The short-tailed shrew differs from other Adirondack shrews in having a blunter snout, a shorter tail that is less than 25% of the total length, a heavier more cylindrical body, and fleshy feet. The ...

This is the only other member of the weasel family in the Adirondacks to develop a white coat in winter (December-March or April). The terminal one-fourth to one-third of the tail remains black ...

The name was later shortened to jackrabbit. Black-tailed jackrabbits are a common hare that inhabit American deserts, scrublands, and other open spaces, including farms. They can consume very ...

The black-tailed prairie dog is an intelligent, sociable rodent that's a keystone species in the prairie ecosystem it calls home. This precocious little mammal is perfectly suited to its environment, ...

It is typically a tan color, with a lighter underbelly and black-tipped tail. HABITAT: Like most prairie dogs, the black-tailed prefers short-grass prairie habitats and avoids any environments with ...

The South Eastern Red Tailed Black Cockatoo is one of five subspecies of Red Tail Black Cockatoos across Australia and the most endangered, with less than 1500 remaining in the wild.Credit ...

Ring-tailed lemurs are unmistakable because of their long, vividly striped, black-and-white tail. They are familiar residents of many zoos. Lemurs use their hands and feet to move nimbly through ...

Severe flooding across the Nene and Ouse Washes meant Black-tailed Godwits struggled to find suitable nest sites, meaning the number of breeding Godwits would continue to fall. To safeguard the ...

goes the weasel. A penny for a spool of thread A penny for a needle That’s the way the money goes POP! goes the weasel. Round and round the chestnut tree The badger chased the weasel They ran ...

The poly-A tail is a long chain of adenine nucleotides that is added to a messenger RNA (mRNA) molecule during RNA processing to increase the stability of the molecule. Immediately after a gene in ...

There is, and it's called short selling. Even though it seems to be the perfect strategy for capitalizing on declining stock prices, it comes with even more risk than buying stocks the traditional ...