Archive for the ‘Zoos’ Category

Puma, Leopard, Jaguar: What Is It?

picNext time you're at the zoo and you're inside the big cat habitat, take note of the many distinct types of big cats. Like your pet cats, big cats come in many different shapes, sizes, and colors. And except for lions and tigers, many of us often confuse the types (like jaguars, pumas, and cheetahs). Think of this as a brief crash course on how to differentiate wild felines. Adult male lions are easiest to recognize, as they are one of the biggest cats out there (only second to tigers). Male lions also grow a lot bigger than the female lion. ...

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Squam Lake

I, being in middle school, recently went on a field trip to Squam Lake.  It is an amazing place! We went inside, and the host brought out three animals.  The first one was a barred owl.  It was gorgeous!  Its face was snowy white, and its body was brownish. The second animal was a mink.  Its coat was glossy and a deep shade of brown.  It was hilarious!  The mink was very riled up.  It kept jumping up and down the sides of the walls.  Back and forth.  Back and forth.  Once it even got on the wire mesh roof!  Everybody...

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Report on Zoos in Missouri and Oklahoma

In our sister publication, Good Life Review, our author, Lee Ann, did a great write up about zoos in Oklahoma and Missouri. Zoos are a great way to get up close to animals and the modern zoo also offers biologists and zoologists opportunities to research rare species. If you are traveling through the middle America, take a day and visit one of the great zoos in Lee Ann's...

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