October+Discoveries+CAB

October 7 2014 My science discovery this week is a red squirrel. It got its name because its red. We had one of these at are campsite when we were camping it looked really cute. At first I didn't know what it was so i asked my sister.she asked me what color was it so i said red and then she goes what animal is it and i said a squirrel and she goes there you figured it out. Red squirrels like to chew wires so she said make sure you don't let it get near the camper. So I sat there for an hour watching it to make sure it didn't get in the camper and it didn't. this is my science discovery...

October 14 2014 This week I decided to do my science discovery on what kills a porcupine. One thing that kills a porcupine is a bobcat. Bobcats are a small North American cat species. That has a barred and a spotted coat with a short tail. Bobcats have learned that a porcupine has no quills on its stomach. So bobcats turn then over and eat through there stomach so that they won't stabbed in the mouth and the chest. Another animal would be a leopard.A leopard does the same thing as a bobcat. This is the end of my science discovery.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bobcat-Attacks-Man-Working-in-His-Garage-319104.shtml

10-20-14 Science Discovery My science discovery this week is skunks. Skunks are omnivores, which mean that they eat both plants and animals. They like to eat fruits, insects, worms, reptiles and rodents. Skunks are small animals. They reach 8-19 inches in size and weigh up to 14 pounds. Their worst enemies are coyotes, bobcats and owls. They have poor eyesight, but they have good sense of smell and hearing. Before it sprays the victim, skunks will turn its back, lift its tail, start hissing and stomping with its feet. Those are the warning signs than they will spray. Skunks live up to 3 years in the wild. They can survive up to 10 years in captivity.

http://www3.ag.purdue.edu/entm/wildlifehotline/pages/skunks.aspx

Oct.27,2024 My science discovery thus week is a fox. A fox’s den is normally a burrow underground, also known as an earth but they can also live above ground in a cozy hollow. The cubs’ eyes and ears open after two weeks and at four weeks they will emerge from their dens. They have short noses which resemble puppies when born. However, many cubs die prematurely due to other predators (dogs, badgers), but their worst predator is the motor vehicle. They also can die of starvation or cold during hard winters. They catch small rodents with a caraistic high pounce. Foxes belong to the dog family, which includes wolves, coyotes, grey foxes, raccoon dogs and their relatives. All members of this family are incredibly adaptable animals, and this makes them successful colonisers in many areas of the world practically in all habitats available and often in close proximity to humans.There are native and non-native red foxes in North America; the native foxes are a Canadian Boreal Forest species that historically occurred in the northern regions of North America. They colonised there shortly after the last glacial period, around 11,000 years ago. The non-native species were released by early European settlers for hunting purposes, as early as the mid 1700s. We have a family of foxes in are back yard. http://www.feralscan.org.au/foxscan/pagecontent.aspx?page=fox_preyonnativeanimals