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Be my Smelly Valentine February might be the month that we will be exchanging flowers, chocolates and cards, but are we the only ones? With so many species represented across North Texas, you won't be surprised to find out that many animals are also searching for their valentines--albeit some have evolved unique courtship behaviors to attract their mates. |
Texas Parks and Wildlife Resources There are so many free resources available about Texas Wildlife through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Not only will you learn about local wildlife, like the Mephitis mephitis, but also have the opportunity to meet other nature-centric individuals in the DFW area!
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Citizen Science Are you interested in starting your own citizen science project? Are you interested in learning about the habits of particular species? Find examples of projects as well as tools to design and share your project with the public:
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Habitats for LoversOver 120 observations of the striped skunk have been reported on iNaturalist across the Dallas Fort Worth Area. While many of these sightings are of dead specimens, others are caught on camera traps or taken from backyards foraging for food in the evenings as skunks are predominantly nocturnal and therefore most active at night.
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Skunk
by Alyce Miller
Solitary, nocturnal creatures, skunks generally go about their business unnoticed. But then there’s that thing they do . . . and oh, boy, when they do it, no one can ignore them. But there’s far more to skunks than their stench, and with this beautifully illustrated entry in Reaktion’s Animal series, Alyce Miller gives these furry scavengers their due.
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The mammals of Texas
by David J. Schmidly
The Mammals of Texas has been the standard reference since the first edition was authored by William B. Davis in 1947. Revised several times over the succeeding decades , it remains the most authoritative source of information on the mammalian wildlife of Texas.
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Pheromones and animal behavior : chemical signals and signatures
by Tristram D. Wyatt
"Pheromones and other kinds of chemical communication underlie the behavior of all animals. Building on the strengths of the first edition, widely recognized as the leading text in the subject, this is a comprehensive overview of how pheromones work"--Provided by publisher
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