Scientists believe that canids evolved around 40 million years ago in North America. Fossil records date back to the Oligocene and the Miocene.
Author: Monica Macoubrie
Nebraska’s Only Marsupial
By the time you are done reading this article, you will, at the very least, have a little more respect and love for the remarkable opossum.
The Sturgeon of Nebraska
Sturgeon are true living fossils, as they haven’t changed much over thousands of years. Nebraska is home to four species of this ancient fish.
Prairies Here and Prairies There
If you took a road trip from one side of Nebraska to the other, you will marvel at the change in landscape from east to west.
The Hawks of Nebraska
Hawks are some of the most commonly seen birds in Nebraska. Often, all you have to do to find one is look up.
Snappers
The U.S. has three snapping turtle species: the common snapping turtle, alligator snapping turtle and Suwannee alligator snapping turtle.