Ranger Rick’s stories and facts about wildlife species and habitats are from all over the world. Enjoy surprising discoveries and weird findings below.

Animal Class
Magazine spread about a bobcat family living under a house deck with kittens peeking out at dusk

At Home with the Bobcats

Wait! That rooftop cat in the shadows above isn’t a pet that slipped outside for a prowl. It’s a bobcat—the most common wild cat in North America.

Virginia opossum climbing along a tree branch at night with autumn leaves around it

Awesome Mama Opossum

Hi! I’m Olivia Opossum. For Mother’s Day, I’m celebrating my mom, Opal. Come hang with us!

Ranger Rick magazine opening spread Big Blue with blue whale illustration and boat photo

Big Blue Whale

Make way for the blue whale—the most gigantic animal on Earth.

Magazine spread Big Red Roo with two kangaroos leaping crossing sign and hopping speed facts

Big Red Roo

It leaps like a rabbit. It kicks like a horse. It has the head of a deer. And its babies look like gummy bears. Yep—with a red kangaroo, you get a whole zoo!

Majestic bighorn sheep ram with massive curled horns standing on a hilltop against blue sky

Bighorn Sheep

How do North America’s wild sheep survive harsh weather, hungry predators, and fierce fights? They use their heads!

Magazine spread Birds of Paradise with greater bird of paradise scientists in New Guinea rainforest

Birds of Paradise

People long ago thought these unusual birds must have come from some other world: Paradise!

Magazine spread Black Panther with closeup yellow eyes face and melanistic leopard identity reveal

Black Panther

You might have seen the hit Black Panther movies. Exciting, right? Now meet the REAL black panther!

Magazine spread Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Blue with blue-footed booby feet and eggs closeup on beach

Blue-footed Boobies

What would you do with feet of blue? You’d want to show them off! See who’s showing off these blue feet—and what makes them so neat.

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