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Subject lose baby fur at be amphibious have Family name depend on be intelligent be weaned by crawl at migrate return to live under use open eyes at be well developed make nest of have length be a top predator be nocturnal become dormant in be rare have subspecies have population density make sound grow rapidly kill by learn to hunt by venture have height chew be social have colour be secretive fly at be important to have good hearing crawl is a kind of be born during play at be blind be deaf call see eat have status have name in French roost in attain adult size at have good eyesight develop adult coat at spend the winter with rest be go outside den at share den wean by be very intelligent develop functional scent glands at have scientific name have distribution like dive be born in keep weigh swim be born on have poor eyesight have habitat be aquatic be helpless kill for have parasites be hunted with float have Order name have breeding season be diurnal live in lose spots at be trapped for live trap for has part start crawling at be curious have population have lifespan have wingspan introduce in open ears at have range hibernate with eat by leave its mother by stay with have picture sharpen

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baby badger Family Mustelidae humans badger blaireau d'Amérique Taxidea taxus southern prairies open prairies, farmlands, parklands Order Carnivora large burrow as long as 30 ft and as deep as 10 ft

baby black-footed ferret Family Mustelidae black-footed ferret in 1937 in the wild in Canada probably extinct in Canada putois d'Amérique Mustela nigripes arid, short-grass prairie Order Carnivora enlarged rodent den

baby coyote Family Canidae yelping and howling cry, bark, growl, wail, and squeal coyote brush wolf carnivorous 1 month Canis latrans Order Carnivora wolf, black bear, cougar, eagle

baby ermine Family Mustelidae mice 5 weeks fur, feathers, grass, leaves coyotes, badgers, foxes, hawks, owls, martens, wolverines, fishers, humans white at birth ermine stoat hermine Mustella erminea all of Canada boreal coniferous forests, mixed forests, tundra, meadow edges, shrubby river banks, lakeshores fur by humans Order Carnivora in hollow log, under building, in burrow of mouse, ground squirrel, chipmunk or pocket gopher sealed eyes at birth

baby fisher Family Mustelidae 7 weeks humans fisher at birth pékan Martes pennanti climax coniferous forest near water at birth Order Carnivora den in hollow tree or log, rock crevice, brush pile its mother for almost 1 year

baby least weasel Family Mustelidae 24 days 30 days least weasel belette pygmée the smallest carnivore in Canada Mustela nivalis much of Canada except the Maritimes, southern Ontario and Quebec, coastal BC and the northeastern arctic tundra stubble fields, meadows, river banks, parklands, mixed forests Order Carnivora mouse, pocket gopher or mole burrow long-tailed weasels, owls, feral house cats

baby little brown bat Family Vespertilionidai echolocation to find prey 18 days little brown bat June insects buildings upside down Myotis lucifugus 8 g 22 cm

baby long-tailed weasel Family Mustelidae 36-37 days pink, with sparse white hairs at birth long-tailed weasel belette à longue queue 3 and a half weeks Mustela frenata southern Canada 3.1 g at one day old open grassland, aspen parklands, river bottom lands Order Carnivora

baby marten Family Mustelidae 6 weeks 46 days 39 days fur industry marten at birth at birth threatened in Newfoundland martre d'Amérique Martes americana 28 g at birth old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest at birth Order Carnivora 26 days

baby mink Family Mustelidae 5-6 weeks 5 weeks 3 - 8.5 mink per square km of good habitat pink at birth mink at birth at birth vison d'Amérique Mustela vison most of Canada south of the treeline except Newfoundland, Anticosti Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands Order Carnivora den under the roots of trees, along stream banks, occasionally in beaver or muskrat lodges fur great horned owls, bobcats, red foxes, coyotes, wolves, black bears fall

baby raccoon Family Procyonidae 3 weeks severe winter weather in northern areas 4 raccoons per square km raccoon raton laveur Procyon lotor much of southern Canada except Newfoundland forested areas near water Order Carnivora den in hollow tree, cave, hollow log, stump, burrow, culvert, drain pipe, barrel Prince Edward Island bobcat, red fox, coyote, great horned owl its mother during its first winter

baby river otter Family Mustelidae 35 days 275 mm out of nest at 10-12 weeks river otter 5-6 weeks loutre de rivière Lontra canadensis all of Canada except the high arctic 132 g shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays Order Carnivora hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges fur up to 16 years in captivity coyotes, wolves

baby sea otter Family Mustelidae flat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them at birth 500-635 mm at birth sea otter loutre de mer 2 months Enhydra lutris west coast of Canada 1.5-2 kg at birth at birth the shore and immediately carried to the sea by its mother the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts at birth Order Carnivora teeth at birth about 8 years killer whale 7-8 months after it has learned to swim and dive for food

baby striped skunk Family Mustelidae 6-7 weeks 3 weeks 5.2 per square km of agricultural land striped skunk at birth at birth mouffette rayée up to 12 other skunks in a den mostly females with young Mephitis mephitis most of southern Canada agricultural land, forest, along river valleys Order Carnivora burrow of groundhog or cottontail rabbit 3 weeks its mother great horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisher

baby western spotted skunk Family Mustelidae 32 days 100 mm at birth 5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land around the nest at 3 weeks western spotted skunk at birth at birth mouffette tachetée 3.5 months in winter with other skunks 6 weeks Spilogale gracilis south-western British Columbia 22.5 g at birth scrubland, canyons and farmland Order Carnivora groundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, tree black skin with white stripes domestic cats and dogs, great horned owl

baby wolverine Family Mustelidae fallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree bough wolves, porcupines, humans creamy white with darker paws and face mask at birth wolverine carcajou 8-9 weeks Gulo gulo northern Canada as far north as Ellesmere Island boreal forests, tundra, alpine tundra Order Carnivora its mother for its first winter

barren-ground caribou calf the same calving grounds its cud barren-ground caribou a 10-day period in late May or early June lichen, flowers, grasses, leaves of shrubs Rangifer tarandus granti 145 kg (bulls) and 90 kg (cows) Order Artiodactyla late October and early November a herd about 2 million wolf, human,

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bobcat kitten Family Felidae 2 months well-traveled paths 9 days bobcat a good pet if raised from kittenhood Lynx rufus 283-368 g at birth swamps, woodlots, second-growth forests, deserts, rocky hillsides, agricultural land, outskirts of cities Order Carnivora a den of dry moss or leaves in a hollow log, rock crevice or thicket, or under a stump 15 years in captivity cougar, coyote, wolf its mother until January its claws on trees

cougar kitten Family Felidae 10 days 300 mm at birth in the ecological pyramid 1 cougar per 93 square km cougar mountain lion meat after 6 weeks couguar 3 months Felis concolor southern western Canada, the Maritimes catnip any month of the year, more likely in late winter or midsummer large herbivores within the carrying capacity of their food supply 400 g at birth mountains, canyons, swamps, wooded river valleys, coniferous forests hounds Order Carnivora cave, crevice among rocks, under bank or tree, in hollow stump or thicket 6 months woolly, spotted coat at birth its mother for a year

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lynx kitten 2 months Family Felidae 12 days 163-185 mm at birth humans, cougars, wolves lynx May or June loup-cervier 8 to 10 months Lynx lynx 197-211 g at birth dense boreal forest, tundra Order Carnivora

moose calf its cud dark brown, almost black, to reddish or greyish brown, with grey or white leg stockings moose twigs, shrubs, tree bark in the winter; twigs, leaves, shrubs, upland plants, and water plants in the summer alces alces up to 5.5 m under water 6-16 kg at birth at birth ticks, hydatids, meningeal worms Order Artiodactyla between 500,000 and 1,000,000 in Canada wolf, cougar, wolverine, black bear, grizzly bear, human its mother until she calves the following spring

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

wolf cub Family Canidae 6-8 weeks 5-9 days 1 wolf to 26-207 square km late August or early September wolf at birth disgorged meat fed by adults after it is weaned loup carnivorous 3-4 weeks to play all of Canada except the south where it has been exterminated arctic tundra, mountains, plains, forests Order Carnivora pack made up of 4-7 relatives and pups woolly coat at birth up to 18 years in captivity

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Subject	lose baby fur at	be amphibious	have Family name	depend on	be intelligent	be weaned by	crawl at	migrate	return to	live under	use	open eyes at	be well developed	make nest of	have length	be a top predator	be nocturnal	become dormant in	be rare	have subspecies	have population density	make sound	grow rapidly	kill by	learn to hunt by	venture	have height	chew	be social	have colour	be secretive	fly at	be important to	have good hearing	crawl	is a kind of	be born during	play at	be blind	be deaf	call	see	eat	have status	have name in French	roost in	attain adult size at	have good eyesight	develop adult coat at	spend the winter with	rest	be	go outside den at	share den	wean by	be very intelligent	develop functional scent glands at	have scientific name	have distribution	like	dive	be born in	keep	weigh	swim	be born on	have poor eyesight	have habitat	be aquatic	be helpless	kill for	have parasites	be hunted with	float	have Order name	have breeding season	be diurnal	live in	lose spots at	be trapped for	live	trap for	has part	start crawling at	be curious	have population	have lifespan	have wingspan	introduce in	open ears at	have range	hibernate with	eat by	leave its mother by	stay with	have picture	sharpen
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baby badger			Family Mustelidae																					humans												badger									blaireau d'Amérique													Taxidea taxus	southern prairies									open prairies, farmlands, parklands							Order Carnivora			large burrow as long as 30 ft and as deep as 10 ft
baby black-footed ferret			Family Mustelidae																																	black-footed ferret						in 1937 in the wild in Canada		probably extinct in Canada	putois d'Amérique													Mustela nigripes										arid, short-grass prairie							Order Carnivora			enlarged rodent den
baby coyote			Family Canidae																			yelping and howling cry, bark, growl, wail, and squeal														coyote					brush wolf											carnivorous			1 month			Canis latrans																	Order Carnivora																		wolf, black bear, cougar, eagle
baby ermine			Family Mustelidae	mice								5 weeks		fur, feathers, grass, leaves										coyotes, badgers, foxes, hawks, owls, martens, wolverines, fishers, humans						white at birth						ermine					stoat				hermine													Mustella erminea	all of Canada									boreal coniferous forests, mixed forests, tundra, meadow edges, shrubby river banks, lakeshores			fur by humans				Order Carnivora						in hollow log, under building, in burrow of mouse, ground squirrel, chipmunk or pocket gopher		sealed eyes at birth
baby fisher			Family Mustelidae									7 weeks												humans												fisher			at birth						pékan													Martes pennanti										climax coniferous forest near water		at birth					Order Carnivora			den in hollow tree or log, rock crevice, brush pile																	its mother for almost 1 year
baby least weasel			Family Mustelidae			24 days						30 days																								least weasel									belette pygmée							the smallest carnivore in Canada						Mustela nivalis	much of Canada except the Maritimes, southern Ontario and Quebec, coastal BC and the northeastern arctic tundra									stubble fields, meadows, river banks, parklands, mixed forests							Order Carnivora			mouse, pocket gopher or mole burrow															long-tailed weasels, owls, feral house cats
baby little brown bat			Family Vespertilionidai								echolocation to find prey																					18 days				little brown bat	June						insects			buildings					upside down							Myotis lucifugus						8 g																								22 cm
baby long-tailed weasel			Family Mustelidae									36-37 days																		pink, with sparse white hairs at birth						long-tailed weasel									belette à longue queue										3 and a half weeks			Mustela frenata	southern Canada					3.1 g at one day old				open grassland, aspen parklands, river bottom lands							Order Carnivora
baby marten			Family Mustelidae			6 weeks	46 days					39 days																					fur industry			marten			at birth	at birth				threatened in Newfoundland	martre d'Amérique													Martes americana						28 g at birth				old growth coniferous or mixed woods forest		at birth					Order Carnivora															26 days
baby mink			Family Mustelidae			5-6 weeks						5 weeks									3 - 8.5 mink per square km of good habitat									pink at birth						mink			at birth	at birth					vison d'Amérique													Mustela vison	most of Canada south of the treeline except Newfoundland, Anticosti Island and the Queen Charlotte Islands																Order Carnivora			den under the roots of trees, along stream banks, occasionally in beaver or muskrat lodges		fur													great horned owls, bobcats, red foxes, coyotes, wolves, black bears	fall
baby raccoon			Family Procyonidae									3 weeks						severe winter weather in northern areas			4 raccoons per square km															raccoon									raton laveur													Procyon lotor	much of southern Canada except Newfoundland									forested areas near water							Order Carnivora			den in hollow tree, cave, hollow log, stump, burrow, culvert, drain pipe, barrel											Prince Edward Island				bobcat, red fox, coyote, great horned owl		its mother during its first winter
baby river otter			Family Mustelidae									35 days			275 mm											out of nest at 10-12 weeks										river otter		5-6 weeks							loutre de rivière													Lontra canadensis	all of Canada except the high arctic					132 g				shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays							Order Carnivora			hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges				fur					up to 16 years in captivity						coyotes, wolves
baby sea otter			Family Mustelidae								flat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them		at birth		500-635 mm at birth																					sea otter									loutre de mer										2 months			Enhydra lutris	west coast of Canada					1.5-2 kg at birth	at birth	the shore and immediately carried to the sea by its mother		the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts						at birth	Order Carnivora								teeth at birth				about 8 years						killer whale	7-8 months after it has learned to swim and dive for food
baby striped skunk			Family Mustelidae			6-7 weeks						3 weeks									5.2 per square km of agricultural land															striped skunk			at birth	at birth					mouffette rayée					up to 12 other skunks in a den mostly females with young								Mephitis mephitis	most of southern Canada									agricultural land, forest, along river valleys							Order Carnivora			burrow of groundhog or cottontail rabbit						3 weeks								its mother	great horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisher
baby western spotted skunk			Family Mustelidae									32 days			100 mm at birth						5 skunks per square km of good agricultural land														around the nest at 3 weeks	western spotted skunk			at birth	at birth					mouffette tachetée		3.5 months							in winter with other skunks			6 weeks	Spilogale gracilis	south-western British Columbia					22.5 g at birth				scrubland, canyons and farmland							Order Carnivora			groundhog burrow, hollow log, stump, tree					black skin with white stripes										domestic cats and dogs, great horned owl
baby wolverine			Family Mustelidae							fallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree bough														wolves, porcupines, humans						creamy white with darker paws and face mask at birth						wolverine									carcajou										8-9 weeks			Gulo gulo	northern Canada as far north as Ellesmere Island									boreal forests, tundra, alpine tundra							Order Carnivora																				its mother for its first winter
barren-ground caribou calf									the same calving grounds																			its cud								barren-ground caribou	a 10-day period in late May or early June						lichen, flowers, grasses, leaves of shrubs															Rangifer tarandus granti						145 kg (bulls) and 90 kg (cows)											Order Artiodactyla	late October and early November		a herd								about 2 million							wolf, human,
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bobcat kitten			Family Felidae			2 months					well-traveled paths	9 days																								bobcat																a good pet if raised from kittenhood						Lynx rufus						283-368 g at birth				swamps, woodlots, second-growth forests, deserts, rocky hillsides, agricultural land, outskirts of cities							Order Carnivora			a den of dry moss or leaves in a hollow log, rock crevice or thicket, or under a stump									15 years in captivity						cougar, coyote, wolf		its mother until January		its claws on trees
cougar kitten			Family Felidae									10 days			300 mm at birth	in the ecological pyramid					1 cougar per 93 square km															cougar					mountain lion		meat after 6 weeks		couguar										3 months			Felis concolor	southern western Canada, the Maritimes	catnip		any month of the year, more likely in late winter or midsummer	large herbivores within the carrying capacity of their food supply	400 g at birth				mountains, canyons, swamps, wooded river valleys, coniferous forests					hounds		Order Carnivora			cave, crevice among rocks, under bank or tree, in hollow stump or thicket	6 months				woolly, spotted coat at birth												its mother for a year
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lynx kitten	2 months		Family Felidae									12 days			163-185 mm at birth									humans, cougars, wolves												lynx	May or June								loup-cervier				8 to 10 months									Lynx lynx						197-211 g at birth				dense boreal forest, tundra							Order Carnivora
moose calf																												its cud		dark brown, almost black, to reddish or greyish brown, with grey or white leg stockings						moose							twigs, shrubs, tree bark in the winter; twigs, leaves, shrubs, upland plants, and water plants in the summer															alces alces			up to 5.5 m under water			6-16 kg at birth						at birth		ticks, hydatids, meningeal worms			Order Artiodactyla											between 500,000 and 1,000,000 in Canada							wolf, cougar, wolverine, black bear, grizzly bear, human		its mother until she calves the following spring
white-tailed deer fawn																				northern white-tailed deer, Dakota white-tailed deer, tawny northwestern white-tailed deer	more than three deer per square kilometer						1 m at the shoulder	its cud		summer: red on the back and sides and white below, winter: grey above						white-tailed deer							leaves, herbs, grass, fiddleheads, mushrooms, blueberries, acorns, twigs, buds															Odocoileus virginianus						more than 110 kg											Order Artiodactyla																as far north as Great Slave Lake and from Cape Breton Island westward to south-central British Columbia
wolf cub			Family Canidae			6-8 weeks						5-9 days									1 wolf to 26-207 square km				late August or early September											wolf			at birth				disgorged meat fed by adults after it is weaned		loup							carnivorous	3-4 weeks to play						all of Canada except the south where it has been exterminated									arctic tundra, mountains, plains, forests							Order Carnivora			pack made up of 4-7 relatives and pups					woolly coat at birth				up to 18 years in captivity