Three out of the world’s eight bear species live in North America. These species are black bears, brown grizzly bears, and polar bears. In all three there …

Something had been howling near my house recently, and I wasn’t sure if it was a wolf or a coyote.  I looked for a sign …

I walked out of my house the other day and saw an Opossum sticking his head out of the trash can.  I was unsure if …

It is not hard to differentiate between an insect and a mammal. I wanted to find out the main differences between them. Insects are invertebrates …

When I recently watched some Youtube videos on bears, I noticed something that I hadn’t on a polar bear’s back. It was something that I …

Though opossums can live up to four years in captivity, in the wild, they usually only live a year or less. I’ll explore biological factors …

You might be familiar with the sounds of squirrels without knowing which animal is making the sound. There are 200 known species of squirrels, and …

While walking the other day, I was overcome by the smell of giant hogweed and was surprised at how many flies were flying around it. …

Although they may look like fruit on oak trees, the small round galls that can be found are not grown by the tree. When looking …

Mammals have adapted to live in various habitats, temperatures, and environments. Although mammals all share the same characteristics, I wanted to look into how they …

I have just come back from another dolphin-watching trip in Bali and I was amazed at the number of dolphins that were swimming around the …

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) publishes the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This list identifies and helps determine if a …