Tag: mustelid
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Meet the sea otter
BREAKING NEWS: At the time of writing, Otter 841 is still at large! Otter 841 is a sea otter stealing surfboards off the coast of Santa Cruz, California. The government has been trying to catch Otter 841 for weeks, but they just can’t get her! Like other members of her species, she seems to be a…
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Meet the wolverine
Somehow it’s already April. Which means that March is officially over. And we all know what that means: The winner of this year’s March Mammal Madness has been decided! All hail the wolverine! For those who don’t know, March Mammal Madness is “an annual tournament of *simulated* combat competition among animals.” After weeks of battling, the final…
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Meet the badger
According to the calendar, it’s officially spring! Which means that it’s time to learn more about a spring animal. When I Googled “classic spring animals,” I saw one that surprised me: the badger. I’ve never personally thought of a badger as a springtime animal! But, as I soon learned, this could be because I’m American.…