My town is inside a National Forest. When I bought this house, it was surrounded by woods on three sides, and we had to chase deer out of the garden. After some development there’s forest on just two sides now, but still plenty of critters such as squirrels, rabbits, possums, moles, chipmonks, bats, groundhogs, raccoons, foxes, terrapins, and the neighbor’s dogs. In my past, I’ve lived in places where wildcats and bears roamed at night. Oh my!

Arbroath has collected links and videos about the tiny Fennec Fox.

It was a bad end for a drunken moose in Sweden. (via Mad Baggage)

Look! A deer at Target! (via Arbroath)

Look! There’s a fox on our trampoline! Go get the camera!

Look! There’s a fox at our barbecue!

LAWYERS

Two lawyers were out hunting when they came upon a pair of tracks. They stopped and examined the tracks closely.

The first lawyer announced, "Those are deer tracks. It's deer season, so we should follow the tracks and find our prey."

The second lawyer responded,"Those are clearly elk tracks, and elk are out of season. If we follow your advice, we'll waste the day."

Each attorney believed himself to be the superior woodsman, and they both bitterly stuck to their guns.

They were still arguing when the train hit them.

National Geographic debunks some myths and misconceptions about bats.

The Military once considered using bats as bombers.

Everything you ever wanted to know about sloths. Includes pictures and both easy and difficult sloth quizzes. (via the Presurfer)

A blog about weasels.

Deer are invading cities in England.

Tasty roadkill story of the month: Didja hear about the seven-legged hermaphroditic deer that some guy hit with his truck? How real was the story? Um, lets just say the evidence was eaten before the media got there. I liked Laurie’s version better anyway.

Badgers.

RABBITS AND WOLVES

Two rabbits were being chased by a pack of wolves. the wolves chased the rabbits into a thicket.

After a few minutes, one rabbit turned to the other and said, "Well, do you want to make a run for it or stay here a few days and out number them?"

FOREST IDENTIFICATION

(Thanks, Eva!)
Two tall trees, a birch and a beech, are growing in the woods. A  small tree begins to grow between them, and the beech says to the birch, "Is that a son of a beech or a son of a birch?"

The birch says he cannot tell. Just then a woodpecker lands on the sapling.

The birch says, "Woodpecker, you are a tree expert. Can you tell if that is a son of a beech or a son of a birch?"

The woodpecker takes a taste of the small tree. He replies, "It is neither a son of a beech nor a son of a birch. It is, however, the best piece  of ash I have ever put my pecker in."

Thought for today: If you tell a joke in the forest, but nobody laughs, was it a joke? -Stephen Wright

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