Bird Tracks: How to Identify 7 Common Prints in Snow, Mud and Sand
Three toes forward, one back: that single check names a bird print. Sizes, claw marks, gaits and the mammal tracks people confuse with birds.
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Spider Symbolism: What It Means to See One, by Situation
Seeing a spider is traditionally read as a sign to keep building what you started. Here is what each sighting means, tradition by tradition.
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Stink Bug Symbolism: What It Means When One Visits You
Stink bugs are read as symbols of protection, boundaries and seasonal change. Here is what each tradition actually says, and which readings are modern inventions.
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Deer Poop vs Bear Poop: 6 Differences You Can See in the Field
Deer leave 20 to 30 small pellets, bears leave one wide mass full of seeds. Size, shape, contents and location, plus the cases that fool people.
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Map Turtle: 14 Species, Size, Diet and Care Facts
Map turtle identification, how big males and females get, what they eat and what keeping one really takes.
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Elk Sounds: 6 Calls, What Each Means and When You Hear Them
The bugle is only one of six elk sounds. Here is what each call means, which animal makes it, and the season and hour you are most likely to hear it.
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Llama Sounds: 8 Calls and What Each One Means
Llamas hum, shriek, orgle, cluck and grumble. Each sound has one meaning, and four of them tell you everything about what a herd is doing.
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Pet Iguana: Real Cost, Size and Care Before You Buy
What a pet iguana actually costs, how big it gets, what it eats and where owning one is illegal.
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Skunk Tracks: 5 Toes, Claw Marks and the Raccoon Mix-Up
Skunk tracks show five toes and claw marks set ahead of the pads. Sizes in inches and centimeters, the gait pattern, and how to read them in snow, mud and sand.
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Spiny Softshell Turtle: ID, Range, Diet and Bite Risk
How to identify a spiny softshell turtle, where it lives, what it eats, and why picking one up is a bad idea.
