Hellbenders are the largest salamander in North America. There are two subspecies -the Allegheny and the Ozark hellbender. Some taxonomists (splitters) believe they are two are separate species, but recent DNA work indicates otherwise. The Allegheny hellbender is found in a number of Mid-Atlantic/southern states from southern New York to Georgia. The Ozarks subspecies is […]
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Giant green anemones are found along the west coast of North and Central America from Alaska south to Panama. They also occur in Hudson Bay Canada and the east coast of Russia. They are found in the intertidal and lower reaches of the subtidal zone (up to 40 feet deep) in cold water and typically
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This is North America’s smallest wild cat and most widely distributed. It can be found throughout the U.S. and ranges into British Columbia and south into Mexico –excluding portions of the Midwest and high Sierra. The common name, bobcat, comes from the short, bobbed tail, which is four to six inches long. They generally weigh
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Bull trout are a char of the Salmonidae family (salmon and trout) that are native to the Pacific Northwest. They inhabit cold clear waters of the mountains and coastal rivers in the Yukon, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho (not coastal here!). The species used to occur in northern California but is no longer found
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Pitch used to go fishing before the sun rose and then retire to the shade before it became strong. One day he was late and had just reached the beach when he melted. Other people rushed to share him. Douglas-fir arrived first and secured most of the pitch, which he poured over his head and
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