These coyote facts will show you some of the things that make these animals unique. Coyotes may look like a cute, cuddly dog, but be careful around these wild animals. Continue reading
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Have You Seen These Winter Animals Recently?
Deer on the run in the snow. Photo via Flickr.
Winter animals can be easier to see than the same animals during summer in the Rocky Mountains. Here are some of the animals that you may be lucky to see during winter. Continue reading
Sexual Dimorphism – Differences Between Males & Females
A male and female mallard are different colors.
Sexual dimorphism is a big word that seems complicated. But, in reality it is just a way of explaining why males and females of some animals are different sizes or colors. Continue reading
Are You as Fast As A Bear? A Moose?
Can you run faster than a bear? Photo via Flickr.
Sometimes when I am running as fast as I possibly can I feel pretty fast. I know I am not as fast as a cheetah, but what about a bear or moose? Continue reading
Dangerous Animals in the Rocky Mountains!
A Grizzly bear is a dangerous animal.
Do you know which are the most dangerous animals in the Rocky Mountains? There are a lot of different animals in the Rocky Mountains, some of which are more dangerous than others. Continue reading
Some Animals Have Natural Sunglasses
Did you know that some animals have ‘natural sunglasses’ to help them see on a bright day? These sunglasses help animals find prey or hide from predators. Continue reading
6 Basic Groups of Animals – Do You Know Them?
A mountain goat belongs to the mammals, one of the basic groups of animals.
What are the basic groups of animals? The world is filled with so many different kinds of animals, from bugs to elephants and they all all into one of these main groups of animals. Continue reading
What Animals Have Babies More Than Once a Year?
Surprisingly there are many animals that have babies more than once a year.
Whether or not an animal can have babies more than once a year often comes down to the conditions where that animal lives. It is possible if the animal has an abundant food source and the environmental conditions are right, which means the weather is not too hot or cold for babies to be survive. Continue reading
Animal Tracks in Winter
Rabbit tracks
Sometimes during winter in the Rocky Mountains it feels as if the world is simply asleep while everything is coated in a blanket of white snow. Many animals, including me, are either not active are are less active. However, there are still some animals in the Rockies that are active and search for food during winter.
Any time you are out in nature you may not see many animals around, but you know they are out there. You know this either because you can hear them or because you are able to see evidence of them in the landscape, such as tracks or scat. Continue reading
Do Any Animals Have Babies in Winter?
As we have talked about before all animals main goal is life is to survive, which includes having babies. This means that animals have their babies at the time of year that gives them the best chance of surviving.
For the majority of animals that means timing it so that they have their babies when the there is the greatest abundance of food resources – meaning the springtime. When we think of spring time we think of new plants growing and babies – baby birds in nests, baby coyotes and wolves…and baby bears emerging from their dens (?) Continue reading