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We live in the smallest of all of the southeastern states but our state offers so much variety, from the mountains to the sea!!
Nature Notes with Rudy Mancke
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These educational capsules are effective lesson triggers, featuring SCETV's NatureScene naturalist, Rudy Mancke. Nature Notes look at locations around South Carolina and some parts of the U.S. by getting an intimate look at creatures and plant life. Rudy provides interesting information in his usual science-is-all-around-us style. (From our Streamline collection)
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The state flower of SC, the yellow jessimine, is one of many plants found in SC that is poisonous.
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They osprey, also known as fish hawk, has only one species and is found pretty much all over the world.
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The snake adds a section to its rattle each time it sheds its skin, which can be up to 2 to 3 times a year.
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River otters are playful animals who are in the same family as weasels, mink and skunks.
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We have two vulture species in South Carolina: the turkey vulture and the black vulture.
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The Fall Line is the area where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain.
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The flowers on flowering plants are there for reproduction.
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The Bald Eagle does, in fact live in the state throughout the year. This time of year they are nesting.
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Often times butterflies are directly connected to plants.
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Rudy Mancke talks about a visit to the Jocassee gorges while he was a nature study leader in Pickens county.
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There is much diversity among carnivorous plants in SC.
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The eastern cotton mouth is one of the most venomous snakes in the southeast.
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The ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge is part of the federal system of refuges managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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There are 105 species of dragonflies found in SC. Their life actually comes in 2 parts: living in water, then air.
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