What’s going on out on the land?
Determining the Difference Between North American Porcupine and the North American Beaver Skulls
Skull identification is something I love, so I wanted to look at two larger species of rodent in my area, and begin pointing out individuating characteristics of each species to help determine the species, even when a portion or most of the skull is absent.
Identifying an unknown Shrew
A parent of one of the kids at the school where I work wrote to me recently, sharing some photos of a dead Shrew she had found at one of my favorite places near to where I live. She guessed it could be a Pygmy Shrew and asked what I thought. I decided to try and figure it out.
Which Weasel Was It?
A few years ago, one of my former students called me over to the fire pit to show me something his cat caught. I love it when the kids bring in dead animals because it gives us time to really study them in a way that we wouldn’t otherwise get the chance to. I came over and was totally surprised. A weasel!