Archive for the ‘Canadian Wildlife’ Category

One of my favourite and definitely one of the cutest creatures you’ll see out and about when you visit Canada – is the fluffy little workaholic, foodaholic chipmunk!

A Chipmunk stuffing an entire monkeynut into its mouth

A Chipmunk stuffing an entire monkey nut into its mouth

Chipmunks are some of the most daring critters you’ll ever meet, and you probably thought squirrels were pretty daring. Some chipmunks you may know are Alvin, Simon and Theodore – or maybe even Disney’s Chip and Dale. It seems fitting that these lively and entertaining little critters have been animated, because when you come across one you’ll likely see the characters you see on TV being acted out in front of you!

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So you’re heading off to Canada, lets have a look at another one of its none human inhabitants! – The North American Badger!

Badgers

When i saw all the photos online before i went out to Canada, all the photos i had seen kind of made the north American cousin to our European badger look pretty ugly and vicious.. but seeing one for real at Muskoka Wildlife Centre actually showed me that they can be quite cute! Yes, they are equally dangerous – so you have to stay well away if you saw one in the wild, but they are equally cute with their flat bodies and the ears that almost seem like they’re on the very sides of their heads! (more…)

If you’re lucky when you’re out in Canada, you may by chance get to meet some of Canada’s wildlife – I’m going to be posting a couple of facts about the animals you are likely to see there and about while you’re out – see if you can spot them all while you’re out there!

First up – The Raccoon!

Meet Rachael

Meet Rachael

The Raccoon is my favourite animal, and every year we go – they manage to amaze me with their intelligence, dexterity, agility and personality. We stay at a location where raccoons are very common, and we treat them now and then to a variety of different -raccoon safe- foods.
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