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Lichen On The Rocks

Life on the Rocks

It takes special superpowers to survive on Missouri’s mini deserts.

Raccoon In a Trash Can

Interview With a Trash Panda

Xplor’s fearless reporter braves the forest after dark to chat with Missouri’s most mysterious masked mammal.

Opossums

Thanks Mom!

Young critters have lots to celebrate on Mother’s Day.

Three fawns feeding

Ways of the Whitetail

There’s more to deer than may appear.

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Bird eating a bug
July 2019
January/February 2015 cover
January, 2015

In this issue...

Get Out!
Into The Wild: Frozen Creek
Hungry Hunters
Head Bangers
Predator Vs. Prey: Bald Eagle vs. Gizzard Shad
Strange but True
How To: Build an Igloo
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January 2015
October/November 2014 cover
October, 2014

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Loggerhead Shrike vs. Northern Fence Lizard
How To: Shoot Straight
Skulls
Spook-Tacular Spiders
Wild Jobs: Sturgeon Surgeon Travis Moore
Strange But True
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October 2014
August/September 2014 cover
August, 2014

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Cottontail Rabbit vs. Bobcat
How To: Keep a Lion as a House Guest
Nothing Beats a Bull's-Eye
Campfire Cooking
Wild Jobs: Ombudsman Tim Smith
Strange But True
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August 2014
June/July 2014 cover
June, 2014

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Six-Spotted Fishing Spider vs. Gray Treefrog Tadpole
How To: Make Yummy Trail Mix
Fast, Fierce, and Fluttery
Freaks of Nature
Wild Jobs: Wetland Manager Vic Bogosian
Strange But True
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June 2014
April/May 2014 cover
April, 2014

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Cooper's Hawk vs. White-Throated Sparrrow
How To: Become a Better Birder
The Hunt for the Incredible, Edible Morel
Rooms with a View
Wild Jobs: Bird Ecologist Brad Jacobs
Strange But True
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April 2014
February/March 2014 cover
February, 2014

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator Vs. Prey: Hooded Merganser vs. Bluntnose Minnow
How To: Find North Without a Compass
Large and in Charge
Little Owl, Big Attitude
Wild Jobs: Turkey Trapper
Strange But True
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February 2014
December 2013/January 2014 cover
December, 2013

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator Vs. Prey: Mink vs. Muskrat
How To: Make a Snow Lantern
Otter Chaos
Shooting Star
Wild Jobs: Range Officer Kurt Otterstein
Strange But True
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December 2013
October/November 2013 cover
October, 2013

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Alligator Gar vs. Wood Duck
How To: Tie a Survival Bracelet
Missouri's Vampire Hunters
Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
Wild Jobs: Mountain Lion CSI Team
Strange But True
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October 2013
August/September 2013 cover
August, 2013

In this issue...

You Discover
Predator vs. Prey: Roadrunner vs. Collared Lizard
How To: Read a River
Jaws of Life
Shadow Cats
Wild Jobs: Katydid Wrangler Rhett Hartman
Strange But True
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August 2013

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