Find out what your favorite animal eats.
Rabbits are herbivores who munch and crunch all day long. These nibblers have a specialized digestive system that allows them to process food efficiently, but they can’t eat everything. …
Hedgehogs are a gardener’s friend, as they eat beetles, caterpillars, worms and other invertebrates. Here’s what you can do to help encourage hedgehogs into your garden and keep them happy throughout the year.
Did you know as many …
Relentless and always hungry. What they lack in size, weasels make up for in appetite, eating a third of their own body weight daily. From birds to bank voles, the small creatures of the forest …
Next time you watch the birds in your garden, don’t just look at the ones queuing up for the birdfeeders.
Blackbirds feed mainly on the ground. They run and pause, run and pause, run and …
Every birder knows that hummingbirds have a symbiotic relationship with certain wildflowers. Browse through any textbook about bird biology, and you will almost surely find a section detailing the connection—complete …
Ferrets are true carnivores and cannot handle a diet containing more than 4% fiber. There are several good commercial ferret foods available that are dry foods. While cat food has been suggested for use in ferrets in the …
Jaguars, such as this one photographed at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Nebraska, are the largest cats in the Americas.
Jaguars are the only big cat in the Americas and the third biggest in the world after …
Think back to those warm summer nights you spent in New England when you were a child. If you were anything like me, you devoted at least a few of those evenings …
Crayfish (aka crawfish or crawdads) are fascinating little creatures that eat many different foods. Their diet is broad and adaptable to nearly every aquatic environment you can imagine.
But exactly what …
The octopus is one of the most fascinating creatures found under the sea. A member of the order Octopoda there exists nearly 300 species of octopus worldwide. While similar to squid, the eight-legged octopus is its …