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Where Do Raccoons Sleep? Where Do Raccoons Go During the Day?

September 23, 2018

Raccoons normally prefer living in wooded areas so that as soon as they feel any danger, they may climb up the trees. Therefore, open terrain is not one of their favorite places to thrive. During winter, they seek warm shelters and spend most of their time in their dens, going…

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Where Do Raccoons Live? Raccoon Range and Raccoon Habitat

September 22, 2018

Raccoons are found throughout most parts of the United States and southern Canada. They also occur in South America i.e. from Mexico to its northern areas. Apart from the U.S., they were also introduced in various other continents i.e. Europe and Asia. Now let’s take a deep dive into the…

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A Raccoon Out During the Day? Raccoons in Daylight

September 21, 2018

Raccoons are restless and highly intelligent mammals. Even though they are most active from dusk until sunrise, some of them are often seen in daytime as well. Not only are they highly adaptable but they eat a lot of different foodstuff. In cold days, you would rarely witness a raccoon out…

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Do Female Walruses have Tusks?

November 25, 2017

Yes, female walruses do have tusks however, unlike male’s tusks the female’s tusks are probably shorter and slightly thinner too. Males usually use their tusks to show dominance within the group—something that females aren’t supposed to do that. Nevertheless, females use their tusks to climb out of the water as…

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Where do Canadian Geese Migrate to? – Canadian Geese Migration

November 20, 2017

The northern individuals undertake longer migrations, traveling all the way from arctic regions of Alaska and Canada to the southern United States. However, the geese inhabiting southern Canada travel shorter distances. They usually fly at anytime of day but the usual flights occur at dusk. Where do Canadian Geese Migrate…

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Where Do Walruses Live? – Walrus Habitat & Range

November 20, 2017

Walruses have a circumpolar distribution in that most subspecies inhabit Pacific waters while others are primarily found in the Atlantic seas. Scientists have yet to determine the conservation status of a walrus precisely due to their circumpolar distribution. However they are most likely to be found in Bering and Chukchi…

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What do Canadian Geese Eat? – Canada Goose Diet

November 19, 2017

Canada geese are herbivores. The green monocots make up the bulk of their diet including sedges, grasses and the like. Vancouver Canada geese prefer to eat American yellow-skunk-cabbage and leaves of blueberries. So now let’s discover more in what do Canadian Geese like to eat! Canada Goose Diet – What Do…

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What Do Walruses Eat? – Walrus Diet and Eating Habits

November 18, 2017

Perhaps you might like to know what do walruses eat. Walruses are foraging and opportunistic predators that actively feed on bivalve mollusks. Apart from these, some other invertebrates on the menu of these animals include gastropods, crustaceans, amphipods, cephalopods and others. Fishes like polar cod may also become occasional diet…

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Why Do Walruses have Tusks?

November 18, 2017

The scientific name of a walrus is Odobenus rosmarus in which the word ‘Odobenus’ is derived from a Greek word Odous (tooth). The binomial name of a walrus means tooth-walking sea horse. Walruses have unusually long protruding teeth called tusks. Why Do Walruses have Tusks? Elephants and woolly mammoths are…

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What Eats Walruses? – Walrus Predators

November 17, 2017

The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is one of the largest marine mammals in the Arctic with adults weighing up to 4,400 pounds. Walruses have only a few natural predators in the wild for they are probably too big to get caught even by the largest of the predators. Still many people wonder what eats…

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