Ranger Rick articles from August 1998

Ranger Rick archives from August 1998

Trekking with llamas.(Cover Story)
August 1, 1998... What's it like to ride a llama on a high mountain trail? I can tell you. My family has done it summer after summer. Would you like to live "wild" in the mountains? On our summer trips, my family has no house, no table, no toilets, and...

Adventures of Ranger Rick: Cubby solves an apple orchard mystery.(short story)
August 1, 1998... Not far from Deep Green Wood, in an old apple orchard by the edge of a gurgly creek, a mystery was brewing. The gang first heard about it from Renna the wren, who flew by for a visit one sunny morning. Then they heard more from Sara the hare,...

More facts.(pollination and bees)
August 1, 1998... * Pollination often starts when a bee visits a flower--for example, an apple blossom--to get sweet nectar and pollen for food. Some pollen from the flower usually sticks to the furry bee. When the bee visits another blossom, some of the pollen...

Hum-m-m-mingbirds: they may be tiny, but they're the world's trickiest stunt fliers.
August 1, 1998... Bzzzz, zoom... dive, zzzzip! Aren't hummingbirds amazing? You hardly ever see one sitting still. Even when they're eating, their wings flap much faster than you can blink. And those dazzling feathers are awesome. LITTLE SHOW-OFFS The...

Be a nature detective.(nature quiz)(Cover Story)
August 1, 1998... Nature is full of baffling puzzlers like the ones on these two pages. Next to each photo you'll find a list of things the picture might be showing. Pick the one you think is right for each photo. Then turn the page for the answers. 1...

Monkey bridges.(humans help monkeys)(Green Zine)
August 1, 1998... In Kenya, a country in Africa, some monkeys were in trouble. A busy highway cut right through their forest home. Too many monkeys were getting clobbered when they tried to go from one side of the road to the other. Then some monkey-loving...

Help for camels.(Green Zine)
August 1, 1998... Less than 20 years ago in China, there were nearly 3000 wild Bactrian camels (the two-humped kind). But now fewer than 1000 may be left. The camels' drinking water has been polluted by chemicals used in nearby mines. And many camels have been...

Kids help around the globe.(Green Zine)
August 1, 1998... School kids all across the country have been trying to solve environmental problems all around the world. Here are some of them: A polluting copper mine was going to be built in a cloud forest in Ecuador. Incinerators were going to pollute the...

Less light, little-by-little.(Nature Calendar)(Green Zine)
August 1, 1998... Less Light, Little-by-Little In the Northern Hemisphere, June 21 is the longest day of the year. After that, slowly but surely the sun begins setting earlier in the evening. The point where the sun disappears over the horizon changes too. By...

Terrific tidepools.(Nature Calendar)(Green Zine)
August 1, 1998... Terrific Tidepools Do you live near a rocky coast? Now is a good time to grab a grownup and go explore some tidepools. Here's a good trick: Tape a little mirror onto a stick. (A mirror that makes images larger is best.) Then use it to look in...

Summer blooms.(Nature Calendar)(Green Zine)
August 1, 1998... Summer Blooms In late summer, many meadows across the country fill with flowers of gold, purple, and other wonderful colors. You may find goldenrod, asters, blazing stars, coneflowers, and more. Draw some pictures or take some photos. Can you...

Finding a way back for ferrets.(ferret behavior)
August 1, 1998... It's dusk on the North American plains. The small, brown head of a male black-footed ferret pops up from the entrance to a tunnel. He looks around, alert for danger. When he senses that all is well, he bounds into the open. The ferret leaps...