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Animals That Look Like Groundhogs Around North America
Animals That Look Like Groundhogs Around North America
by list_wrangler  • 
5 in common: Muskrat, Groundhog and 3 more
When a stout brown animal stands beside a burrow, it’s easy to think of a groundhog. Start with its tail and ears, then look at the color of its nose and coat. A yellow belly, a white patch above...
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Remarkable Rodents From Capybaras to Flying Squirrels
Remarkable Rodents From Capybaras to Flying Squirrels
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: Capybara and North American beaver
A capybara can keep its nose above water with most of its body submerged. A flying squirrel steers a glide with a membrane stretched between its legs. Meet wild rodents whose teeth, tails...
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Yellowstone Wildlife and Where to Look for It
Yellowstone Wildlife and Where to Look for It
by curious_compiler  • 
2 in common: North American river otter and North American beaver
Start in Lamar or Hayden Valley for open views of large mammals. Scan rocky slopes for bighorn sheep and give rivers or quiet lakes a separate look for birds and otters. Use roadside pullouts and...
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Species Brought Back to Parts of Britain by Reintroduction
Species Brought Back to Parts of Britain by Reintroduction
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Eurasian beaver
Red kites returned to the Chilterns, ospreys nested again in central England, and a butterfly needed the right ants before it could make a comeback. These projects show what it took to bring...
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Animals That Look Like a Raccoon and How to Recognize Each One
Animals That Look Like a Raccoon and How to Recognize Each One
by list_wrangler  • 
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A nighttime visitor with a dark face and a ringed tail might be a raccoon. Take a closer look at the tail, snout and shape of the face. A ringtail’s huge ears, a coati’s long nose and a raccoon...
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Whale Species and How to Tell Them Apart at Sea
Whale Species and How to Tell Them Apart at Sea
by curious_compiler  • 
On a similar theme
A distant spout is a start. Look for a second clue in the back, head, flippers, or tail before putting a name to it. This guide compares whales that can be confused when only a little of the body...
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Animals That Form Lasting Pairs and What Monogamy Means for Them
Animals That Form Lasting Pairs and What Monogamy Means for Them
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Eurasian beaver
A pair of French angelfish can spend its days foraging together. Australian shingleback lizards can reunite with the same partner for decades. Biologists follow marked animals to see how long...
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Invasive Animals That Changed U.S. Ecosystems
Invasive Animals That Changed U.S. Ecosystems
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Nutria
Several once-common mammals became much harder to find in Florida’s Everglades as a large snake spread. In New York’s Hudson River, a small mussel changed how much food was suspended in the water...
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Wild Animals That Thrive in Cities
Wild Animals That Thrive in Cities
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Capybara
A high-rise ledge can stand in for a cliff. A reopened river can give otters a place to live. These city animals make use of things we built or the patches of habitat we left, often in ways you...
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Everglades Wildlife & Where to Spot It
Everglades Wildlife & Where to Spot It
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: North American river otter
At Everglades National Park, freshwater sloughs, hardwood hammocks, and coastal mangroves hold different animals. Look for alligators in the marsh and crocodiles around Flamingo’s brackish...
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Extraordinary Animal Senses and How They Work
Extraordinary Animal Senses and How They Work
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Platypus
A platypus can sense the electrical activity of prey. A loggerhead hatchling can use Earth’s magnetic field to find a direction. Humans can learn to navigate by sound and can detect some polarized...
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Where to Look for Scotland’s Wildlife, From Orcas to Red Squirrels
Where to Look for Scotland’s Wildlife, From Orcas to Red Squirrels
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Eurasian otter
Scotland’s coasts, pinewoods, and hills ask you to watch in different ways. Try a rising tide for bottlenose dolphins, a quiet woodland pause for a red squirrel, or an autumn listen for deer. Here...
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Animal Tracks and Signs to Recognize on a Walk
Animal Tracks and Signs to Recognize on a Walk
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Eurasian otter
Check soft mud for prints, then look up for tooth grooves, rough holes, and loose bark. These clues can tell you what an animal did while you were somewhere else. A single print can be deceptive...
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Wild Animal Populations That Recovered and What Helped
Wild Animal Populations That Recovered and What Helped
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Eurasian otter
A hunting ban, a cleaner river, or a safe place to nest can give a wild population room to grow again. These cases have a count, survey, or change in protection that shows what improved. Some...
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Native and Long-Established Wildlife to Look for in Ireland
Native and Long-Established Wildlife to Look for in Ireland
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Eurasian otter
Listen for a stag at Killarney, scan a Kerry headland for a passing fin, or watch a sunny stone wall for a lizard. This guide combines native wildlife with Killarney’s long-established red deer...
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Keystone Species and Why Ecosystems Depend on Them
Keystone Species and Why Ecosystems Depend on Them
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: North American beaver
Remove one kind of sea star and mussels can take over bare rock. Follow a forest elephant and you can see how trees get their seeds scattered. These examples show how a species can shape the lives...
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Animals That Look Like a Ferret, From Weasels to Mongooses
Animals That Look Like a Ferret, From Weasels to Mongooses
by list_wrangler  • 
In common: American mink
Ferrets are long, low and quick enough that a glimpse of one can look like several different animals. Compare the face, the length and color of the tail, and where you saw it. White winter fur can...
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Weird-Looking Animals and Why They Look That Way
Weird-Looking Animals and Why They Look That Way
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Platypus
A nose ringed with 22 fleshy fingers, tusks that grow up through the face, a beak shaped like a wooden clog. Every animal here looks strange for a reason, and once you know the job a feature does...
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Animals That Became National Symbols Around the World
Animals That Became National Symbols Around the World
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: North American beaver
Countries tell different stories with animals. A law made the American bison the national mammal, the emu holds up Australia’s coat of arms, and New Zealand adopted the kiwi informally through...
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Weird Animals of the Rainforest and How They Get By
Weird Animals of the Rainforest and How They Get By
by curious_compiler  • 
In common: Giant otter
A bat turns a leaf into a tent, a frog drops out of its egg before a predator can eat it, and an ant steers back to its tree after falling from a branch. These animals show how life in tropical...
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