Love is in the air! Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and while humans will go out on dates to find their perfect partner, animals have other tactics. Reproduction is very important in the animal kingdom and finding a mate that’s healthy and will pass on good genes to their offspring is essential for biodiversity and the survival of said offspring.
Little Brown Bats can be found throughout North America from Canada down to Central Mexico.1 Regardless of their name, they can be brown, red, or golden, and they weigh only about a half ounce. They’re not territorial and often live in large colonies of thousands of...
As summer reaches its end and fall is on its way, many animals will start to get ready to hibernate. Animals of all kinds hibernate or enter into a similar state in order to survive the extreme temperatures that winter brings.1 During hibernation, the animal’s body...
We have many animals in North America that have antlers. How are these different from horns and what purpose do they serve? Antlers are found on animals that are part of the Cervidae family. This includes animals like deer, moose, and elk.1&2 Meanwhile, horns are...
Mammals are endothermic, which means they have the ability to regulate their body temperature from the inside. This is unlike ectothermic animals, such as reptiles, who have to go out into the sun to warm themselves up.1 Thermoregulation allows mammals to live in...