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Natural Selections: Salamanders and Newts
Jun 26, 2008 — What's the difference between a salamander and a newt? Not too much, says Dr. Curt Stager. He talks with Martha Foley about how aquatic salamanders mature into the forest variety. Go to full article
Natural Selections: The Pine Marten
Nov 04, 2004 — The pine marten, or American marten, is an elusive member of the weasel family found in spruce/pine or mixed hardwood forests. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss how to make track prints and photographs of this nocturnal Adirondack hunter. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Shrews
May 15, 2003 — Although they look much like mice, shrews are not even in the rodent family. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss how these tiny ancient predators achieved their reputation for giant-size attitude. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Ruminants
May 08, 2003 — Ever wonder about animals that have more than one stomach, like cattle and deer? What do they do with those extra stomachs anyhow? Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager chew over the details. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Sex-Changing Fish
May 01, 2003 — Hermaphoditism, the ability for an animal to display characteristics of either sex, is common in fish. Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss aquarium surprises. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Rabbits and Hares
Dec 26, 2002 — Martha Foley talks with Dr. Curt Stager about how Northern American rabbits and snowshoe hares differ in appearance and habitat--and how neither, despite Bugs Bunny, lives in holes. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Adirondack Trout, pt. 2
Sep 26, 2002 — Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager continue a discussion about trout biology and habitat in the Adirondacks. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Ants
Jul 11, 2002 — Ants may be small, but they are rather sophisticated and even "diabolical," as Martha Foley puts it, when she and Dr. Curt Stager take on ants. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Chipmunks
Feb 14, 2002 — Curt Stager talks with Martha Foley about the chipmunks that live around his home, and he explains how to have them eating out of your hand. Go to full article
Natural Selections: Deer Adaptation
Feb 07, 2002 — Over the next few months fawns will be born. What adaptations do they have to survive and how long do they stay with their mother. Go to full article
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