Ranger Rick articles from August 1999

Ranger Rick archives from August 1999

BUDGIES ON THE WILD SIDE.(parakeets)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... BUDGIE LOVE Call them budgies or call them parakeets. Either way, they make great pets. Turn the page to find out how these beautiful birds live in the wild. Wild budgies have a really tough life. They live in Australia's "Outback"--that's...

THE LAST WORD.(poem)
August 1, 1999... My brother has a budgie That's green as new green peas. Jim named his birdy Buddy And taught the thing to tease. So every time I walk by, It fluffs itself and preens. It looks at me with one sly eye And chatters something mean. One day...

QUICK BITS: TUATARA.(reptile)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... Tuataras (too-uh-TAR-uz) have been around longer than any other living reptile. They look a lot like lizards. But they're really something else! Extra Eye There's a third eye covered by thin skin right on top of the tuatara's head! But...

EYE TO EYE : One wildlife photographer gets really close to his subjects!(Frans Lanting)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... photos by Frans Lanting He's crawled on hands and knees in heavy surf. He's hiked through hot jungles. And he's waded into reed-filled marshes (see photo, right). For Frans Lanting, it's all in a day's work. Frans is a photographer who...

ADVENTURES OF RANGER RICK.(short story)
August 1, 1999... Rick and the gang check out trouble and find that "it's the pits"! story by Gerry Bishop; drawings by Alton Langford A sparkling morning sun peeked over the mountains as four animals hiked down a trail. Ranger Rick Raccoon, Scarlett...

GREENZINE : Good NEWS!(various news relating to animals, wildlife, nature; includes Web sites)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... Making Bears Behave Most bears stay away from people. But if careless people leave food out where bears can get it, sometimes a bear learns that people places have great treats for eats. The bear hangs around campsites or other people places...

SOCK GARDEN SECRET.(socks that have seeds on them can be planted)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... Dad showed us how to make our socks grow. Won't Mom be surprised! One day last fall, Dad said, "Go get your oldest, rattiest wool socks!" My sister, my brother, and I thought this sounded weird. But it was better than sitting around...

GOTTA DANCE!(animal behavior that looks like dancing is often something else)(Brief Article)
August 1, 1999... Did you ever see an animal really get down and boogie? macaroni penguins Shall we DANCE? king penguins Now switch your partner and DO-SI-DO. sea stars Hey, WATCH the toes! spiny lobsters C'mon, let's LINE dance. sifaka I...

PUZZLING FLOWERS.
August 1, 1999... What if flowers looked like their names? The flowers in this puzzle do! For example, picture 1 shows a fox wearing a glove, which is a funny way to draw a plant called foxglove. Look at each picture and write its number next to the flower...

THE PICNIC PRINCE : Chill on a hot summer's day with a watermelon frog!(Recipe)
August 1, 1999... What You Need * a small, round watermelon * a mixture of fresh, washed, cut-up fruit (ask for adult help) * two limes * green, white, black, and yellow construction paper and scissors * white glue * pink plastic wrap * toothpicks * long, sharp...