Ranger Rick articles from October 2000

Ranger Rick archives from October 2000

PUMPKIN MAGIC.(carving a jack-o-lantern)
October 1, 2000... How many pumpkins will you be carving this Halloween? One? Two? How about 150? That's no big deal for the gang that shows up at Roger Holtorf's house every year. Roger and his family live in Vienna, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C....

Dear Ranger Rick,.(letters)
October 1, 2000... Last January, we showed you some of the weird things animals eat. Then we asked you about the weirdest things YOU ever ate. Here's what some of you had to say. I thought snails were really weird to eat because you can feel their body parts...

What's Going on Here?
October 1, 2000... This anteater is up to something, but what? Check out the list below and make a good guess. Then turn back to page 9 for the answer. The anteater is . . . 1. getting ready to sail to the next tree like a flying squirrel 2. trying...

Reader Riddles.
October 1, 2000... What is a skeleton's favorite road? A dead end Emily H., Texas What kind of vegetable always grows too fat? A plump-kin. Caroline B., Illinois What can you use to fix a broken pumpkin? A pumpkin patch. John B., Maryland...

HOLLYWOOD DINOS.(inaccurate depiction of dinosaurs in films)
October 1, 2000... You can learn a lot about dinosaurs at the movies. Some of it is wrong. Were dinosaurs huge lizards? The first scientist who named dinosaurs thought they were. The word dinosaur means "fearfully great lizards." Dinosaurs and...

MAX AND MAXINE'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE IN THE SKULL MUSEUM.(physiology of animal skulls)
October 1, 2000... ANTELOPE (Plant Eater) Eyes on the sides to look all around for danger. GRINDERS Rough molars for grinding up plant parts. NIPPERS Chisel-like incisors (in-SIZE-erz) for nipping off plants. LEOPARD (Meat Eater) ...

BE A SKULL DETECTIVE.
October 1, 2000... Max and Maxine found a whole room full of unmarked skulls. Use what you've learned - plus the clues below - to figure out which skull is which. 1. COMMON SNAPPING TURTLE: A toothless animal with a sharp beak for tearing food. 2. MINK:...

WARM WINTER WELCOME.(feeding birds during winter)
October 1, 2000... Winter is on the way. What can you do to make backyard wildlife still feel at home? Plenty! FILL UP THE FEEDERS For many creatures, winter means less food. And less daylight can mean less time for food hunting. Birds appreciate an easy...

GREENZINE.(news about environmental programs for children)
October 1, 2000... ANIMALS IN THE NEWS! TURTLE TURNAROUND? Things may be looking up for the endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle - especially at their favorite nesting beach in Mexico. In the past, people, coyotes, or sea birds there often grabbed...

WILD KITTY COUSINS.(African wildlife)
October 1, 2000... That sour puss over there is a house cat like me, right? Wrong! It's a look-alike WILD cousin. You might know that lions and tigers are big, fierce cousins of house cats. But how about this? House cats have more than 30 small wild cousins!...