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  2. Bushy-tailed woodrat - Wikipedia

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    The bushy-tailed woodrat, or packrat (Neotoma cinerea) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae found in Canada and the United States. [2] Its natural habitats are boreal forests, temperate forests, dry savanna, temperate shrubland, and temperate grassland.

  3. Climate of California - Wikipedia

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    During the El Niño phase, the jet stream is located south through California, allowing for warmer temperatures and more heavy rains to occur, particularly in the southern portions of the state. During the La Niña phase, the jet stream is much further north, and therefore the far northern portions of California are wetter, while the southern ...

  4. Heermann's kangaroo rat - Wikipedia

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    Heermann's kangaroo rats are granivores, and seeds provide a significant nutritional value to their diet. They are also herbivores, especially during seasons of winter and spring. Additionally, in the wild they have been documented capturing insects at night such as moths, beetles, and grasshoppers. Most of the plant material near the burrows ...

  5. Pack rat - Wikipedia

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    Pack rats build complex houses or dens made of twigs, cactus joints, and other materials. These contain several nest chambers, food caches, and debris piles. Dens are often built in small caves or rocky crevices, but when close by human habitations, woodrats will opportunistically move into the attics and walls of houses.

  6. Bear ‘Tucking Themself In’ for Hibernation in Yellowstone ...

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    Winter is finally here, and bears are getting ready to find a den to hibernate in over the next few months. In Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park, one bear was caught prepping for his long sleep ...

  7. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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    Sundowning “typically occurs in the late afternoon and evening in individuals diagnosed with dementia,” says Shannel Kassis Elhelou, PsyD, a geropsychology and neuropsychology fellow at the ...

  8. Eastern woodrat - Wikipedia

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    The species only becomes sociable during breeding season. [22] The breeding season of eastern wood rats depends on the climate. Those in warmer climates (e.g. Florida and Georgia) can reproduce all year, while eastern wood rats in higher latitudes (e.g. Kansas and Nebraska) breed from early spring to mid fall.

  9. Where do SC snakes go in the winter? They don’t really ...

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    When the temperatures begin to drop, snakes go into a state called brumation.This event acts as a type of hibernation for cold-blooded animals. “Cold temperatures cause reptiles and amphibians ...