In a bid to save buffalo at Yellowstone National Park, billionaire Ted Turner has offered to hold the animals for five years on his sprawling Montana ranch while a new home for them is found, according to the article “Turner’s bid for park bison stokes wildlife debate” in The Washington Post. 88 bison from Yellowstone [...]
Here are some interesting porcupine facts we gleaned from NatureWorks: The porcupine is a rodent. Porcupines often climb trees to find food. (I had no idea). The common porcupine is a good swimmer. (Are you surprised? I was!) It’s hollow quills keep it afloat. Learn more.
Wildlife experts in in Georgia say that coyotes are here to stay. Video courtesy of 11Alive.com.
A red fox shows its ingenious method of catching rodents that it can hear – but not see – beneath the snow during this fox hunt in Yellowstone National Park. This is from “Christmas in Yellowstone” on the PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) station NATURE.
