Jul 24, 2015 | Mammals, Salmon
From Pacific Salmon Life Histories. Edited by C. Groot and L. Margolis and in the chapter by William R. Heard on the Life History of Pink Salmon: When returning pink salmon appear near the mouths of streams, they are usually seen swimming near the surface and often...
Jul 19, 2015 | Mammals, Marmots
This video could be used as an introduction to how animals cope with toxic plants. How do Wild Herbivores, such as these marmots, Cope with Plant Toxins? An article created by members of a graduate Foraging Ecology Class at the University of Idaho and Washington...
Jul 8, 2015 | Mammals, Marmots
In general the female marmot does most of the work in taking care of the youngsters. This video helps illustrate this behavior. For more information about marmots look at Whistlers on the Mountains (marmots) by Bob Armstrong and Marge...
May 21, 2015 | Mammals, Squirrels
This video speeds up the full one of the squirrel eating spruce seeds (under the plant section). Seeds of Sitka spruce are small, averaging 210,000 per pound. Seeds ripen in southeast Alaska during late August or early September, and dispersal usually begins in...
May 20, 2015 | Mammals, Marmots
This video shows some images and a video clip of marmots that live along the beaches in the Juneau area. You can learn a little more about marmots by reading Chilling Out How Warm-Blooded Animals Survive Southeast Winters by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans For marmots...
Mar 7, 2015 | Mammals, Marmots
This is a shorter version of the video Marmots Love to Play. It includes a sequence in the alpine as well as a den. In Juneau the Hoary Marmot is common along many beach areas as well as in the alpine. They seem to enter the den for hibernation about the same time in...