This video shows an adult beaver with two of its kits feeding on alder leaves. The kits are usually born within the lodge in spring. They stay in the lodge for four or five weeks. The mother nurses them for 6-10 weeks. The kits begin to eat plant material when only...
Porcupines are a wonderful animal to learn about. Take a look at A Prickly Tale (Porcupine) by Bob Armstrong and Marge Hermans In summer they eat a variety of foods. In winter they feed on only a couple of items — spruce needles and the inner bark of hemlock...
This video of chum salmon spawning could be a good one for class discussion. Especially after students do some reading about spawning behavior among salmon. Lots going on here. Look at Chum Salmon Spawning Behavior by S.L. Schroder Look for a signal by the female that...
This video was taken in an ice covered pond in the Juneau area. It shows how a beaver swims underwater. Notice how it only uses its hind feet for swimming. In winter beavers will usually swim out of their lodge under the ice to a stash of food and bring it back into...
These coho salmon are returning to the DIPAC hatchery in Juneau. Some harbor seals are taking advantage of them and even swim up the fish ladder in search of coho. Notice how some seals swim on their back. Why do you think they do this? Think about their ability to...
Often the first coho salmon to return to Alaska’s streams are the males. This video shows several males waiting for the females to arrive. If you want to know more about our salmon and wonder where they go in winter check out Salmon in Winter by Bob Armstrong...
