{"id":7283,"date":"2019-02-27T15:59:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T20:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=7283"},"modified":"2019-02-28T09:43:46","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:43:46","slug":"biologys-michael-runtz-talks-mating-rituals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2019\/biologys-michael-runtz-talks-mating-rituals\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology&#8217;s Michael Runtz Talks Mating Rituals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Naturalist <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/people\/michael-runtz\/\">Michael Runtz<\/a> of the Department of Biology is a frequent contributor to local publications. His most recent piece for the Renfrew Mercury discusses the mating rituals of red foxes, eastern coyotes, and several species of birds that happen in February. As well, despite the weather, common ravens start scouting locations for their nests and Canada jays start building them around this time of year. For the full article please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideottawavalley.com\/opinion-story\/9191751-nature-also-celebrates-valentine-s-day\/\">Inside Ottawa Valley website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naturalist Michael Runtz of the Department of Biology is a frequent contributor to local publications. His most recent piece for the Renfrew Mercury discusses the mating rituals of red foxes, eastern coyotes, and several species of birds that happen in February. 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