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Wolverine

Wolverine. Largest member of weasel family Dark brown fur w/ light tan stripe on each side25-35 pounds “glutton” eats mice, gophers, birds, eggs, delayed implantation - litter 2-3 young No enemies. Badger. Mascot of Wisconsin Sandy Brown w/ white strips down nose Excellent diggers

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Wolverine

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  1. Wolverine • Largest member of weasel family Dark brown fur w/ light tan stripe on each side25-35 pounds “glutton” • eats mice, gophers, birds, eggs, • delayed implantation - • litter 2-3 young • No enemies

  2. Badger • Mascot of Wisconsin • Sandy Brown w/ white strips down nose • Excellent diggers • eats rodents • Delayed implantation • Live in dens • Live 12 years

  3. Porcupines! • One of the largest rodents up to 40 lbs. and 36 inches long, It lives in forested areas from Alaska to new Mexico basically it lives everywhere, it spends most of it’s time in trees and is a veggie eater, It breeds in November and it’s young are born with quills and can basically take care of it’s self from about a week and can live up to 8yrs old. I t has natural enemies: the lynx the coyote the mountain lion and wolverines.

  4. Opossum • They are the only marsupial in N America • a salt and pepper look their face is white with a black stripe with bald ears and tail • weigh about 12lbs and 36in • eat fruit,nuts,insects,eggs

  5. Raccoon • Medium sized predator, with black mask. • Very adaptable. Found almost anywhere in America, and Canada • Eats allot of both plants and animals. • Has young Jan-Mar.

  6. Muskrat • Relative of beaver, 25 inches long, 3 pounds. • Found near water- marshes, swamps, riverbanks. • eats aquatic plants, fish, and veggies. • 2 to 4 litters a year, 4 to 8 per litter

  7. Beaver • Wide spread flat brown tail rich dark fur. • Rivers,streams,woodland areas. • Eats aquatic plants,water willies bark. Mates for life. • Largest rodent in America.

  8. Long-tailed Weasel • Description- most common, dark brown with white belly, 12 - 20 inches long • Habitat- woodlands, fields, abandon farmsteads • Feeding Habits- mice, chipmunks, domestic poultry • Life Cycle- 3 to 6 young, live 5 years

  9. Mink • Member of weasel family, 20 to 30 inches long, average 3lbs. • Habitat- woodlands, everywhere but southwest. • Eat frogs, fish, snakes, muskrat, much more • breed in January and February

  10. Bobcat • The Bobcat is medium sized, gray to red brown w/ a black steak. • It lives in woodlands,marshes • Eats small mammals • there are four bobcats every four days.

  11. Lynx • Lives in Alaska and Canada is 13 feet long and about 15-30 lbs.. Is reddish -brown and has ear tufts, • Eats grouse squirrels rodents and snowshoe hare • They carry their young for 60 days and live to be about 8-12 years

  12. Black-tailed Prairie Dog • Yellowish, Brownish, to buff colored. • Live in Mexico, and Canada. • Eats large grasses and insects. • Gestation period even 35-40 days.

  13. Woodchuck • Light brown rodent that live alone • live in open woodlands field edges • eat grass,cloves,alfalfa • babies carried for 28 days and live to be about 9yrs old • about 32in and about10lbs

  14. Cottontail Rabbit • Brown w/ white cotton ball tail, 13-17 inches wide • lives in farmsteads, fields and bushy areas • eat- grass,shrubs,herbs and vegetables • breeding begins Feb. through Sept.

  15. Jack Rabbit!! • 17-20 inches ,brown color • southern deserts and prairies • grasses brush and herbs • lives 6 yr.. • Clocked at 45 mph

  16. Swamp Rabbit • Larger than cottontail • darker brown less gray tinge • weighs 3 to 6 lbs. • 16 to 18 inches • low- lying poorly drained areas • southern states • dense thickets • many green grasses and bark • breeding season Feb. to Mar. • two or more litters per season • two to four per litter • 39 to40 day gestation

  17. Snowshoe Hare • Brown color in summer,changes in fall to white • dense vegetation • grasses, herbs, eat during summer • 2-3 liters each year • live to 3 years of age

  18. Red Squirrel • Rusty red color.14 inches • evergreen forests Alaska to Rocks. • Eats Varity of nuts. • Single litter • 6 inches tail

  19. Grey Squirrel • Gray, white, or black • .75 to 1.75 pounds • 18inches • lives in woods • acorns, nuts • sex all year round • 15 years

  20. Fox Squirrel

  21. Red fox • Light to dark red coat and a bushy tail • yellow eyes, pointed ears, long narrow muzzle • weighs 8-10 lbs.. • Open woodlands and fields, brushy areas • pheasants, rabbits, snakes, mice • Mate in January, 2 months later they have an average of 2-5 pups

  22. Grey Fox • Salt and pepper gray with a black tipped tail • weighs 8-10 lbs.. • Lives in central America, Southern and Northeastern U.S • Mice, rabbits, squirrels • Mate in Jan.; two months later they have 2-5 pups

  23. Swift Fox

  24. Spotted Skunk

  25. Striped Skunk • Most common • black and white • anywhere in North America • insects, mice, rats • winter breed, 3-8 young • live 10-12 years • 6-14 lbs., 30 in long

  26. Coyote • Reddish brown-gray • excellent senses • smell, hearing, eyesight • virtually anywhere • rodents, rabbits, fruits • 6-10 pups, breed in Jan • 15 years old • run up to speeds of 40 mph

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