Mice, rats, voles, shrews may all be small, but they have differences.
Browsing: Mammals
Mammals
Here’s an easy DIY project using a plastic bucket as a tree baffle.
Read about the most common bats. Some may be patrolling your yard nightly for insects.
Moles and shrews are related. You might notice if one of them lives in your yard.
Why do they “play ‘possum?” Do opossums get rabies? Do they hang by their tail? Are they dangerous? What about rabies?
The Striped Skunk is the most familiar, but there are other kinds of U.S. skunks.
Human mothers don’t hold the patent on good parenting. Good mothers are found in the wild, too. Meet eight of them.
Gone are the warm days, flowers, butterflies and singing birds. Now, it’s the chilly, bare, quiet landscape of winter. Anything happenin’ out there?
How do wildlife survive in harsh winter weather? Strategies includes heavy fur coats, warm burrows, “anti-freeze,” and other surprises.
If you love love love pines, raise your paw! This group of three squirrel species surely would.
Coyotes live everywhere, and increasingly in cities. You’ll may never see one; they’re shy, secretive, hyper-alert, smart. Also, beneficial.