brother says “Hey, I wonder what Alexis does while we’re not home.” “That’s a good question, I wonder what she does,” says Max. “I wonder what’s she’s doing right now,” mom says. Max says “Maybe she is in the backyard sipping champagne and getting a tan!” “Yeah right,” Rex says, “I bet she is While the family was in the car wondering what the dog could be doing Alexis was wondering what the others were doing. Hmmmm….. I wonder what the rest of the family is doing right now. Maeby there hunting squirrel’s like I do all day. No… They probably do other things. Well I’m now going to guard the house from the evil rabid squirrels! While Alexis was sitting on the couch looking out the window for squirrels a large, fat, slow squirrel came into her view. Alexis growled at first, then her soft growl escalated into a very loud bark. Since the squirrel was in the tree at the time the…
Could chipmunks and squirrels be the same animal? Well alvin and the chipmunks were great dancers and singers do you think these hamsters do? Well chipmunks might not dance but they do communicate by making noises. Chipmunks are small mammals, that live all around the world, with a diet that is important for Earth, and intriguing lifestyle. They are cute small animals that can do much, just like squirrels. But their are some interesting facts about them that you probably didn’t know about them. …
Ground squirrels are among the most intensively studied groups of mammals (Harrison et al, 2003) and generally classic subjects for research on variations in life-history traits and population dynamics (Hoffmann, 2002; Miche ner, 1998; Oli et al, 2001). They are small- to medium-sized animals that spend much of their lives in extensive burrow systems (Nowak, 1991; O¨ zkurt et al., 2005) and are obligate hibernators during seasons with low ambient temperatures and poor foraging conditions…
The morkie, also referred to as a “yorktese,” is a crossbreed between the yorkie and maltese. This particular breed is small, averaging about twelve pounds with a body length of approximately two feet. The hair on these canines can be observed in various lengths and colors, including brown, black, white, and tan. The coat of one specific morkie I have become familiar with is long, black on top and white underneath, with faded brown tufts covering his face. His wide, brown eyes are hidden behind…
All members of an Acorn Woodpecker group spend large amounts of time storing acorns. Acorns typically are stored in holes drilled into a single tree, called a granary tree. One granary tree may have up to 50,000 holes in it, each of which is filled with an acorn in autumn. (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Acorn_Woodpecker/lifehistoryApril, 2017) The Acorn Woodpecker will use human-made structures to store acorns, drilling holes in fenceposts, utility poles, buildings, and even automobile…
Dog’s Life: The Autobiography of a Stray by Ann M. Martin and A Dog’s Way Home by Bobbie Pyron. Two different books by two different authors, but with the same concept: a drive in life. In A Dog’s Life, the story focuses on a stray dog called Squirrel in her struggle through life. A Dog’s Way Home takes the same idea, but twists it slightly. Tam, a sheltie has to overcome the struggles of Earth trying to get to his end goal home. In A Dog’s Life and A Dog’s Way Home both share the same theme…
After about thirty seconds of waiting though I realized something was wrong, I turned around and I saw the squirrel. Ok, I thought, I have got to be hallucinating, but as the squirrel looked up at me I knew it was real. Just then the police burst in and the squirrel disappeared, I was hailed as a hero for taking down the criminals but I couldn’t get the image out of my head of the squirrel just sitting there and the criminals writhing on the ground. I don’t think I’ll ever forget how I had saved…
Malayan Sun Bear – Part 1 The helarctos malayanus, commonly known as sun bear, is the smallest breed of bear in the world. An average a fully grown sun bear will weigh between 30kg and 60kg and will be 120cm to 150cm tall. A sun bear’s fur is also short and thick so that their fur doesn’t get stuck on branches but can still offer protection from branches so the sun bear doesn’t get scratched. Sun bears also don’t have fur on the bottom of their feet so climbing is easier. Sun bear’s commonly…
Introduction Squirrels are small rodents commonly known across the United States. There are over 200 squirrels species. They belong in the genius Scieridae(1). There size is varies from 5 inches to 3 feet long. The commonly known squirrel in Kansas is either the Eastern Fox Squirrel, its recorded size varies from 18-28 inches. The genus name for the Easter Fox Squirrel is Sciurus Niger(2). Animal activity can be measured in the observation of animals in a certain location. The Activity can…
There were hard Conks on the standing trees that were about 4” across. There were also fungus growing in a shelf style about 6” to 8” long and white in color, these grew very close to the end of the dead wood and parallel to the ground. There were also button mushrooms that were a burnt orange color and were your typical fungus shape with a stool, and umbrella top. A strange orange creeping slime cover complete branches of this one tree behind Mellinger. The tree was a deciduous type (not maple,…