Groundhogs and woodchucks are two names that are often used interchangeably, leading to the obvious question of whether they are the same animal or not. The answer is yes, groundhog and woodchuck are...
Category: Misc. Animals
The fisher or fisher cat (Pekania pennanti) is a small, dark-colored carnivorous mammal that is a member of the weasel family. These animals are native to the forests of North America in general and...
There are three different species of scorpions in Colorado. They are the northern scorpion, (Paruroctonus boreus), the northern desert hairy scorpion, (Hadrurus arizonensis), and the common striped...
As winter approaches, the birds fly south to warmer climates while bears and squirrels hunker down and hibernate through the cold weather. But, if that’s the case, why do you keep seeing squirrels...
The Alaskan wood frog is the only North American amphibian species that lives within the Arctic Circle. In the wintertime, subzero temperatures occur daily in the arctic. Amphibians normally prefer...
Armadillos are really strange creatures. They’re also not that common, even though they’re native to the Americas. That leads some people to wonder if they are, in fact, endangered. There are...