Ranger Rick articles from February 2000

Ranger Rick archives from February 2000

EIGHT-ARMED AND AWESOME!
February 1, 2000... Is this diver nuts? Isn't he afraid of that monster? Nah. It's just a giant Pacific octopus. Nothing monstrous about it. Keep reading and you'll see that octopuses are . . . How Dangerous Are They? Maybe you've heard the stories or...

DEAR RANGER RICK.
February 1, 2000... Last April we asked you to read our story about animal tails and tell us what kind of tail you'd like to have. Here are some of your tail tales. "I would use a monkey tail to swing on trees and hold extra stuff. But it would be a pain...

ADVENTURES OF RANGER RICK.(Fiction)
February 1, 2000... The gang finds plenty of sun and surprises in the Florida Everglades. Ranger Rick Raccoon, Scarlett Fox, and Punky Porcupine were one happy bunch of hikers. "No more snow! Nothing but fun in the sun!" they chanted as they made their way...

WILD HORSES.
February 1, 2000... As told to Ellen Lambeth When you think about horses, maybe you think of the "wild, wild West." On the poster, you'll find some of my wild western neighhh-bors. Bet you can almost hear the beat of their hooves thundering across the...

CRACKER MATCH.
February 1, 2000... These animal crackers escaped from their box. Now each one is looking for a buddy like itself. Put an X on each buddy in a matching pair until all the crackers are matched up. But . . . uh-oh, one of the animals doesn't have a partner....

RANGER RICK'S CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?
February 1, 2000... Truly Amazing Facts about Seabirds TAKING THE PLUNGE Emperor penguins hold the world's record for the deepest diving bird. When looking for fish, these jumbo-sized penguins can dive more than 850 feet (255 m) deep. (It would take about...

GOOD DOGS ... BAD DOGS?(human attitudes toward prairie dogs)
February 1, 2000... Some people say prairie dogs are great creatures to have around. Others say they're pests. So who's right, anyway? It's great fun to visit a prairie dog town (a place where lots of the little animals live). You can watch them playing,...

GREENZINE.(news on various wild animal species)
February 1, 2000... ANIMALS in the NEWS! A Not-So-Batty Idea Lots of bats are losing their natural homes, so people are trying to help them out. Now here's a company that has built a whole "bat cave"! The people who work for the Echo Bay Minerals...

HUNTER IN THE SKY.(the constellation Orion)
February 1, 2000... Gaze into the sky on a clear winter's night and you can't miss it: the great hunter, Orion! In ancient times, people used the starry sky as a calendar. They could do this because the stars show up in different parts of the sky at different...

ANIMALS EAT THE WEIRDEST STUFF!
February 1, 2000... By sucking a sweaty sneaker, butterflies get a salty drink. They also sip from soupy dead animals, moist poop, and pools of pee. Many other animals drink and eat some really weird things. Just look! Plenty of animals eat poop. And why not?...