Laura's Animals / Wildlife Blog February 2008 Archive

Wildlife News Round-Up #52
In this issue of Wildlife News Round-Up, we learn of the discovery of a giant fossil frog in Madagascar and a giant elephant shrew in Tanzania. There is also news ... Read More

Friday February 29, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Tufted Titmouse Identification Tips
The Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) is a small, gray-plumed songbird, easily recognized for the crest of gray feathers atop its head, its big black eyes, black forehead, and its rust-colored ... Read More

Sunday February 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (2)

The Mysterious Disappearance of Yellowstone's Rabbits
The Wildlife Conservation Society has recently completed a study concluding that jack rabbits have quietly disappeared from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem encompases riparian and mountainous terrain ... Read More

Monday February 18, 2008 | permalink | comments (1)

Fossils Reveal Bats That Could Fly But Not Echolocate
Two bat fossils recovered from the rocks of southwestern Wyoming have given scientists new clues about early bat evolution. The fossils have been classified as belonging to a new species ... Read More

Friday February 15, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Punxsutawney Phil Forecasts Six More Weeks of Winter
It's Groundhog Day and that means people all across the country turn to Punxsutawney Phil, the famous groundhog from Punxsutawney Pensylvannia, to find out if we'll have an early spring ... Read More

Saturday February 2, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)