Welcome to the North side of the Warwick Demonstration Forest and Finch Township Recreational Trail. The trail length is aprox. 2 km; estimated walking time is 1 hour.
This series is designed to be family friendly; fun for the kids and easy for cachers of all ages. Enjoy!
During the fall hunting season remember to exercise caution and wear bright orange clothing.
Here are some facts about the animals that are most like you—mammals.
Mammals are warm-blooded animals that have mammary glands and a four-chambered heart. They give birth to live young (as opposed to laying eggs) and are either partially or completely covered in hair. Mammals have larger brains than other vertebrates of equal size, making them most capable learners.
Some common mammals that make their home in the forest are bats, raccoons, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits, porcupine, skunks, beaver, fox, wolves, coyote, and deer.
Keep an eye open for them.
Fun Mammal Facts
• Bats are flying mammals, and are the only mammals capable of continued flight.
• Squirrels are rodents and are born blind.
• Squirrels can jump a distance of 20ft.
• There are no squirrels in Australia.
• Chipmunks are considered small squirrels with stripes.
• Chipmunks have cheek pouches which help them carry food.
• Their cheeks can expand to three times its head size.
• A baby rabbit is called a kit (or kitten) and is born without fur.
• Rabbits can see behind themselves without rotating their heads.
• When baby porcupines are born their quills are soft, but within an hour they harden.
• Contrary to popular legend, the porcupine cannot shoot its quills.
• All porcupines float in water.
• Red foxes are not all red. Other common red fox colours include brown, black and silver.
• Even foxes that come from the same litter can be different colours!
• Raccoons leave a watcher behind when raiding a campsite or cabin, usually the dominant male.
• Raccoons are fascinated by water and like to slosh their hands and food in it.
• The striped skunk seems to be aware of the repulsiveness of its own odour — it will not spray in confined spaces and or in their own dens.
• Wolves died out in Britain in the 1700’s.
• Coyotes are related to wolves and are often called brush wolves.
• Beavers have orange teeth.
• Beavers have transparent eyelids that function like a pair of goggles.
• The beaver is Canada’s national symbol, representing our country for over 300 years.
