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Jumping spiders are common on the Colorado Plateau but are also found worldwide. These daytime predators are great leapers — some can jump nearly 40 times their body length.
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Parched corn is a favorite winter food of the Zuni of northern New Mexico. It's to be made only in the winter months as it may adversely affect fresh corn crops in the field if prepared during the growing season.
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Petroglyphs are images etched into stone. They’re created by carving away the darker top layer of the rock face to reveal a lighter surface underneath and they can offer clues to centuries of environmental change.
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The vampire bat lives in Mexico and Central and South America, but scientists think it might move north into Arizona within the next decade or two with warming temperatures from climate change.
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Many would guess a dog has the strongest nose in the animal kingdom, but actually, bears are believed to have the most acute sense of smell.
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Scientists have found a novel way to trace the path of mercury in the environment — through dragonflies.
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For the first time in the United States, biologists have used a flu vaccine designed specially to protect the endangered California condor.
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Hundreds of species of succulent plants are native to the American Southwest. Succulents are any plant with fleshy tissue that’s adapted to store water to use during droughts. All cactus species are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti.
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Bumble bees are fuzzy, efficient and colorful pollinators. Arizona's mountains are home to a dozen species of bumble bees, out of nearly 50 native to North America and 250 worldwide.
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The Hubbell-Joe Navajo rug was woven out of hand-spun wool by the Joe Family in the 1930s. It was displayed at their Winslow trading outpost to attract tourists during the Depression. At 21 by 33 feet, it was the world’s largest Navajo rug.
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Each spring and fall, migrating birds take on journeys that put Olympic athletes in the shade. For example, a Western Tanager weighing-in at around an ounce may fly from Western Canada to Central America.
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At the Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site in the Verde Valley, visitors can reach through time for a glimpse of life in this place almost a thousand years ago.
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Visitors awed by the size and beauty of the Grand Canyon often comment on how beautiful its night skies are, too. Many visitors get their first-ever sight of the Milky Way there – and night sky programs are the most popular run by the National Park Service, with attendance around five times higher than for geology presentations.
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The bright face of the Red-faced Warbler can glow like a gem against its contrasting black crown and pale gray breast. Both males and females share this color pattern, though the females are slightly duller.
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In the mid-20th century, perhaps no crew of firefighters was as famous as the Mescalero Apache “Red Hats" — the first all-Native American firefighting crew in the nation.
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The Rio de Flag travels from headwaters on the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff all the way into a tributary of the Little Colorado River on the far east side.
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Southwest of Camp Verde along Salt Mine Road are some low, bright white mounds — evidence of rock salt deposits, found in bands up to 60 feet thick in the Verde Formation.
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Aquatic animals spring to life when rainwater collects in the sandstone potholes of the Colorado Plateau’s high deserts. These temporary pools range from a few inches to 50 feet deep and may last only a short while before they evaporate.
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Unlike their nearest relatives, zone-tailed hawks display slightly V-shaped wing postures and rock from side to side when soaring. That’s the same way turkey vultures soar.
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Over half of venomous snake bites in the U.S. occur due to improper handling or attempts to kill rattlesnakes. So, learning how to safely deal with these animals is important.
