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Articles in July, 1997 issue of Ranger Rick

• Who's who in a coral condo? - soft coral colonies attract many animals that dart about among them - Illustration
  by Ellen Lambeth
• What's the story with the ozone hole? Nobody talks about it anymore. What's going on? - Ask Scarlett
• Flea bites - the life cycle of fleas, and why they bite
  by Deborah Churchman
• When I go on a picnic, wasps always try to get in my soda can. How come? - Ask Scarlett
• Hoppy face - South American two-inch Budgett's frog even eats other Budgett's frogs - Illustration
• Why do my horses roll in mud? - Ask Scarlett
• The busy life of a rotting log
  by Lyle Prescott
• Do birds sweat like humans do? - Ask Scarlett
• Splish, splash, drip, zip: birds do all kinds of things to fix their feathers. It's a life-or-death job! - bird grooming techniques
  by Claire Miller
• My dog licks his lips a lot. How come they never seem to get chapped? - Ask Scarlett
• Camping on the wild side! Lolly and Polly spend a few days camping in the Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska, and when they leave not a trace of them is left behind
  by Roger Kaye
• Blast off! - blasts in nature are produced by volcanoes, puffball mushrooms, whales, bombardier beetles, and geysers - Illustration
  by L.P. Sherman
• Millions and millions - tips are given on how to help keep wild animals and pets off roads and how to avoid hitting them
• Year of the muskrat - through the four seasons with a muskrat
  by Magi Nams
• If hydrogen and oxygen are both gases, where does the liquid in water come from? - H2 - O2 - H20 - Ask Scarlett
• Leave-no-trace camping tips - after wilderness camping, campers can leave the area just as they found it
  by Roger Kaye
• Adventures of Ranger Rick: Zelda leans a painful lesson about 'road food.' - fiction
  by Rhonda Lucas Donald