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(November 1, 2009) Todd and Terri explore the Great Plains in search of unique bird species. They show you that not all birds live in nests, as they get up close to Burrowing Owls near the Badlands of South Dakota. Plus they examine Red Tailed Hawks and Long Billed Curlews. Terri finds potential prey for birds, a Pale Milk Snake.
(November 8,2009)
Todd and Terri explore the Great Plains in search of unique bird species. They show you that not all birds live in nests, as they get up close to Burrowing Owls near the Badlands of South Dakota. Plus they examine Red Tailed Hawks and Long Billed Curlews. Terri finds potential prey for birds, a Pale Milk Snake.
(November 15, 2009)
Terri and Todd discover a Prairie Rattlesnake on the road, and as they attempt to move it off, they discover it has some unique behaviors. Terri and Todd meet up with Herpetologist Terry Phillip to study striking patterns of other snakes such as the Cobra, Saw Scale Viper, and the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake. They also meet a cute albino Porcupine!
(November 22, 2009) Todd and Terri visit some diverse landscapes in western South Dakota including Bear Butte, the Slim Buttes and a unique canyon near SilverCity. Along the way, they discover a Wandering Garter Snake that has unusual behaviors, and something else they didn't expect to find in that area...Big Horn Sheep.
(December 13, 2009) Terri and Todd revisit a Triceratops dig site in North Dakota to check on the progress made over the last year. While there, Terri visits with Lou Tremblay and learns how to dig for dinosaur bones. Back at the lab Tyler Lyson shows Todd dinosaur bones and fossils discovered on previous digs. While at the site, Terri and Todd discover a dinosaur-like Short Horned Lizard!
(December 20, 2009) Todd and Terri take a look at some commonly seen animals of the Midwest, such as Mule Deer, Western Painted Turtles, Raccoons, and a baby Fox Snake. But
what they teach you about these common creatures may be things you didn't realize.
(December 27, 2009) Terri and Todd go the Oahe Dam region near Pierre, South Dakota where they are lucky enough to encounter a rare False Map Turtle. They also find a very grumpy Bull Snake on the shore of the river. Terri and Todd also teach us about Yucca Plant and its amazing inhabitant, the Yucca Moth.
(January 2010) Todd and Terri look at some of the more unusual creatures of the Midwest, including Wind Scorpions, Dung Beetles, and a Woodhouse Toad. Todd talks Terri in to wrestle an American Alligator. Gary Mule Deer, Bruce Williams, and Terry Ree make a surprise cameo appearance.
(January 2010)
Terri and Todd question whether wild animals should be kept as pets. They talk with Terry Phillip about keeping dangerous animals as pets, and visit with a successful ranch in the Midwest where several white buffalo have been born in to the herd. Terri and Todd also rescue kittens abandoned in a ditch.
(January 2010)
Todd and Terri search the waters of the Midwest in search of Beavers, Softshell Turtles, and Tiger Salamanders. They also discover Freshwater Shrimp(scud) in North Dakota, and search for American Bullfrogs in the Cheyenne River near Hot Springs, SD.
(January 2010)
Terri and Todd explore the buttes of Harding County, SD in search of the Northern Scorpion and Short Horned Lizard. While there, Todd tries to help out a disoriented Brown Bat. They also run across a photogenic Prairie Rattlesnake and a large Bull snake, which also seems to love the camera.
(February 2010) Coming soon!
Todd and Terri embark on a mission to find one of North America's Most Endangered Mommals...the Black Footed Ferret, with Lower Brule Wildlife Biologist Shaun Grassel. They also go out searching for Bald Eagles. The importance of the prairie dogs as a keystone species is also discussed.
(February 2010)
Terri and Todd recap their 2nd filming season, sharing secrets and uncut footage!
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