Short-Tailed Shrew: Active Yet Rare Throughout Eastern U S and Canada
Vernon Bailey describes the short tailed shrew as a large among shrews, mouse sized and sturdy with velvety fur. burrowers with small eyes and keen nocturnal sense, feeding on insects and small animals up to their size. they stay active year round, often under snow, leaving clear surface tracks before returning to burrows.
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United States
Canada
Vernon Bailey
Nature Magazine
Red Paint People in Maine Predated Columbus
A Bangor correspondent reports that ancient Maine inhabitants known as the Red Paint People spread hematite in cemeteries along navigable waterways such as Howland Edin gton Hampden Milford and more. They made fire by striking stones and left refined tools, indicating skilled woodwork. Their culture vanished before European contact. Separately in India, an inflated oxhide canoe on the Sutlej is carried by pulling and paddling, steered by the feet, with riders astride the crew to balance the vessel.
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Columbus
Penobscot River
Bangor
New York Times
Sutlej
India
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