Wildlife

Baby snapping turtles hatch at about an inch long and head straight for water. Here is how to identify one, what it eats, and what to do if you find one.

Chipmunk droppings are small dark pellets you rarely see, because chipmunks use burrow latrines. Here is how to identify them and what they mean.

Jumping spiders hunt insects without webs, using the sharpest eyes of any spider. Here is the full diet, plus what to feed a pet jumping spider.

Giraffes eat about 75 pounds of leaves a day, mostly acacia. Here is how they handle thorns, why they chew bones, and what zoo giraffes are fed.

The Hercules beetle is the longest beetle in the world. Here is the truth about its strength, plus the eastern species found across the United States.

Squirrel droppings are rounded pellets about 0.375 inches long. Here is how to tell them from rat, mouse and chipmunk droppings, and how to clean them up.

Deer droppings are dark oval pellets that clump in summer. Here is how to identify them, tell them from rabbit poop, and judge how fresh they are.

A baby hedgehog is called a hoglet. Here is how they develop, what they eat, why there are none in the wild in North America, and how care works.

The Texas rat snake is a large non-venomous constrictor often mistaken for a copperhead. Here is how to identify it, plus size, diet and coop control.

Monarch, viceroy, fritillary or painted lady? Here is how to identify every common orange butterfly, plus what the color symbolizes.