Sep 14, 2019
Deer are the only animals that can regenerate bone—their antlers. The horns of other animals like goats and sheep do not fall off. They grow throughout the animal’s life. Deer shed their antlers, and then grow them back.
Sep 14, 2019
Illinois Monarchs are only here on temporary visas, but they stay for generations! There are 4 generations of Monarchs each year. The first 3 generations live for 2 to 6 weeks. The last generation is the one that migrates back to Mexico, where it lives 6 to 8...
Sep 10, 2019
A male cardinal (the bird, not the priest) is very much like a Glencoe dad. He shares duties of parenthood; takes care of mom during the incubation period; and helps protect and care for the little ones until they leave the nest. Even then, the young follow him around...
Sep 10, 2019
Don’t eat a Monarch! The Monarch butterfly stores a poison called cardiac glycosides that they ingest when feeding on the leaves of the milkweed foliage as caterpillars. The poison protects them from vertebrate animals like birds, frogs and lizards, but not...
Aug 23, 2019
Reproducing can be tiring. A Monarch butterfly lays about 250 eggs per day, one at a time. Whew!
Aug 23, 2019
Coyotes don’t believe the Glencoe speed laws apply to them. They can run as fast as 40 miles per hour and jump as high as 13 feet.
