Amaze everyone you meet in your travels to Virginia with your knowledge of both obscure and well-known state facts and trivia. Follow these steps to impress your boss, friends or even your children and grandchildren.
Both short-tailed opossums and Virigina opossums are clean animals with minimal grooming needs. They can do with a some help, though, but you will find that grooming a pet opossum takes only a little time each month.
Pit bulls are popular dogs in Virginia. However, due to their reputations as dangerous dogs, there are many pit bulls in Virginia that need to be rescued.
The Black Skimmer gets its name from how it skims over a water surface with its bill looking for food. Follow these easy steps to find a Black Skimmer in estuaries, salt marshes, bays and beaches.
Often referred to as groundhogs or marmots, woodchucks (Marmota monax) are giant rodents that can be found in a large section of North America. Identifying a woodchuck is easy, but the decision of what to call it is entirely up to you.
The two types of opossums generally kept as pets--short-tailed opossums and Virginia opossums--are quite different in their natures, though both need a veterinarian willing and able to effectively treat them should health issues arise. Both also require...
Both short-tailed and Virginia opossums are animals of habit. This quality helps make cleanup relatively easy because they will both happily use a litter box. If they have accidents, though, their habits make the cleanup areas predictable!
If you are out hiking in a forest in northern North America, you will likely come across many living creatures on your hike. These animals may even include the very small Red Squirrel. If you want to learn how to identify a Red Squirrel, here's what you...
There is some acid in all rain that comes out of the sky because water drops in the clouds dissolve some of the natural carbon dioxide in the air. Acid rain occurs when the rain has more acid in it than normal—like the amount of acid you'd find in...
Whether you've just adopted a short tailed or a Virginia opossum as a pet, you can train your opossum to use a litter box. Both opossum species are clean animals and both tend to choose designated areas to defecate and urinate. These qualities make...
The Quaker Parrot is a very inquisitive and intelligent bird. It has a fairly high ability for communication and will need a lot of attention. You can teach your parrot to speak and learn many words. Owning a Quaker Parrot and knowing how to properly...
The great outdoors provides relaxation and recreation for every personality type. Spending time outdoors boosts physical and mental well being. Learn to enjoy open spaces frequently, both alone and with friends. Follow these steps to seeking out and...