Snapping turtles hardly ever leave their aquatic habitats except during breeding season. At this time, females can travel great distances.
Tag: Animals
Nebraska’s Venomous Snakes
Wildlife educator Monica Macoubrie shares information about the four venomous snakes that live in Nebraska.
Nebraska’s Crayfish
With their jointed legs and protective exoskeleton, crayfish are a unique part of Nebraska’s aquatic ecosystems.
Turtle Love
One morning last June, while photographing wildflowers in the Sandhills blowout, I came upon a pair of ornate box turtles.
Winter Wildlife Tracking
By Monica Macoubrie Winter is normally a time for hibernation. Sleeping five to sometimes nine months out of the year, animals will lay coiled up and cozy in an underground burrow, a pile of leaves or, as humans do, under a heated blanket in our beds. The negative temperatures, face-stinging […]
A Historic Gathering: Whooping Cranes
In November 2021, photographer Eric Fowler witnessed an unprecedented and historic gathering of 46 whooping cranes on the Platte River.