Animals have adaptations to help them catch food, avoid being eaten, and survive nature’s unforgiving environments.
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Forget what the calendar says. When you see the flicker of a firefly’s fanny, you know summer has arrived.
Join Xplor for a guided tour of wet, wild, and wonderful wetlands.
Motivational messages from a three-toed box turtle.
Xplor: June/July 2011
This issue of Xplor features stories about a biologist who sheds light on animals that live in the dark, Missouri's beautiful butterflies, hiking tips, and how to catch crayfish with a bit of string and some bacon.
Xplor: April/May 2011
This issue of Xplor features stories about turkey hunting, tiny creatures that recycle nature's wastes, and how to make a hummingbird feeder with a baby-food jar.
Xplor: September/October 2015
This issue of Xplor features stories about animal eyes, cool caves, and persimmons.
Xplor: July/August 2015
This issue of Xplor features stories about animal tails, pond creatures, and how to make jug lines for catfishing.
Xplor: May/June 2015
This issue of Xplor features stories about glades, American burying beetles, and how animals warn others to stay away.
Xplor: March/April 2015
This issue of Xplor features stories about nature in the city, wild feet, and how to tie-dye a camouflage t-shirt.
Xplor: January/February 2015
This issue of Xplor features stories on woodpeckers, meat-eating mammals, and how to build an igloo.
Xplor: November/December 2015
This issue of Xplor features stories about invasive plants and animals, small game hunting, and how to start a fire.
Xplor: January/February 2016
This issue of Xplor features stories about a hungry red fox on the hunt, backyard birds, and taking a hike on a snowy trail.
Xplor: February/March 2011
This issue of Xplor contains features on elk, vultures and building a house for one of Missouri's most colorful birds, the eastern bluebird.