Here’s a few animal facts that you may find interesting and useful sometime in your travels.

• A bears big toe is on the outside of it’s foot unlike humans which is on the inside.
• If a buck deer is injured on one side of it’s body the opposite side antler will grow abnormally.
• Gray Fox are the only members of the Canine family that have retractable claws.
• Frogs have a type of anti-freeze in their blood that keep them from freezing solid in the winter.
• Male porcupines will urinate on the female before mating.
• Groundhogs have a separate chamber in their tunnel system to defecate in. Their scat is seldom found outside of their den.
• Beavers almost always defecate in the water.
• Most animals deposit their scat on a raised object such as a log or rock to advertise their presence and mark their territory.
• Raccoon scat can be deadly to humans if inhaled.
• One Red Squirrel can eat up to 50 pine cones per day.
• The Opossum is the only marsupial in North America
• The favorite food of the Grizzly Bear is the White Pine Nut
• A Grizzly Bear can go from zero to 25 MPH in 6 seconds
• A Pronghorn Antelope can reach speeds of 60 MPH.
• Snowshoe Hare populations peak every 10 years.  This was the 10th year of the 10 year cycle in the Adirondacks!
• The Raccoon is the most ambidextrous animal in North America. They also dip their food in water to make it easier to swallow.