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Wild About Utah: The Eyes Have It Jul 01, 2008

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The eyes have it: Eyeshine occurs when light enters the eye and is reflected back through the eye to the light source. The reflection is from a membrane...

Wild About Utah: Dancing with the Grebes Jun 24, 2008

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A spirited quick-step is underway across the marshes, lakes and ponds of northern Utah this spring. Now you can enjoy Dancing with the Grebes.

Wild About Utah: The Bear Facts Old Ephraim Jun 17, 2008

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The Bear Facts Old Ephraim: Twelve miles up Logan Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains is his grave. Ephraim was the last grizzly bear seen in Utah.

Wild About Utah: Flickers Tapping Love Codes on my Roof Jun 10, 2008

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Have you been awakened by the sound of the Northern Flicker? It is a large, ant-eating woodpecker found in open woodlands, savannas, and forest edges throughout North America.

Wild About Utah: One of the World’s Largest Shrimp Buffets Jun 03, 2008

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The Great Salt Lake is one of the world's largest shrimp buffets. Here the largest aquatic animals are brine shrimp or “sea monkeys.”