Thompson's Gazelles. Photo © Dreamstime.com. The dry tawny-colored grass twitched ever so slightly. It had barely moved, but it caught the ever-watchful eye of a mother gazelle. Her head jerked up,...
Mammals
Wondernose: Which of the antelopes spends most of its time in water?
Lechwe herd. Photo © iStock. Maybe this question comes as a surprise to you, Wondernose. When you think of antelope, you picture fleet-footed, horned mammals racing across Africa's dry savannahs....
You Can Draw a River Otter Submissions
Study Guide Puzzles, July 2022
Favorite Focus, June 2022
Rhyming Puzzle
My Half-hour Hike…
Henslow's Sparrow. Photo © Dreamstime.com. I was in a hurry because I wanted to go on a hike before dinner, and I had only half an hour of free time. I could not expect to see much of anything in...
Mailbox, June 2022: Sparring Bucks
Wondernose: What animal lives in Africa, travels in a pack, and has fur so thin its skin shows through it?
African hunting dogs. Photo © Dreamstime.com. This mysterious animal stands about 3 feet (1 m) high and weighs about 35 to 50 pounds (16-23 kg). It has a great variation in color. Mostly it’s black,...
Covers, June 2022
Gulf fritillary. Photo © Rodney Peifer. Artwork © Nancy Wagler.
Covers, May 2022
Feeding giant acorn barnacle. Photo © Gerald Corsi/iStockPhoto.com. Impala and Red-billed Oxpeckers. Photo © Dreamstime.com.
Creation Close-ups, May 2022: White-tailed Fawns
The Banana-loving Baboons—& don’t forget the peppers!
Baby baboon eating banana. Photo © Estella See, 14. On a hot, sunny day in Uganda, Africa, we set out to visit the baboons. Many baboons live in the big forests near Tororo, and it was always an...
You Can Draw a Polar Bear Submissions
Nighttime Raider
One summer day when we had some visitors, we spied a little squirrel up in the treetops right next to our house. It was not much bigger than a chipmunk. Someone ran to get the field guide, and we...
