This is an odd critter of the arctic tundra. It’s closest living relative is the golden takin – a goat-like animal of the Himalayas. Early explorers called them polar cattle or arctic bison. During the ice age they were found as far south as Kansas – imagine that! As the ice and tundra withdrew north, […]
Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus) Read More »
A young reader of OOTH (Cash) asked about Nile crocodiles – but since I have never seen one of these we had to settle for this large critter. This species is found throughout the Amazon Basin but its range does extend further north. The species occurs in Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela and
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Eighty feet above me, fingers and toes adhering to thin edges on the vertical rock face, Dick approached the summit of the 9,415 ft. tall Mt. Stuart. The reputation of the north ridge as a stellar climbing objective was clear as we ascended the sharp ridge pinched between two massive glaciers. The foot of the
This is a small bird of the east coast, with a range that extends from southern Maine through northern Florida and west to eastern Texas and eastern Minnesota. Within its range it is a pretty common bird of deciduous forests, suburbs, urban green spaces and where trees grow large enough for nesting cavities. I t is
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) Read More »