Ranger Rick articles from July 2000

Ranger Rick archives from July 2000

Can You Speak "Chimpan-ese"?
July 1, 2000... Chimpanzees are our very closest animal cousins. So it seems we should be able to tell what they're thinking just by looking at them. Can you? Circle the answer you think best says what each chimp is telling other chimps. Then look on page 7 to...

Dear Ranger Rick.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... OH, DEER? My friend Lucie and I went hiking with my dad. We found a trail that we called the Beauty Trail. It was full of flowers. Then Dad saw an animal. He said, "Be quiet, maybe it's a deer." The bushes rustled. Then out jumped a huge...

ASK SCARLETT.
July 1, 2000... Once there was a big ball of honey bees in a tree across the street. Someone had the city come destroy them. What if this happens again? Joel McKinnon Too bad the bees were destroyed! Honey bees are useful to have around. They make...

HOOCH THE WONDER POOCH.(Short Story)
July 1, 2000... Look, up in the sky . . . what is that thing? A mighty mutt that has no fear! Hooch is a small, stubby-legged, ordinary-looking mutt. But she leads a life that's hardly ordinary--for dog or human. Hooch is a true daredevil in fur. She...

WHO AM I?
July 1, 2000... Why do I look so weird? I'm eating something--but what? The shape of my bulge gives you a clue to what's going down--and to my name too. Be a nature detective and use your library to hunt for this snake's name. If you think you've found...

GAMES FOR THE ROAD.
July 1, 2000... Going on a road trip? Then try out these goofy animal games. Be sure to take some pencils and paper along! LAUGHING HYENAS This is a very serious game! The players may not smile or laugh. One player starts by saying Ha. The second...

HELPING WHOOPERS - It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a bunch of birds AND a plane! What in the world is going on here?(Short Story)
July 1, 2000... The birds below aren't in a race with that funny-looking airplane. The pilot has taught these sandhill cranes to fly with him. (More about that later.) It's all part of a plan to help save their close cousins-- endangered whooping cranes like...

Critter Cafe.(Recipe)
July 1, 2000... TODAY'S SPECIALS bull-oney sandwich french flies peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich steamed collieflower pie-thon banana slug split spaghetti and mothballs fruitfly salad granola bear bread and...

QUICKBITS: SHARKS - In the seas, sharks rule!(Short Story)
July 1, 2000... ANCIENT SEA DWELLERS Sharks are amazing fish. They've been swimming in seas around the world for more than 300 million years. That's way before the first dinosaurs ever showed up. Sharks haven't changed much since then either. Many are the...

Dig into Worms - This bullfrog has snatched a nightcrawler, one of billions of worms on the planet.(Short Story)
July 1, 2000... What's a Worm? Here's what most worms have: long, thin, soft bodies. Here's what they don't have: legs, bones, shells, or other hard parts. Worms aren't tough. So most of them stay protected and moist by living out their lives in hidden...

Go Eat WORMS!(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Anyone ever told you to go eat worms? Here are two YUMMY ways to try them! Why couldn't Batman go fishing? Because Robin ate all the worms. YUMMY WORMS 1 tablespoon of honey 2 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter 2...

Have a SPLASHIN' GOOD TIME!(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... What's the best way to talk to a shark? LONG distance. How much food does a crab eat? Just a pinch. What should you do if a blue whale swims close to you? Try to cheer it up. What's the easiest way to catch a fish? Have...

Ranger Rick's Wild ROAD TRIP.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... It's a wild and wacky world out there! Want to see for yourself? Then come meet some of the giant creatures lurking by roadsides all across America. Lots of people put up signs along roads to grab our attention. But some people think...