Bighorn sheep are one of my favorite mammals in North America, but the bighorn sheep population was once in decline.  Due to reintroduction by many states, the bighorn is now found in quite a few areas in North America. The Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep are found in the cooler mountainous ranges from …

On a recent whale-watching trip, I talked to the guide about why whales migrate, and he gave me some good insights. This article examines why they move from one area and their motives for migrating every season.   Whale migration is the seasonal movement from one place to another. Whales migrate for two reasons; to find …

An animal screaming at night might sound like a real horror movie is being filmed outside your house. It may be a fox, and I wanted to explain some of the reasons for the noise in this article. Foxes can typically be heard screaming at night. A female fox will scream to attract a mate …

On a recent whale-watching trip, I asked one of the guides about how whales breastfeed underwater. His answer intrigued me, so I conducted further research on this when I returned to shore. Whales have inverted nipples inside mammary slits. When the calf is ready to feed, they dive underneath the mother and nudge the mammary …

Grizzly bears, also known as brown bears, are predominantly found in North America Some species can also be found in Northern China, Korea, and Russia and are called Eurasian brown bears. Adult male grizzly bears can weigh more than 500 kilograms An Adult male grizzly is up to twice the weight of a female grizzly …

The North American short-tailed shrew, genus Blarina, is the giant shrew of its family. There are three species of the short-tailed shrew: the northern Blarina brevicauda, the southern Blarina carolinensis, and Elliot’s Blarina hypophagia.  The genus Blarina is classified as “true shrews” from the family Soricidae, belonging to a larger mammal group known as Eulipotyphla. …

AK AL CO CT HI IA IL IN MA MD MI MN MO NC NH OH PA TN UT WI North Carolina hold many memories for me as I used to visit all the time looking for animals. North Carolina has some fantastic whale-watching trips and I saw my first sperm whale off the coast. …

North America has a wide variety of mammals, from the smallest to the largest. I wanted to make a complete list of which mammals live in North America. There are nine orders of mammals in North America split into 40 families. There are currently about 420 species of mammal in North America. In this article, …

AK AL CO CT HI IA IL IN MA MD MI MN MO NC NH OH PA TN UT WI I worked for a few seasons in Alaska, and in my time in the state, I saw many types of mammals, including killer whales, humpback whales, and bears. I wanted to find out which mammals …

AK AL CO CT HI IA IL IN MA MD MI MN MO NC NH OH PA TN UT WI I am going on a trip to Utah soon and am really excited as I haven’t been there before. I am hoping to see some rodents that I haven’t seen before and wanted to find …

I lived in Vancouver for a while and it was one of my favorite places to live. I saw moose, bears, marmots and lots of other wildlife when I was there and I wanted to find out exactly what other mammals live in the Province. There are over 130 species of mammals in British Columbia. …

AK AL CO CT HI IA IL IN MA MD MI MN MO NC NH OH PA TN UT WI In the southeastern region of the United States, Tennessee is home to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and has many species of different mammals. This article looks at which mammals you can find in …