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adult female fisher
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adult female fishergives birth in March or Aprilhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:45.0
has average number of babies 1-4has source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:45.0
has gestation period 352 dayshas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:45.0
has length 703-946 mmhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:45.0
is a kind of adult fisherhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:45.0
is a kind of female mammalhas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:45.0
weighs 1.3-3.1 kghas source: Banfield, A.W.F. 1974. The Mammals of Canada. University of Toronto Press., 2000-10-27 10:25:45.0
adult fishercan swim2000-10-27 10:25:51.0
eats red squirrels, flying squirrels, re-backed voles, snowshoe hares, shrews, porcupines, deer mice, mink, muskrat, carrion, birds, insects, fruit2000-10-27 10:25:51.0
has breeding season March and April2000-10-27 10:25:51.0
has colour dark brown or black with grizzled grey mantle2000-10-27 10:25:51.0
has range 16 km in diameter2000-10-27 10:25:51.0
hunts on the ground2000-10-27 10:25:52.0
is solitary2000-10-27 10:25:52.0
reaches sexual maturity by 2 years2000-10-27 10:25:52.0
travels along regular hunting circuits up to 97 km in length2000-10-27 10:25:52.0
female mammalgives birth to live babies2000-10-27 10:26:28.0
suckles babies2000-10-27 10:26:28.0
fisherhas habitat climax coniferous forest near water2000-10-27 10:26:29.0
has name in French pékan2000-10-27 10:26:29.0
has scientific name Martes pennanti2000-10-27 10:26:29.0
is secretive2000-10-27 10:26:29.0
is killed by humans2000-10-27 10:26:29.0
lives in den in hollow tree or log, rock crevice, brush pile2000-10-27 10:26:29.0
mammalis warm-blooded2000-10-27 10:26:37.0
may catch rabies2000-10-27 10:26:37.0
weaselhas Family name Family Mustelidae2000-10-27 10:26:56.0
carnivorehas Order name Order Carnivora2000-10-27 10:26:23.0
is carnivorous or omnivorous2000-10-27 10:26:23.0

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