Ranger Rick articles from October 1998

Ranger Rick archives from October 1998

Frog power!(how frogs protect themselves from predators)
October 1, 1998... It's a frog-eat-frog world out there. Most frogs aren't strong enough to fight off an attacker. But they have tricky ways to stay alive. Everybody's gotta eat. Trouble is, that often means that somebody else is gonna get eaten! All the...

Old Notch.(short story)
October 1, 1998... I found a litter of baby foxes in a hidden valley near my ranch! Then the fire came.... When we moved away from Los Angeles and out to a ranch, I thought it would be terrible. No one to play with. A three-mile walk home from the school bus...

Your house is our house.(small animals that make homes in people's houses)
October 1, 1998... Maybe I should mention up front that a family like yours lives in this house too. We're all interested in the same things, you know: food, water, shelter (especially in winter!), and space for the kids. The people act as if they own the...

Totally fruity.(fun fruit facts)
October 1, 1998... BURIED WITH MUMMIES Avocados are pear, shaped fruits that have been grown and eaten in the U.S. for less than 100 years. But they were well known in South America nearly 3,000 years ago. How do we know? Scientists have found avocado seeds...

Adventures of Ranger Rick: Elmo is all mixed up about poachers in California. Or is he?(short story)
October 1, 1998... Even though it was foggy and gray, Ranger Rick Raccoon was happy. He, Scarlett Fox, Punky Porcupine, and Elmo Armadillo were visiting a park at San Bruno Mountain, near San Francisco, California. The foot of the mountain was covered with fog,...

More facts.(butterfly collecting)
October 1, 1998... * Most butterfly collectors take only a couple of butterflies of each species (kind) they find. Usually, that's OK. What's not OK is taking any endangered butterfly or other endangered animal or plant. It's also illegal to take any wild animal...

Meet Manny.(tree-climbing crabs)
October 1, 1998... Hiya! Manny the mangrove crab here. I'm where I like to be up on a leaf of a mangrove tree. Guess you're used to seeing crabs in water, huh? Well, sometimes my buddies and I hang out there or on the ground. But we also go up high--to the...

This zoo's full of robots.(The Robot Zoo)
October 1, 1998... There's a new traveling exhibit full of animals for you to see. But these animals aren't real -- they're robots! The exhibit is called The Robot Zoo, and it's based on a book by that name. The robotic animals have bodies made of mechanical...

Kids clean up mines - naturally.
October 1, 1998... Did you read the "Adventures of Ranger Rick" in the March 1998 issue? It was about how chemicals from gold mines pollute streams. Well, some kids at The Logan School in Denver, Colorado, are helping solve that problem near an old gold mine...

Flying Tigers to the rescue.
October 1, 1998... More than 50 years ago, a group of daring American pilots fought in the Second World War. The pilots were called the Flying Tigers. Now the name is being used again by another group of daring pilots--in a national park in Ghana, Africa. The...

Seeds on you.(seeds that stick)
October 1, 1998... SEEDS ON YOU Fall is an easy time to find seeds--in the air, on the ground, in the water, on your pet. To find seeds, put an old wool sock over one of your shoes and take a walk through a field or woods. Burdock, sticktights, and other seeds with...

Acorn express.
October 1, 1998... ACORN EXPRESS If you have oaks nearby, you have acorns. Watch how squirrels bury these nuts for a midwinter meal. Some city pigeons eat acorns too--especially if people or cars have cracked open those tough shells first. Gather a handful of...

Monarch watch.(butterfly migration)
October 1, 1998... MONARCH WATCH This time of year, monarch butterflies fly south--sometimes thousands of miles. Are there any flying past where you live? If you want to help scientists find out more about monarchs, check www.MonarchWatch.org on the Web. Or...

Loud and proud ringnecks.(ring-necked pheasants)
October 1, 1998... KORK-KOK, KORRRRK-KOK! I can't help crowing about myself. Glad you stopped by to read about us ring-necked pheasants. We're such special American birds, you know. Ooops... here I go again -- Korrrrrk-KAK! That braggy ring-necked pheasant...