Over the past winter I often heard loud noises coming from the attic area over the vending machines in Explore the Wild. It sounded like someone was moving furniture around! I suspected squirrels, or maybe raccoons. On Saturday, June 4, I think I found out who was making that noise, at least the offspring of [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Mammals Posts
Fire!
May 12th, 2011For the past week there has been a fire burning in eastern North Carolina. What’s the connection between a fire in eastern NC and the Museum of Life + Science here in Durham, why write a post about that fire? Well, besides the smoke drifting in to the Triangle on today’s easterly winds, that fire [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Beaver in the Bear Enclosure!!??
March 22nd, 2011If you happen to be at the Black Bear Overlook and see a smallish (compared to the bears) gray-brown mammal pop its head up, look around, and then scoot along the grass, it’s not a beaver, it’s a Groundhog. Several people have come up to me in the past month and told me that they [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Gray Squirrel Goes Out on Limb
March 10th, 2011Having never tasted the little fruit of an elm tree I can’t vouch for its flavor, but each year the squirrels are at it as soon as the fruit forms on the trees. . . . . . . . . . . The fruit is apparently better when still green, like peas or snap [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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The Fox and the Squirrel
January 5th, 2011As I stood near the top of the boardwalk, unsuccessfully attempting to photograph a squirrel stripping a pine cone of its seeds (the squirrel kept turning its back to me just as I tripped the shutter) I noticed a reddish-brown and gray colored object quickly move out from under some exposed tree roots to my [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Winter’s Here!
December 22nd, 2010The calendar says that winter has arrived. What’s been going on in Explore the Wild? Raccoons make nightly sorties around the Wetlands in search of food, which can be anything from persimmons to tadpoles, or a raid on the trash receptacles along the paths of the Museum (the trash bins are emptied each day before [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Groundhogs Too!
October 20th, 2010Last month I posted a piece about our resident, wild, groundhogs. This is just a reminder that if you see one of these big ground squirrels, look, get a photo, say Hi, but please try to stay well back from the animal. The groundhogs are very active at this time of year and are out [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Groundhogs!
September 23rd, 2010It may be in the mid 90s on this fine September day, but despite the heat it’s once again time for Groundhogs to begin fattening up for their winter slumber. Groundhogs look cute and cuddly, and the six or so groundhogs that reside here at the Museum are no exception, but I’m compelled to remind [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Black Bear Field Guide Update
July 22nd, 2010Last month I posted a field guide to the bears here at the Museum. With the amount of shedding and sun bleaching that’s been going on with the bears’ coats, a quick update on the condition and state of their current pelage, in regards to their identification, is in order. Mimi has undergone a drastic change [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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