HUBERT, N.C. (WNCT) – Many of us struggle with packing on the pounds this time of year. Some of our furry friends are having the same issue. Toni O’Neil, director of the Possumwood Acres Wildlife ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chunkosaurus Rex of Dinosaur Valley State Park has been crowned king of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's inaugural Fat ...

A version of your question arrives here frequently in the autumn or early winter. The answer is a resounding “no!” Animals (and even plants), when they thrive, are responding to favorable conditions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has declared this week "Fat Squirrel Week where Texans can vote online for the healthiest ...

You might have noticed the squirrels in your neighborhood seem a little on the heavy side this winter. Well, you are not imagining things. According to evolutionary ecologist Dr. Andrew G. ­McAdam, an ...

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Woolly bear caterpillars are the perennial stars of wildlife-based winter weather forecasting, and we have plenty of reports from them, but squirrels are really stealing the show this year. In ...

It’s that time of year again when animals start preparing for the cold winter months, building nests and dens, and gathering enough food to keep them fat and happy until spring rolls back around.

Southern Minnesota has just exited a brutal, wind-driven polar event that forced stabbing cold right through even the highest-quality winter garments. Humans aren’t well suited to that type of severe ...

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