Ranger Rick articles from July 1999

Ranger Rick archives from July 1999

SUPER SCOOPERS.(pelicans)
July 1, 1999... No other bird can swoop, dive, and scoop up its supper as well as a pelican! Brown pelicans are some of the funniest birds to watch. With their huge beaks and goofy pouches, their snaky necks and wings that seem too long--they're really...

DEAR RANGER RICK.
July 1, 1999... MEGAPET I have a giant millipede. It's a vegetarian. My pet's name is "Crawly." Once in a while, it crawls on me (see photo, above). Sometimes it crawls on my head! Ben Schubert, New York BE CAREFUL In last September's issue,...

ASK SCARLETT.(various questions and answers)
July 1, 1999... If you were swimming in the ocean and a shark came by, would it attack? Jennifer Lowe, California It's scary to think of being attacked by a shark, isn't it, Jennifer? But you shouldn't worry. Few kinds of sharks ever attack people. The...

LIFE DOWN UNDER.(animals that live in caves)
July 1, 1999... Living in a cave may seem spooky to you. But some animals are champs at . . . A cave's not a bad place to call home. The temperature there always stays about the same. There aren't so many enemies around. In fact, an animal that can live...

THE ALLEY BEHIND OUR HOUSE.(a boy remembers the alley behind his house)
July 1, 1999... An alley ran along the back of our house. Flowers that weren't found anywhere else in town grew here. The grass was high and always swayed, even with only the tiniest of breezes. Pink noses twitched. Gray forms hurried. Grasshoppers hopped....

RAT SPAT.(fat sand rat)
July 1, 1999... Does this cute, whiskered guy look familiar? (see photo at right) He should--he's a cousin of the gerbil. Please meet a cool creature known as the fat sand rat. Fat sand rats live in undergound burrows in the deserts of Israel and other...

ADVENTURES OF RANGER RICK.(fiction)
July 1, 1999... Can the gang get lucky and find a rare animal? Ranger Rick Raccoon shouted, "One, two, three . . . GO!" Horns honked as streaks of fur shot across the busy street. The animals collapsed on the other side, panting to catch their breath. ...

MY GRAND CANYON TRIP.(a boy rafts down the Grand Canyon)
July 1, 1999... Rafting through the Grand Canyon was like ridingnature's wildest roller coaster! age 12 "Hold on--this is a two-hander!" Mike Denoyer, our rafting trip leader, called as we headed into Specter Rapid (see photo below). I did what he...