Wayne's Word Index Noteworthy Plants Trivia Lemnaceae Biology 101 Botany Scenic Wildflowers Trains Spiders & Insects Search  Animal Encounters   Trivia Notes   Alien Species   Humorous   Remember When   All Facebook Notes     Wayne's Animal Encounters Index     All Facebook Notes & Images    Animal Encounters In Wayne's 40 Year Teaching Career Published Occasionally On Facebook  © Updated by W.P. Armstrong 29 July 2026  A Fascinating Encounter With Orangutan At The San Diego Zoo Racoon Family Living At My Rural Home When I Came To Palomar Close Encounter With Coatimundi At Cave Creek Ranch, SW Arizona Close Encounter With Javelina At Cave Creek Ranch, In SW Arizona Black Bear Mother & Cubs: Temperate Rain Forest, Ketchikan, Alaska Badger In Burrow: They Have Cute Face, But They Can Be Dangerous Rattlesnake Named "Red" Helped Me With Ground Squirrel Overpopulation Coyote Named "Bonita" Also Helped Me With Ground Squirrel Overpopulation Rare Death Valley Monkeyflower & Chuckwalla On A Steep Limestone Slope I Rescued A Dehydrated Tarantula On Owens Peak Near Palomar College I Enjoyed Swimming In Salton Sea With Large, Blood-Sucking Horse Flies All text material & images on these pages copyright © W.P. Armstrong