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The raccoon is a very good climber and can go down a tree backward or face-first. This raccoon at Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina doesn’t look like it’s going anywhere after finding a spot in the hollow of this red maple.
Photo by Beverly Meekins
15’ Grace from the other day, largest great white shark tagged this season. This pic taken right as we got her boatside before tagging/sampling. @MA_Sharks@GregSkomal@A_WhiteShark @RileyWJCL @MandyMatney
Good thing the at-risk gopher tortoise doesn’t lock its doors! Or have any.
More than 300 other birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects, including the threatened eastern indigo snake, use tortoise burrows for protection and shelter. The burrows can be 40 feet long.
Photo by FWC
The winter coat of the bison is so well-insulated that snow on its backs doesn’t always melt right away. Photo from Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Colorado by Peter Ismert https://t.co/e8mh1rHhKz