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 Losing It about animal molting with shedding reindeer and molting robin photos

Losing It

Fur, feathers, skin, or scales—after a while, they all get old or tight or not quite right. Then it’s time to lose them!

Magazine spread Mama Bug Baby Bug with spicebush swallowtail caterpillar and butterfly eggs

Mama Bug, Baby Bug

How well do you know insects? Test your knowledge with this matching game!

Magazine spread Meep Meep about roadrunners with perched bird US range map and cartoon comparison

Meep! Meep!

Make way on the road, because this bird is built to run!

Ranger Rick magazine spread Meet the Mongooses with baby mongoose riding on adult back

Meet the Mongooses

You may think this little mongoose is snuggling with its mama. But it’s actually hanging out with a babysitter!

Magazine spread Monkey Paradise with howler monkey aerial rainforest Ecuador map and golden-mantled tamarin

Monkey Paradise

Come visit this special place that’s perfect for monkeys.

Ranger Rick magazine spread Change Is Good about mountain hare seasonal coat changes

Mountain Hare

When you look at me, what do you see? A brown bunny? A white rabbit?

Ranger Rick magazine spread about proboscis monkeys showing a mother and baby climbing trees

Nosey Monkeys

Sniff out a few things that make these monkeys from Borneo nose-worthy—er, noteworthy.

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