Ranger Rick articles from July 2002

Ranger Rick archives from July 2002

Coming next month.
July 1, 2002... * Animals that hug and cuddle * Exploring cool ocean pools * All about bumble bees * Weird and wacky fairytales

Going ape.
July 1, 2002... Eating, drinking, and being merry are all part of the day for these hairy "redheads." Eat... Think about this: Orangutans (oh-RANG-uh-tans) are the only great apes that live in trees all day. So nearly everything they do has to be...

Dear Ranger Rick.
July 1, 2002... Cutting-Edge Business We have a lawn-mowing business. But we want to do things in an environmentally friendly way. So we use a pony instead of a tractor to pull our big mower. We also trim with a hand-pushed mower. This is a fun, quiet,...

Flash! zap! boom!
July 1, 2002... In a flash, a gentle summer day can turn into a super-charged, electrifying experience. It's the end of a perfect day. Soft summer breezes lift the hot muggy air high into the sky. As this air rises, it cools. Then water droplets begin to...

Wacky mailboxes.
July 1, 2002... Look where some people's mail is ending up these days! Many of the mailboxes on these pages are made of recycled bits of this or that--a tank, a bucket, chains, or flat pieces of metal. They're all awesome works of art that happen to hold mail...

Reader riddles.
July 1, 2002... What do you call it when an octopus gets its tentacles tangled up? Scrambled legs. Meghan H., North Carolina How is a wall light switch like a penguin? They both have flippers. Austin H.-LaP., New Mexico What kind of bear gives...

Cool foolers.
July 1, 2002... Katydids have all kinds of tricks for fooling their enemies. But they can't always fool a scientist who prowls the jungle in search of them. ALL CLEAR? A conehead katydid carefully crawls out from behind a leaf. The sharp cone on its...

Ask Scarlett.
July 1, 2002... Do wolves howl at the moon? Katie T., Maryland No, Katie, they don't. Wolves may be more active on moonlit nights when they, like you, can see better. Seeing more clearly helps wolves to hunt their prey at night. Members of a wolf...

Fun on the run: Ranger Rick's pull-out game section.
July 1, 2002... Silly Seal-abration The seals are trying their ball-toss act in the Fourth-of-July parade. Can you help them find all 17 balls that have the colors red, white, or blue on them? Red, White, and Who? Each of these things is red,...