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Subject see build nest of have name in French chew like make trails with has part introduce in call be most active at be the same size as mark territory with babysit stay in be ferocious roost in catches kill by have scientific name use by moult in be in heat for sleep have colour sharpen live in live be hunted with be sexually inactive during have wingspan stay underwater for kill prey by be trapped for be more carnivorous than have distribution run breed migrate be secretive wean travel have population density build become very fat in be not agile weigh eat by have temperament be intelligent keep line den with stalk give birth lose dig have slide on be moderately sociable breed with hunt on have lifespan have good sense of touch scavenge have population moult between hunt by be important to dive excavate fight courageously be aquatic eat adopt be monogamous have poor sense of smell trap for make sound be curious be active be extremely wary of teach travel along swim by carry have apparent gestation period have subspecies chase away have number of litters reach sexual maturity by have den depend on have Family name have habitat swim at be independent of parents consume become dormant in suckle make nest of spray use set trails communicate with be good parent lick be smaller than be rare be diurnal rely on share den with rest have height have Order name be sensitive to is a kind of moult during mate for kill moult store line burrow with have range have breeding season meet attack have picture be social be amphibious allow run at slap be spend the winter with have gestation period defend food against change colour in fight be hunted for give birth in be clumsy hunt in be a top predator have length use have colour phases be active at sleep in have status have average number of babies live under be polygamous be eaten by kill for dig with be very intelligent give birth to bring food to hunt for have maximum speed have parasites share den have high metabolic rate

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adult female Arctic fox Alopex lagopus white in winter, brown in summer northern Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, northern Quebec, Labrador and northern Newfoundland 2.5 to 9kg wolf, grizzly bear, golden eagle lemmings, birds, eggs, ground squirrels, berries, small marine animals, fish, and carrion Family Canidae babies Order Carnivora female mammal carnivorous 51-57 days 75-115 cm 11 live babies

adult female badger blaireau d'Am�rique humans Taxidea taxus grizzled back with creamy or white belly, brown legs, black feet, white and black face large burrow as long as 30 ft and as deep as 10 ft southern prairies excavating burrows of its prey ground squirrels, pocket gophers, prairie dogs, kangaroo rats, pocket mouse, voles, birds, snails, insects Family Mustelidae open prairies, farmlands, parklands babies European badger Order Carnivora female mammal August and September but implantation of the embryo is delayed until mid-February late April to mid-May 4 its front claws live babies her babies until they are two thirds grown

adult female black bear Ursus americanus Pallas black or brown with a brownish muzzle and frequently a white patch below the throat or across the chest 70 kg 25 or 30 years berries, nuts, insects, fish, small mammals, newborn moose calves, deer fawns, caribou calves, or elk calves, birds, carrion, honey Family Ursidae heavily wooded areas and dense bushland babies 100 to 120 cm at the shoulder Order Carnivora female mammal June or early July 55 km/h for short distances January or February while the mother is still in her winter den 150 cm a den during the winter 2 live babies tapeworms and roundworms

adult female black-footed ferret in 1937 in the wild in Canada putois d'Am�rique Mustela nigripes creamy white, brown mask on the face, brown legs and end of tail, white muzzle, forehead, throat, belly and base of tail, black whiskers enlarged rodent den prairie dogs, ground squirrels, cottontail rabbits, jack rabbits, voles and mice, snakes, birds Family Mustelidae arid, short-grass prairie babies Order Carnivora female mammal 500 mm dawn and dusk probably extinct in Canada live babies

adult female bobcat urine Lynx rufus its claws on trees a den of dry moss or leaves in a hollow log, rock crevice or thicket, or under a stump 4.1-15.3 kg cougar, coyote, wolf 15 years in captivity rabbit, hare, mouse, rat, squirrel, porcupine, shrew, bird, deer, livestock, snake, lizard, insect her mate when her kittens are born Family Felidae swamps, woodlots, second-growth forests, deserts, rocky hillsides, agricultural land, outskirts of cities babies Order Carnivora female mammal her mate to bring food for her kittens once they are weaned a good pet if raised from kittenhood 50-60 days April and May and August to October 710-804 mm well-traveled paths 2 live babies

adult female cougar couguar catnip three pairs of teats mountain lion Felis concolor tawny brown to greyish brown, darker on the mid-dorsal line and pale buff on the belly cave, crevice among rocks, under bank or tree, in hollow stump or thicket hounds southern western Canada, the Maritimes kittens at 3 months 1 cougar per 93 square km 36-60 kg large herbivores within the carrying capacity of their food supply prey like a domestic cat every other year deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, porcupine, beaver, snowshoe hare, mountain beaver, mouse, bird, domestic stock growl, hiss, cry, purr humans 2 1/2 years Family Felidae mountains, canyons, swamps, wooded river valleys, coniferous forests babies which may be 19-29 km long Order Carnivora female mammal humans occasionally 90-96 days any month, more likely in late winter or midsummer in the ecological pyramid 1.50-2.33 m 2-4 live babies

adult female coyote brush wolf Canis latrans tawny grey, darker on the hind part of the back pups at one month after birth 9-23kg wolf, black bear, cougar, eagle den for birth and early care of cubs rabbits, hares, small rodents, wild fruits, insects, carrion from livestock and other sources, deer, domestic sheep, beef calves and domestic poultry yelping and howling cry, bark, growl, wail, and squeal Family Canidae babies 58- 66 cm high at the shoulder Order Carnivora female mammal February and March carnivorous 60-63 days 120- 150 cm (including a 30- 40 cm tail) 3-7 live babies 64 km per hour

adult female ermine hermine 10 mammae stoat coyotes, badgers, foxes, hawks, owls, martens, wolverines, fishers, humans Mustella erminea March and April and again in October and November brown on top and white below in summer, white in winter, black tipped tail in hollow log, under building, in burrow of mouse, ground squirrel, chipmunk or pocket gopher grabbing it around the shoulders and biting through the neck at the base of the skull all of Canada 45-74 g mice, shrews, hares, porcupines, birds, squirrels, fish, rats, voles, ground squirrels, pocket gophers, chipmunks, pikas, mountain beavers, snakes, frogs, earthworms 10 months 2-3 months of age mice Family Mustelidae boreal coniferous forests, mixed forests, tundra, meadow edges, shrubby river banks, lakeshores babies fur, feathers, grass, leaves Order Carnivora female mammal extra food in larders early summer spring and fall because of changing duration of daylight April or May 215-255 mm 4-9 fur by humans live babies

adult female fisher p�kan humans Martes pennanti dark brown or black with grizzled grey mantle den in hollow tree or log, rock crevice, brush pile 1.3-3.1 kg the ground red squirrels, flying squirrels, re-backed voles, snowshoe hares, shrews, porcupines, deer mice, mink, muskrat, carrion, birds, insects, fruit regular hunting circuits up to 97 km in length 2 years Family Mustelidae climax coniferous forest near water babies Order Carnivora female mammal 16 km in diameter March and April 352 days March or April 703-946 mm 1-4 live babies

adult female grey fox renard gris six mammae her den with her pups during the day Urocyon cinereoargenteus hollow log, stump, rock pile or burrow southern Ontario and Quebec, southern Manitoba 1.3 foxes per square km in good habitat 3.4-5.4 kg cottontail rabbit, groundhog, deer mouse, harvest mouse, shrew, bird, insect, fish, corn, apple, nut first birthday Family Canidae forests and marshlands babies another adult female grey fox Order Carnivora female mammal end of January to mid May carnivorous unknown 800-1,125 mm 3.7 live babies

adult female grizzly bear Ursus arctos Linnaeus nearly white or ivory yellow to black 125-175 kg up to 25 years 1200 in Alberta, 6500 in British Columbia, 4000-5000 in the Northwest Territories, 5000-8000 in the Yukon in 1985 plants, mammals, fish Family Ursidae babies Order Carnivora female mammal January or February in a winter den a den during the winter 1-4 live babies

adult female least weasel belette pygm�e biting through the back of the neck of its prey Mustela nivalis 4 days dark brown with white underparts in summer, white in winter mouse, pocket gopher or mole burrow much of Canada except the Maritimes, southern Ontario and Quebec, coastal BC and the northeastern arctic tundra more than 100 yards from its home 25-58 g long-tailed weasels, owls, feral house cats scent meadow voles, prairie voles, red-backed voles, deer mice, house mice, harvest mice, amphibians, insects shrill shriek all winter 4 months Family Mustelidae stubble fields, meadows, river banks, parklands, mixed forests 1 gram of food per hour which adds up to more than half the body weight of an adult least weasel per day babies Order Carnivora female mammal mouse carcasses in larder fine grass or mouse fur 0.8 hectares the smallest carnivore in Canada 35-37 days 170-181 mm 3-10 2 or more litters per year

adult female long-tailed weasel belette � longue queue four pairs of mammae Mustela frenata cinnamon brown above and buff coloured below in summer, white in winter, black tipped tail the winter southern Canada 72-126 g meadow voles, deer mice, chipmunks, pocket gophers, ground squirrels, pikas, prairie dogs, cottontail rabbits, wood rats, red squirrels, harvest mice, house mice, Norway rats, roof rats, shrews, least weasels, birds, chickens, insects, snakes, berries Family Mustelidae open grassland, aspen parklands, river bottom lands babies Order Carnivora female mammal October to December, and February to April caused by changing length of daylight July and August other adult long-tailed weasels except during the breeding season 220-337 days March or April 306-362 mm 3-9 foxes, coyotes, wolves, domestic cats and dogs live babies

adult female lynx loup-cervier four teats humans, cougars, wolves Lynx lynx October and November and again in April and May grey frosted on the back, buffy on the belly about 4 km per day 5.1-11.6 kg sight or hearing snowshoe hare, bird, meadow vole, moose and caribou carrion, squirrel, fox, skunk Family Felidae dense boreal forest, tundra babies urine marks Order Carnivora female mammal 15-20 square km March and April 9 weeks fur May or June 76.5-96.5 cm 2-3 1 litter per year

adult female marten martre d'Am�rique Martes americana dark brown fur coat and a bright orange throat patch, lighter in summer trees but also spend time on the ground 650 g curious and ferocious fur industry red-backed voles, deer mouse, field voles, varying hare, grouse, squirrels, shrews, bird's eggs, amphibians, berries all winter other martens of the opposite sex 15-17 months in hollow tree Family Mustelidae old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest babies Order Carnivora female mammal summer 0.7 square km July and August 8-9 months March or April 551-645 mm threatened in Newfoundland 2-6 live babies

adult female mink vison d'Am�rique 3 pairs of mammae Mustela vison brown to almost black, paler on the belly den under the roots of trees, along stream banks, occasionally in beaver or muskrat lodges fur most of Canada south of the treeline except Newfoundland, Anticosti Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands 3 - 8.5 mink per square km of good habitat 0.79-1.2 kg great horned owls, bobcats, red foxes, coyotes, wolves, black bears bold, ferocious and untamable meadow voles, muskrats, shrews, cottontail rabbits, fish, frogs, salamanders, crayfish, insects, birds, earthworms cooing, screams, hisses all winter 1 year Family Mustelidae babies Order Carnivora female mammal 7.6-20 hectares February to April 50 days April or May 420-597 mm 2-10 one litter per year

adult female polar bear humans, killer whale, male walrus Ursus maritimus Inuit for food and clothing creamy white 2 minutes every second year den in snowbank in late autumn seals, walrus, carrion, fish, mussels, crabs, starfish, eggs, grass, mushrooms, berries, lemmings, humans paddling only with its front feet 5 -7 years Family Ursidae southern broken edge of the arctic ice pack 6.4 km per hour babies Order Carnivora female mammal May to August April and May 40 km per hour 228-254 days her den 2 live babies

adult female raccoon raton laveur 4 pairs of mammae Prince Edward Island Procyon lotor the summer grizzled grey den in hollow tree, cave, hollow log, stump, burrow, culvert, drain pipe, barrel much of southern Canada except Newfoundland slowly with a rolling gallop 4 raccoons per square km 7.5 kg bobcat, red fox, coyote, great horned owl wood chips corn, fruit, crayfish, grub, insect, fish, frog, turtle, meadow vole, deer mouse, cottontail rabbit, squirrel, bird babies to hunt and climb Family Procyonidae forested areas near water severe winter weather in northern areas babies Order Carnivora ground vibrations female mammal January to March 63 days if cornered April or May 1-6 live babies

adult female red fox renard roux 8 mammae night Vulpes vulpes modified groundhog burrow most of Canada except the high arctic 1 fox per 4 square km 3.6-6.8 kg shy, nervous moles, shrews, groundhogs, squirrels, mice, muskrats, cottontail rabbits, snowshoe hares, birds, crayfish, crickets, grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars, acorns, grasses, corn, berries, fruit, snakes, fish, frogs high-pitched bark 10 months Family Canidae semi-open country such as agricultural areas, lakeshores, river valleys, clearings in the forest, alpine and arctic tundra babies Order Carnivora female mammal 3.6-8 square km January to March carnivorous 51-53 days March, April or May red, cross, silver 1-10 live babies

adult female river otter loutre de rivi�re food under water Lontra canadensis brown hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges all of Canada except the high arctic 7.2 kg coyotes, wolves sociable, playful and docile with strong family loyalty snowy, grassy or muddy hills up to 16 years in captivity fish, insects, frogs, tadpoles, newts, muskrats, meadow voles, shrews and beavers fur shrill whistle, chuckle, grunt all winter her babies to swim and hunt after they are 10-12 weeks old her mate while their babies are small 2 years Family Mustelidae shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays babies dry wood chips, bark, leaves Order Carnivora female mammal late winter to early spring her mate to help raise their babies after they are 6 months old 9.5-12.5 months 1-1.16 m 1-4 live babies

adult female sea otter loutre de mer two teats Enhydra lutris on it back in patches of kelp rusty red, brown, almost black, usually paler on the throat, chest and head 15-150 seconds west coast of Canada 19.7 kg killer whale about 8 years sea urchins, mussels, crabs, limpets, snails, fish all winter her baby on her chest 3 years Family Mustelidae the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts babies its thick fur for insulation Order Carnivora female mammal spring or summer spring on land 1-1.3 m flat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them 1 live babies

adult female striped skunk dried grasses and leaves mouffette ray�e Mephitis mephitis black with white stripes down the back and tail burrow of groundhog or cottontail rabbit most of southern Canada 5.2 per square km of agricultural land the fall to prepare for hibernation 0.95-2.10 kg great horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisher placid and sluggish 10-30% her weight during hibernation fruit, small mammals, insects, grasses. leaves and buds, carrion, grains and nuts, eggs, baby birds, crayfish, minnows, mollusks, frogs, lizards and snakes hisses, growls, squeals, soft cooings male skunks after mating Family Mustelidae agricultural land, forest, along river valleys babies when in danger Order Carnivora female mammal in the spring and fall 4 hectares late February and early March 14.5 km an hour up to 12 other skunks in a den mostly females with young 62 days May 512-593 mm 2-10 live babies

adult female swift fox renard veloc� a large house cat Vulpes velox den in sandy soil on open prairie, along fence or in ploughed field 0.4-0.8 foxes per square km 1.6-2.1 kg April and July yap, purr, growl, croak and whine Family Canidae arid short-grass plains and shrubby deserts babies Order Carnivora female mammal life 40 km per hour carnivorous unknown March or April 844 mm possibly extinct in Canada 4-5 live babies

adult female western spotted skunk mouffette tachet�e Spilogale gracilis black with 6 white stripes on the back, white tipped tail and white spots on the head groundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, tree striped skunk south-western British Columbia 5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land domestic cats and dogs, great horned owl secretive, sociable cottontail rabbits, field voles, Norway rats. house mice, corn, insects, plants, fruit, birds, eggs, carrion, lizards, snakes, frogs grunt and screech Family Mustelidae scrubland, canyons and farmland babies when in danger Order Carnivora female mammal 64 hectares late winter 7.2 km per hour 121 days early summer 323-439 mm 4-5 live babies in winter with other skunks

adult female wolf loup urine 8 teats pups white, cream, grey, brown or black pack made up of 4-7 relatives and pups all of Canada except the south where it has been exterminated to follow game 1 wolf to 26-207 square km 26-79 kg domestic dog up to 18 years in captivity moose, caribou, elk, deer, bighorn sheep, bison, muskox, rabbit, hare, marmot, ground squirrel, beaver, muskrat, mouse, bird, fish, berry, fruit, insect, grass another female's pups if their mother is killed howl, bark, yelp, whine, snarl click to hear sound (30k wav file) pups in her mouth 2 years Family Canidae arctic tundra, mountains, plains, forests babies Order Carnivora female mammal late spring life 1-1.5 large animals per month 260-675 square km late February to mid March 45 km per hour over a short distance carnivorous 60-63 days early May pack 150-205 cm 7 live babies

adult female wolverine carcajou wolves, porcupines, humans Gulo gulo glossy dark brown with two pale buff stripes on the shoulders and flanks northern Canada as far north as Ellesmere Island when she is 2 years old 6.6-14.8 kg pugnacious, curious, bold and strong one breeding period per year carcasses left by wolves and bears roots, berries, mice, ground squirrels, birds' eggs, baby birds, fish, beavers, porcupines, moose, caribou, mountain goats, carrion bark, growl, hiss in the day and at night Family Mustelidae boreal forests, tundra, alpine tundra babies grass and leaves her babies' tummies after feeding to aid digestion Order Carnivora female mammal April to September intruders to her nest when her babies are young 7-8 months wolf or grizzly bear March and April 865-932 mm 2-5 fallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree bough live babies

caribou cow its cud Rangifer tarandus a herd wolf, human, lichen, flowers, grasses, leaves of shrubs babies Order Artiodactyla female mammal live babies

female beaver Castor canadensis brown dam 16 to 32kg wolf, coyote, bear, lynx, river otter, and wolverine tree bark, grasses, herbs, leaves of woody plants, fruits, and aquatic plants Family Castoridae babies Order Rodentia female mammal water with its tail if it senses danger the largest rodent in North America 100 days May or June up to 1.3 m including its 30 cm long tail its tail as a rudder when swimming 3-4 live babies

female little brown bat buildings Myotis lucifugus a colony in the summer 22 cm 8 g insects Family Vespertilionidai babies upside down little brown bat 50 - 60 days June echolocation to find prey 1 live babies

female moose its cud alces alces dark brown, almost black, to reddish or greyish brown, with grey or white leg stockings up to 600 kg wolf, cougar, wolverine, black bear, grizzly bear, human between 500,000 and 1,000,000 in Canada up to 5.5 m under water twigs, shrubs, tree bark in the winter; twigs, leaves, shrubs, upland plants, and water plants in the summer babies Order Artiodactyla moose 1-2 live babies ticks, hydatids, meningeal worms

female muskrat Ondatra zibethicus a lodge or burrow in bank 15 minutes by reducing its heart rate and relaxing its muscles when submerged which reduces the rate at which oxygen is used mink, snapping turtle, northern pike, wolf, coyote, fox, domestic dog, badger, wolverine, fisher, raccoon, and lynx cattails, bulrushes, horsetails, pondweeds, sedges, wild rice, willows, fish, frogs, and clams 3 in a summer Family Muridae fresh water marshes, marshy areas of lakes, and slow-moving streams at 6 weeks of age babies Order Rodentia muskrat March, April or May right after spring breakup less than 1 month 5-10 live babies fur

female white-tailed deer its cud a doe Odocoileus virginianus summer: red on the back and sides and white below, winter: grey above more than three deer per square kilometer more than 110 kg antlers leaves, herbs, grass, fiddleheads, mushrooms, blueberries, acorns, twigs, buds northern white-tailed deer, Dakota white-tailed deer, tawny northwestern white-tailed deer babies 1 m at the shoulder Order Artiodactyla white-tailed deer as far north as Great Slave Lake and from Cape Breton Island westward to south-central British Columbia late spring 1-2 live babies

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