Ranger Rick articles from February 2001

Ranger Rick archives from February 2001

DO THE BOOBY!(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... "One foot up, other foot down--prance and pose and dance all around." Why is this blue-footed booby putting on such a show? Find out on page 2. Don't be fooled by these laid-back balls of fur. Polar bears are powerful, meat-eating animals!...

You Can Draw a POLAR BEAR.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Hi, there! Grab a piece of paper and a pencil and find out how simple it is to draw polar bears. 1 Lightly draw two ovals and a circle for the shoulder, belly, and rear end of the bear. 2 Add a small circle for the head. 3 The...

READER RIDDLES.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... What do snakes do on Valentine's Day? They hug and hiss. Lindsey T., Pennsylvania Which animals get sent to the principal's office a lot? Cheet-ahs and bad-gers. Blythe M., Pennsylvania What do you get when you cross a horse with a...

DEAR RANGER RICK.(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2001... EGG-IMALS Thanks for showing us how to make egg-imals in last April's issue. I made these [above] all by myself! Emma W., New Jersey MIRROR PECKER One of the questions in the March 2000 Ask Scarlett was, Why do birds run into our...

IS IT A GIRL OR A BOY?(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... It's Valentine's Day, when boys think about girls and girls think about boys. But how can you tell the boys from the girls in the animal kingdom? Here are some rules--and their exceptions. 1 Males are bigger than females. Men are...

TERROR-IFIC TARANTULAS!
February 1, 2001... Watch out--this hairy, scary spider is deadly, right? Wrong! Turn the page for the real truth about tarantulas. Sure, tarantulas can be huge and hairy. And the one on page 19 looks ready to strike. But it's really only trying to defend...

RED BIRD Match-Up.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... All of these are real birds that have RED in their names. But how can you tell which is which? Each name tells you what kind of bird it is and what part of it is red. Be a clever detective and look carefully at the names and pictures. Then...

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE WILD KIND.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... I'm much prettier in person, don't you think? You wanted a close-up, right? It's fun to get up close and personal with nature. Or is it? Check out these wild encounters and decide for yourself! Are you about done in there? ...