Porcupine

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porcupine, prescott az, wildlife, willow lake

I was at Willow Lake in Prescott AZ today and saw three porcupines. The most I’ve seen there at once. And I watched one climb down a tree. It was quite a process, sometimes forward soemtimes in reverse.

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Dog behavior due to genes

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dog behavior, Dogs

From the excitable sheep dog to the aloof Shiba Inu, and all breeds in between, dogs have unique and diverse behavioral traits. By analyzing DNA samples from over 200 dog breeds along with nearly 50,000 pet-owner surveys, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have pinpointed many of the genes associated with the behaviors of specific dog breeds.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221208114727.htm

Rat

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pack rat, prescott az, trail/game camera

I smell a rat! No, I’m not referring the the voting debacle in Maricopa county. A real live pack rat. In our Prescott AZ garage! We noticed some droppings in the garage, so I relocated my trail camera to ID what was pooping in the garage. And here it is!

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