Ranger Rick articles from May 2000

Ranger Rick archives from May 2000

All in a Mother's Day.(Short Story)
May 1, 2000... Did you read the story about eggs in last month's Ranger Rick? Most animal mothers lay eggs and leave. And that's OK--they don't need to care for their kids. But for some animal moms, laying eggs--or having babies--is just the start of a big...

Dear Ranger Rick.(Short Story)
May 1, 2000... BUTTERFLY CAFE I caught some butterflies and fed them sugar water. They sat on my finger and drank the water from a jar lid. They also drank from a drop on my finger! Renee Mayfield, Texas What fun, Renee! R.R. PET FOR A DAY...

GET DOWN!(real caving: www.cavern.com or www.caves.org/info/grotto)(Fiction)
May 1, 2000... Buckle your helmet, turn on your headlamp, and come with us into a wild cave! These kids and adults explored a wild cave. They crawled and wriggled to get to this big, eerie room deep inside. Read about what it would be like for YOU to go...

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?(funny annimal stories)(Short Story)
May 1, 2000... Wild facts to tickle your thinking bone. WHOA--THAT'S A LOT! Think there are a lot of spiders in your neighborhood? Well, a scientist figured out that in a grassy area the size of a football field in Great Britain there were probably...

BOWER POWER: Hey--don't bother me now. I'm busy making sure these twigs are in exactly the right places. Read on to find out what I'm up to.(Short Story)
May 1, 2000... What does it take to win a choosy mate? Just ask this bowerbird. The name's Prancer. I'm the satin bowerbird in the photo at left. Let me tell you--I've worked my tail off (well, not really) to build the best bower around. What's a bower?...

QUICK BITS: Seahorses - Sure, they're called horses--but seahorses are really something else!(Short Story)
May 1, 2000... YOU CAN'T RIDE THEM Seahorses may have horse-like heads, but they're really fish. There are 32 species (kinds) of seahorses. They live in shallow, warm ocean waters where they hide among grasses, seaweeds, coral, or sponges. SUIT OF...

BUNNY HOP.
May 1, 2000... Brittany Bunny is a fussy eater. She lives in a park where she always eats everything in the same order--first clover, then a violet, then a dandelion. Then she starts all over again. Help her hop along the paths from to to until she makes it...

DEW - Misty, magical morning drops add lots of sparkle to a bright new day.(Short Story)
May 1, 2000... Rise and shine. It's time to head outside where the sky is blue and the air is crisp. As you skip through the grass, you notice your shoes and socks getting wet. Beads of water make the spring flowers all around you glisten like jewels in the...

ASK SCARLETT.(Short Story)
May 1, 2000... How many species of living things are there, anyway? Kimberly Kotschi, Pennsylvania That's a very good question. And a tough one. The truth is, no one knows. Just think: There are still places that scientists haven't completely...

Reader Riddles.
May 1, 2000... What do you get when you cross a bear with a female horse? A grizzly MARE. David Gay, Pennsylvania What did the boy porcupine tell his girlfriend? I'll stick with you through thick and thin. Ailena Baum, Wisconsin ...