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Playing Dead
Fido isn’t the only one who can do this cool trick. Several creatures in the animal kingdom fake their own death — to escape predators or even find a mate!…
Science in Action: Random Find on iNaturalist Leads to Huge Discovery
Picture this: a person walks past a tree with a leaf that has been obviously chewed by an insect. They snap a photo of a pretty distinctive zigzag pattern that…
Leach’s Storm-petrel: A Sentinel of the Ocean
In the military, a “sentinel” is a soldier whose role is to guard or be on the lookout for dangers that could otherwise go undetected. This concept can be applied…
Sea Otters and Cephalopoda — Filming Wildlife in B.C.
In August of 2019, the Hinterland Who’s Who team left for wonderful British Columbia. Our goal was to film our latest videos on the Sea Otter and the Giant Pacific…
Exploring Otter Space
Sea Otters always seem to be enjoying a great joke. They have big eyes and bigger noses, framed by erect whiskers. They seem to show constant surprise. They’re often spotted…
Virtual Road Trip: Paddling Canada’s West Coast
Final Stop! Get ready to explore the wild, untamed beaches and lush coastal temperate rainforest of Vancouver Island – the final stop on our virtual cross-Canada road trip. Home to…
Virtual Road Trip: Hiking the Arctic Tundra
Welcome to Sachs Harbour, the northernmost community in the Northwest Territories! Known as Ikaahuk, “Place to which you cross”, by the Inuvialuit people, this area features vast and wild tundra…
Virtual Road-Trip: Beachgoing at the Bay of Fundy
Welcome to the Bay of Fundy, the next destination on our virtual cross-Canada road trip! Winding its way between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the Bay of Fundy is a unique coastal…
Virtual Road-Trip: The Monarch of Manitoba’s Tallgrass Prairie
As our virtual cross-Canada road-trip continues, we find ourselves in the southeastern part of Manitoba in one of the last remaining stands of Canada’s tall grass prairie. The sea-like swaying…
Virtual Road Trip: Birdwatching in Grasslands National Park
Experience the solitude of the wide-open prairies as the wind ripples through a sea of grass beneath the clear blue sky. Welcome to the latest stop on our VIRTUAL cross-Canada…
