With their shiny silver look and iconic black-trimmed fins, Bala Sharks have fascinated fish tank owners for decades. However, beyond their eye-catching appearance lies a complex fish that intrigues both fish enthusiasts and scientists with its lifespan, behavior, and temperament. Examining the Lifespan: How Long Do Bala Sharks Live? Under excellent tank conditions, Bala Sharks … Read more
General – small to medium-sized, averaging 18 m (60 ft) high, deciduous conifer with a sparse, open, narrow, conical crown. Trunk straight. Bark with small scaly patches, grey to red-brown. Twig sender, light brown, numerous short, spur branches. Tamarack Leaves – Deciduous, flat needle, light green, appear in spirals on spur shoots after first year, … Read more
Distinguishing Features – Overall colouration, varying from pale buff to deep reddish-brown upperparts; sides and underparts whitish; tail blackish on top and whitish below; nose and inside of ears, pink. Size 12 cm (4.75 in) Habitat Widespread throughout Northwestern Ontario in a broad range of environments from woodlands to open grasslands; also in semi-rural areas, … Read more
Distinguishing Features – The Amur leopard is well adapted to the harsh climate of its range. The hairs of its summer pelt are 2.5 cm long but in winter they are replaced by 7 cm long ones. Apart from its long winter coat the Amur leopard is easily told apart from other leopard subspecies by … Read more
General – small to medium-sized, averaging 16 m (54 ft) high, broadleaved hardwood with a small, open crown of spreading and ascending branches. Branchlets are slender and a red-brown. On young trees, trunk bark is reddish-brown but turns to its characteristic white colour as the tree matures. The trunk generally divides low into several arching … Read more
Distinguishing Features – Brown-gold colouring, fading to whitish on belly. Sides patterned with small dark brown spots. Bright red eyes. Size – Maximum Weight – 225 g (1/2 lb). Habitat Found throughout NW Ontario to Manitoba border in vegetated and rocky areas of rivers, streams and lakes. Notes A favourite of young anglers, the rock … Read more
General – large-sized, averaging 22 – 36 m (72 – 118 ft) high, evergreen conifer. Crown full, spreading, generally irregularly shaped. Branchlets slender, gray-green to orange-brown in color. Trunk shows little taper and is generally branchless for over 1/2 its height. Trunk bark on young trees, thin, smooth and gray-green in color. Later becoming thick, … Read more
The Large-toothed aspen is also called bigtooth aspen, poplar, or popple. General – medium to large-sized averaging 18 – 24 m (60 – 80 ft) high, broadleaved hardwood. Crown loose, open, irregular. Branches coarse, spreading. Branchlets dull brownish-gray with gray buds which are usually pubescent and divergent. Trunk with little taper, mainly branchless below the … Read more
General – – shrub or small tree up to 4 metres (13 feet) high; branchiets light reddish-brown, hairy, not sticky; older twigs dark brown to purplish-black, hairless, dotted with conspicuous light warty dots, pith 3-sided; often growing in clumps or thickets, hummock-forming. Speckled Alder Leaves – Leaves – alternate; egg-shaped or broadly oval, rounded to … Read more
General – a perennial from slender, branched, creeping rhizomes; stems single, erect, 5 – 25 cm tall, hairy at least above. Wild Lily-of-the-Valley Leaves – alternate, 1 – 3 on flowering stem; broadly heart-shaped to oval, 2 – 8 cm long, pointed at tip, somewhat hairy; short stalked or stalkless; 1 long-stalked leaf at stem … Read more