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10 Neat things about raccoons

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Raccoons

January 13, 2020 Canada's Local Gardener 3272 Views

1. Smart cookies. Raccoons are highly intelligent with excellent memories. One study showed that they could remember very well for

10 Neat Things about reindeers

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Reindeer

December 19, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3304 Views

1. Is a reindeer like a caribou? Yes; in fact, caribou is the North American name for reindeer. As a

10 Neat Things about Bugs with Wings in your Home

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Bugs with Wings in your Home

November 18, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3830 Views 10 Neat Things, flying insects

1. Things with wings. Pesky little bugs fly around the house and everyone believes they are fruit flies. You should

10 Neat Things about Prairie Dogs and Richardson's ground squirrels

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Pests Wild Critters

Prairie Dogs

October 21, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4257 Views 10 Neat Things, facts about prairie dogs, ground squirrel

1. The talk of the town. Prairie dogs, the big cousin to the Richardson’s ground squirrel or gopher, live very

10 Neat Things about spiders

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Helpers Wild Critters

Spiders

September 6, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 3357 Views 10 Neat Things, facts about spider

Eyes 1. Those eyes have seen a lot of… Most spiders have eight eyes, and they see a lot. In

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Toads

July 23, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 4779 Views amphibians, garden critters, toads

Toads are often given a bum rap. For starters, they are not considered as pretty as their trim and colourful

10 Neat Things Animals Garden Helpers Wild Critters

Earthworms

February 5, 2019 Canada's Local Gardener 5579 Views 10 Neat Things, earthworms

1. Names. Earthworms are of many different species. The common one we tend to recognize as an earthworm is Lumbricus

nature rabbit

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Rabbit habits

September 9, 2016 Canada's Local Gardener 3242 Views Animals, Local Gardener, rabbits, Wild Critters

Rabbit deities abound in mythology, sometimes as tricksters and often as a symbol of fertility. What childless couple wouldn’t want

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Deer repellents that work

September 9, 2016 Canada's Local Gardener 5918 Views Animals, Wild Critters

Deer, and rabbit, has been a headache to a lot of gardeners. We always look for different deer repellants that

frogs nature

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Frogs

September 9, 2016 Canada's Local Gardener 2573 Views Animals, Local Gardener, Wild Critters

When I was a kid, grownups used to call us “tads” – for tadpole, I guess. And we certainly had

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