What can we learn from animal skulls?
When we look at carnivores and herbivores, there are many differences between the two. When we look at their skulls, we can see these differences even more clearly…
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Misunderstood Mesos: Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus)
Built to survive in some of the harshest conditions on Earth, Arctic foxes play an important mesocarnivore role in ecosystems of the far North. Living in lands that…
Wolf Education & Research Center
What is one of Africa’s rarest carnivores?
These wolves have long legs and a slender build with reddish fur on their bodies and white fur on their bellies. They used to be considered related to…
Chris Anderson
Let’s Talk About Bison Recovery
The call to help recover bison was one of the first big conservation successes in the world and kickstarted other efforts in conservation in America.1 Now, the National…
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Misunderstood Mesos: Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)
Typically portrayed in popular culture as being ugly, opossums have several physical traits that make them unlike any other North American mammal. First, they are the only marsupial…
Wolf Education & Research Center
Misunderstood Mesos: Fishers
The fisher is one of the most reclusive and therefore misunderstood mammals in North America. Sometimes known as a fisher cat, this large weasel is neither a cat…
Wolf Education & Research Center
Misunderstood Mesos: The Striped Skunk
It is built for a life foraging at the ground surface, with short, powerful legs and a stocky body. The head and body measure 13-18 inches, with the…
Wolf Education & Research Center
Let’s Talk About Seals!
Seals are carnivores that are in the Pinnipedia group – the word pinniped translates from Latin to mean “fin-footed”.1 This Pinnipedia group is divided into three groups:1&2 Odobenidae,…
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What’s the Largest Cat Within the U.S.?
This carnivore is one of the largest cats in the world. They come in third place, right behind the tiger and lion. Within the United States, they take…
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