Ranger Rick articles from August 2000

Ranger Rick archives from August 2000

What's Up With Dolphins?
August 1, 2000... Denise Dolphin here, leaping by to say hi. Want to hear the latest news about dolphins? Then please turn the page. Yoo-hoo. It's me, Denise, again. Ready to get started? DOLPHIN BASICS Maybe you know I'm a bottlenose dolphin. But...

Dear Ranger Rick.(pet owners on how their pets help them)
August 1, 2000... Last December we asked you how your pet helps you... "My hamster, Cutter, makes me feel much better when I'm sad. I take him out of his cage and let him crawl around. Then I talk to him and feel a lot better." Helen N., Michigan ...

ELEPHANT ACTS.
August 1, 2000... Emily Elephant likes to dress up and act like other animals. Can you guess which animals she's trying to be? Each of her acts is numbered. Match the numbers to the names of the animals (below) that she's imitating. Careful--there are some extra...

Reader Riddles.
August 1, 2000... What is the stinkiest bug? A GAS-hopper. Brandon K., Oregon Why can't raccoons hang by their tails the way baby opossums do? It's im-possum-able. Christy S., Mississippi What kind of shoes do mice wear? ...

GREENzine.(environmental news)
August 1, 2000... GOING PLACES Dive! Here's a cool new exhibit that may be coming your way. "Extreme Deep" takes you on a mission to the deep, deep sea. You can go to the mission's command center or step inside a model of Alvin, a submarine used by...

TREETOP TREASURE HUNT - New sport? No, it's sky-high science!(research on rainforest scents in Gabon)
August 1, 2000... How do you make sense--or scents--out of a rainforest rooftop? Just get up there and take a big whiff! That's one thing this colorful treetop raft is good for. Scientists from around the world have come to Gabon (ga-BONE), a country that...

The Secret of Silver Pond.(Short Story)
August 1, 2000... No one's been able to find the stolen necklace. But Rowen and Mick have two weeks to look for this missing treasure. What will they uncover? Rowen felt excited as he biked toward the pond. There it lay, cool and still--a silver eye that...

WILD PENCIL PETS - Colored clay can make your plain school pencils look a little less tame.
August 1, 2000... What You Need * pencils * several colors of Sculpy or Fimo polymer clay (for sale in craft stores) * tall ceramic coffee mug * cookie sheet What You Do * To make the head, shape a lump of the clay around the eraser...

Brainy Birds - If birds went to school, ravens would be at the head of the class.
August 1, 2000... What's the world's smartest bird? Most scientists say it's the common raven. One sign of ravens' brain power is their adaptability (uh-dap- tuh-BIL-ih-tee). That means that they can change their behavior to solve new problems. For example,...

Twirling twisting curling swirling SPIRALS.
August 1, 2000... Spirals are everywhere. These twisting, curling shapes show up over and over again in nature. Some things in nature grow in spirals. The horn on a sheep (1), for example, twists and coils as it grows. But the tip of a staghorn fern frond...