautiful, and sometimes full of surprises. Everyone that knows Nellie well, knows she is full of fun nature, animal, and national park facts. She is always learning and always wants to know more!
Her favorite animal is the octopus because it's we are still learning about different types of octopi. She learned that the oldest octopus fossil was discovered in our home state of Montana, but that it had 10 arms. She also likes that octopi are extremely smart and are more aware of human behavior than we probably realize.
Nellie enjoys swimming in our local lakes and pools, she aspires to get her scuba certification when she is a little older. She would like to scuba and see ocean animals up close.
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