In some nests, father nature knows - and does - best.Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard It turns out that the animal world has its share of stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. dads, even if some of them can't stand up. About a dozen children and their parents learned about some stellar dads in the animal and aquatic world Saturday during a two-hour, hands-on demonstration by a naturalist group at Alton Baker Park Alton Baker Park is located in Eugene, Oregon, United States, near Autzen Stadium. It features duck ponds, bicycle trails, and a dog park, and directly touches the Ferry Street Bridge. . A laundry list of male critters great and small are outstanding dads, said Holly Hartmann, a volunteer with event sponsor Nearby Nature. That includes sea horses and stickleback stickleback, common name for members of the family Gasterosteidae, small fishes, widely distributed in both fresh- and saltwaters of the Northern Hemisphere. Sticklebacks range from 1 1-2 to 4 in. (3. fish, who stand out without being able to stand up. Deer mice, red foxes and spotted sandpipers are but a few of the other species where the man of the nest/pond/hollow is top-notch, said Hartmann, who works as a hydrologist with the University of Arizona (body, education) University of Arizona - The University was founded in 1885 as a Land Grant institution with a three-fold mission of teaching, research and public service. and the National Weather Service. For example, the male spotted sandpiper sandpiper, common name for some members of the large family Scolopacidae, small shore birds, including the snipe and the curlew. Sandpipers are wading birds with relatively long legs and long, slender bills for probing in the sand or mud for their prey—all tends the young in the nest while the female is out laying eggs elsewhere, Hartmann said of a bird dad whose mate is naughty by nature Naughty by Nature is a Grammy Award Winning American Hip hop group that at the time of its formation in 1991 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock, and the DJ Kay Gee. The group formed in East Orange, New Jersey (colloquially referred to as "Illtown" in the 1980s). . "She's promiscuous," she said of the female spotted sandpiper, "while the male is dedicated to nesting and caring for the young. He's a super dad in nature." Also on the Father's Day Eve program was a half-hour lecture on metamorphosis, hibernation and the finer points of eating insects, given by a person costumed as a Pacific tree frog The Pacific Tree Frog is a very common species on the west coast of Northern California. They live everywhere from sea level up to over 11,000 ft. They are found in shades of greens or browns and even have been known to change between them. while the children colored and sipped apple juice. Earlier in the day, the children rode on their dads' backs near the Park House residence in an effort to mimic the giant water bug, who totes his offspring on his back, Hartmann said. "Now there's an example of a dad in nature who plays a strong role," she said. Marcus Lipsett of Eugene brought along his daughters - Miranda Williams, 10, and Jessica Williams, 7. "This is very educational and worthwhile," Lipsett said. Miranda enjoyed her conversation with the talking frog and the dad-daughter time spent discussing the wonders of nature. "It was fun. I got to climb on my dad's back," she said. |
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