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Amphibians and Reptiles, Michigan Department of Natural Resources Mammals , Michigan Department of Natural Resources State of Michigan - Crayfish Species Checklist , James W. Fetzner Jr., Section of Invertebrate Zoology, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, 28 January 2008
Reptiles are found throughout Michigan, although the only venomous species, the eastern massasauga rattlesnake, is seen only in the Lower Peninsula. [2] Reptiles are cold-blooded , and so usually pass the cold winters of Michigan in frost-free areas, such as burrows (for snakes and land-dwelling turtles) or the bottoms of lakes and streams (for ...
Amphibian habitats in Michigan are generally split into four regions: the northern and southern Lower Peninsula and the eastern and western Upper Peninsula, with differentiation based on climate, soils, underlying bedrock and glacially-derived landforms. Region One, the southern Lower Peninsula, is generally characterized by a warmer, less ...
In "Secret Michigan: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure" author Amy Piper tells readers where they can find hidden gems. Michigan is filled with weird and wonderful sights, and Holt ...
Location: Ossineke, Michigan. Cost: $10 and up. Take a walk on the wild side with a trip to Ossineke Michigan's Dinosaur Garden, first opened in 1923, which more than 20 dinosaur sculptures call home.
People sometimes do silly things, both intentionally and unintentionally. But so do animals. Since they can't capture those moments themselves, luckily, there's us. When it comes to pets, people ...
The American burying beetle, extinct in Michigan and listed as endangered in the United States. There are six species of threatened beetles in Michigan. Of these, three are species of special concern, one is threatened and one is endangered. One additional species is extinct in Michigan, although it previously had a viable population in the state.
Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk. Eleven species have been recorded in Michigan. Barred owl, Strix varia; Boreal owl, Aegolius funereus; Burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia (A)