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Prickly Porcupettes

Did you know that baby porcupines are called porcupettes? These prickly guys are actually born with soft and flexible quills that will...

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Are Nighthawks the same as a Hawk?

If you are outside during dawn or dusk and see an angular-winged bird moving erratically, you might be witnessing the foraging of a...

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Happy Canada Day!

In honour of Canada Day, we are celebrating our national bird, the Canada Jay! Did you know that the Canada Jay will nest and start to...

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How do Great Basin Pocket Mice stay hydrated when they don't drink much water?

Great Basin Pocket Mice are the ultimate desert rodent. Did you know that they don't really drink much water even through they live in...

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New OSS Summer Technicians!

Hello! My name is Amaylia and I am stoked to be living here in the Okanagan and working as part of the Okanagan-Similkameen Stewardship...

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Turtles don't need oxygen to live!?!?

Well, they do need it most of the time, but they can survive for weeks without it! Many animals would die in minutes without oxygen...