The red squirrel is a very solitary little creature. In fact, each red squirrel takes it upon himself or herself to defend a territory that ranges between two acres and five acres. Not only are they defending the territory from other species of squirrels, namely grey squirrels, but they are also defending from other red squirrels. …
The fox squirrel, also known as Sciurus niger, is the only species of squirrel – of tree squirrel, specifically – which makes its home in the wide, wide Great Plains. The fox squirrel gets its name due to coloring, which some people refer to as ‘rufous’. That is basically a color that incorporates strong shades…
Squirrels (Sciuridae) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Suborder: Sciuromorpha Family: Sciuridae Do you remember those cute chipmunk cartoons Chip and Dale? Yes, our cute squirrel friends are in fact part of a huge family of Squirrels (Sciuridae) which also makes them cousins of prairie dogs, the woodchucks, the amazing flying squirrel, and both tree and ground…
Squirrels have definitely become the enemy to a lot of people: not only are squirrels an annoyance to gardeners by digging up all of their bulbs and eating them, but they are an annoyance at the bird feeder as well when they are trying to get some food there. That is why companies started coming out with…
When it comes to squirrels, there are a lot of things that these little critters will eat that make gardeners hate them. Not only are squirrels one of the most hated creatures in the rodent family because of their diet but they are also one of the cutest-looking rodents! Squirrels have been an annoyance to…
When writing on “Herb Garden,” I thought you would all be happy if I not only select the most popular garden plants in this category in North America but also provide you with information on how to go about preparing, planting, and caring for them as well. You would do well to plant some of…
Very few people seem to know the fact that there are more than 300 varieties of turtles found all across the globe. On the basis of their physical structures and behaviors, you can classify them into several categories. Oldest Turtle Species Of all the types, the largest turtle in the world is the leatherback sea…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Family: Emydidae Subfamily: Deirochelyinae Genus: Graptemys Species: G. geographica Binomial name: Graptemys geographica The northern map turtle (Graptemys geographica), before called the common map turtle, is an aquatic turtle regularly found in North America, they of the Emydidae family. Habitat The common map…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Pleurodira Family: Chelidae Subfamily: Chelinae Genus: Chelus Dumeril Species: C. fimbriata Binomial name: Chelus fimbriata The species Chelus fimbriata commonly known as mata mata is a freshwater turtle. This represents the only existing species of the genus Chelus. You can see the metal Malta…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Subclass: Anapsida Order: Testudines Superfamily: Chelonioidea Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Caretta Species: C. caretta Binomial name: Caretta caretta The northern map turtle (Graptemys Geographica), before called the common map turtle, is an aquatic turtle regularly found in North America, they of the Emydidae family. Habitat The cosmopolitan distributed…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Testudines Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Dermochelyidae Genus: Dermochelys Species: D. coriacea Binomial name: Dermochelys coriacea The leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea, is at times referred to as the lute turtle; it is the fourth largest modern reptile after the three crocodilian species before it, and it is…
“How long do turtles live” is a question that has haunted the biologists for a long time. They survive for 40-60 years; land turtles live for 110 years and sea turtles for 150 years. This information should dispel the preliminary doubts on the subject. Pet turtles generally live from 50 to 70 years if reared…