: Companies like Explore now host digital events that offer virtual journeys through wild destinations like Costa Rica and India, featuring live Q&As with wildlife experts.

The Gentle Barn has seen animals like Dudley and Destiny, Merlin and Minnie, and Nigel and his lady fall in love. thegentlebarn NASA (@nasa) • Instagram photos and videos

So next time you spend 20 minutes watching a hamster eat a tiny burrito, don't call it procrastination. Call it lifestyle enrichment.