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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	mark territory with	be the same size as	babysit	be ferocious	catches	kill by	have scientific name	use by	moult in	help	sleep	be twice the size of	have colour	sharpen	live in	live	be hunted with	be sexually inactive during	stay underwater for	kill prey by	be trapped for	be more carnivorous than	have distribution	run	be secretive	travel	have population density	become very fat in	be not agile	weigh	eat by	have temperament	be intelligent	breed successfully	keep	line den with	stalk	dig	slide on	be moderately sociable	look after	breed with	hunt on	have lifespan	have good sense of touch	scavenge	have population	moult between	hunt by	be important to	dive	fight courageously	be aquatic	eat	be monogamous	have poor sense of smell	trap for	make sound	be curious	be active	be extremely wary of	fight with	travel along	swim by	have subspecies	chase away	shed	reach sexual maturity by	have den	depend on	have Family name	have habitat	swim at	consume	become dormant in	make nest of	use set trails	spray	communicate with	be good parent	be smaller than	be rare	be diurnal	rely on	have height	have Order name	be sensitive to	is a kind of	moult during	mate for	store	moult	kill	line burrow with	have range	have breeding season	meet	mate with	attack	have picture	be social	be amphibious	run at	be	spend the winter with	defend food against	change colour in	fight	be hunted for	be clumsy	hunt in	be usually monogamous	be a top predator	have length	use	have colour phases	be active at	sleep in	have status	live under	be eaten by	kill for	dig with	be very intelligent	bring food to	grow	have maximum speed	have parasites	have high metabolic rate	share den
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adult male 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															Order Carnivora		male mammal																carnivorous										75-115 cm
adult male badger			blaireau d'Amérique													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							3.6-7.71 kg																			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									European badger					Order Carnivora		male mammal								August and September but implantation of the embryo is delayed until mid-February																		77.5-84.5 cm									its front claws
adult male black bear																	Ursus americanus Pallas						black or brown with a brownish muzzle and frequently a white patch below the throat or across the chest																	135 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													100 to 120 cm at the shoulder	Order Carnivora		male mammal								June or early July							55 km/h for short distances											150 cm				a den during the winter										tapeworms and roundworms
adult male black-footed ferret	in 1937 in the wild in Canada		putois d'Amérique														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															535-633 g																								prairie dogs, ground squirrels, cottontail rabbits, jack rabbits, voles and mice, snakes, birds																	Family Mustelidae	arid, short-grass prairie														Order Carnivora		male mammal																										512-572 mm			dawn and dusk		probably extinct in Canada
adult male 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															6.4-18.3 kg	cougar, coyote, wolf													15 years in captivity										rabbit, hare, mouse, rat, squirrel, porcupine, shrew, bird, deer, livestock, snake, lizard, insect																	Family Felidae	swamps, woodlots, second-growth forests, deserts, rocky hillsides, agricultural land, outskirts of cities														Order Carnivora		male mammal																a good pet if raised from kittenhood										800-876 mm	well-traveled paths
adult male cougar			couguar		catnip				mountain lion		scratched scent posts						Felis concolor			rear his kittens			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				1 cougar per 93 square km			up to 114 kg					large herbivores within the carrying capacity of their food supply		prey like a domestic cat																	deer, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, porcupine, beaver, snowshoe hare, mountain beaver, mouse, bird, domestic stock				growl, hiss, cry, purr			humans	other adult male cougars over adult female cougar in heat						3 years			Family Felidae	mountains, canyons, swamps, wooded river valleys, coniferous forests					which may be 19-29 km long									Order Carnivora		male mammal					cougar kitten						humans occasionally														in the ecological pyramid	up to 8 ft
adult male coyote									brush wolf								Canis latrans						tawny grey, darker on the hind part of the back																	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														58- 66 cm high at the shoulder	Order Carnivora		male mammal								February and March								carnivorous										120- 150 cm (including a 30- 40 cm tail)													64 km per hour
adult male ermine			hermine						stoat							coyotes, badgers, foxes, hawks, owls, martens, wolverines, fishers, humans	Mustella erminea		March and April and again in October and November			adult female ermine	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							67-106 g																								mice, shrews, hares, porcupines, birds, squirrels, fish, rats, voles, ground squirrels, pocket gophers, chipmunks, pikas, mountain beavers, snakes, frogs, earthworms																mice	Family Mustelidae	boreal coniferous forests, mixed forests, tundra, meadow edges, shrubby river banks, lakeshores				fur, feathers, grass, leaves										Order Carnivora		male mammal			extra food in larders					early summer											spring and fall because of changing duration of daylight							251-315 mm								fur by humans
adult male fisher			pékan													humans	Martes pennanti						dark brown or black with grizzled grey mantle		den in hollow tree or log, rock crevice, brush pile															2.6-5.5 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														Order Carnivora		male mammal							16 km in diameter	March and April																		847-1073 mm
adult male grey fox			renard gris														Urocyon cinereoargenteus			adult female grey fox raise their pups					hollow log, stump, rock pile or burrow								southern Ontario and Quebec, southern Manitoba				1.3 foxes per square km in good habitat			3.6-5.9 kg																								cottontail rabbit, groundhog, deer mouse, harvest mouse, shrew, bird, insect, fish, corn, apple, nut														first birthday			Family Canidae	forests and marshlands														Order Carnivora		male mammal								end of January to mid May								carnivorous										800-1,125 mm
adult male grizzly bear																	Ursus arctos Linnaeus						nearly white or ivory yellow to black																	250-350 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															Order Carnivora		male mammal																														a den during the winter
adult male least weasel			belette pygmée													biting through the back of the neck of its prey	Mustela nivalis						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				34.5-63.5 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												Order Carnivora		male mammal			mouse carcasses in larder			fine grass or mouse fur	0.8 hectares	February to November								the smallest carnivore in Canada										183-217 mm
adult male long-tailed weasel			belette à longue queue														Mustela frenata						cinnamon brown above and buff coloured below in summer, white in winter, black tipped tail					the winter					southern Canada							196-267 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														Order Carnivora		male 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																	374-456 mm							foxes, coyotes, wolves, domestic cats and dogs
adult male lynx			loup-cervier													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				6.7-17.2 kg																			sight or hearing					snowshoe hare, bird, meadow vole, moose and caribou carrion, squirrel, fox, skunk																	Family Felidae	dense boreal forest, tundra							urine marks							Order Carnivora		male mammal							15-20 square km	March and April													fur					74-106.5 cm
adult male marten			martre d'Amérique														Martes americana						dark brown fur coat and a bright orange throat patch, lighter in summer		trees but also spend time on the ground															1000 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														Order Carnivora		male mammal	summer						2.5 square km	July and August																		490-602 mm					threatened in Newfoundland
adult male mink			vison d'Amérique														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			1.68-2.31 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								18 months			Family Mustelidae															Order Carnivora		male mammal							up to 7.8 square km	February to April																		491-620 mm
adult male polar bear																humans, killer whale, male walrus	Ursus maritimus	Inuit for food and clothing					creamy white						2 minutes											420-700 kg																								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												120 cm at the shoulder	Order Carnivora		male mammal	May to August							April and May							40 km per hour											2-3 metres
adult male raccoon			raton laveur					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			8.6 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																	Family Procyonidae	forested areas near water			severe winter weather in northern areas											Order Carnivora	ground vibrations	male mammal								January to March												if cornered						730-950 mm
adult male red fox			renard roux							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														Order Carnivora		male mammal							3.6-8 square km	January to March								carnivorous										90-112 cm		red, cross, silver
adult male river otter			loutre de rivière												food under water		Lontra canadensis						brown		hollow logs, stumps, roots, beaver lodges								all of Canada except the high arctic							7.75 kg	coyotes, wolves	sociable, playful and docile with strong family loyalty		until he is 6-7 years old					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								2 years			Family Mustelidae	shores of deep, clear lakes, rivers, marshes and ocean bays				dry wood chips, bark, leaves										Order Carnivora		male mammal								late winter to early spring																		1-1.3 m
adult male sea otter			loutre de mer														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							34.4 kg	killer whale													about 8 years										sea urchins, mussels, crabs, limpets, snails, fish						all winter								3 years			Family Mustelidae	the sea, off rocky reefs, islets and coasts												its thick fur for insulation		Order Carnivora		male mammal								spring or summer														on land				1.27-1.63 m	flat stone as an anvil for pounding mussel shells to open them
adult male striped skunk		dried grasses and leaves	mouffette rayée														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		1.27-2.44 kg	great horned owl, bobcat, coyote, fisher	placid and sluggish																						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													Family Mustelidae	agricultural land, forest, along river valleys						when in danger								Order Carnivora		male 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									522-610 mm
adult male swift fox			renard velocé									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			1.7-2.5 kg																		April and July										yap, purr, growl, croak and whine													Family Canidae	arid short-grass plains and shrubby deserts														Order Carnivora		male mammal										two adult female swift foxes					40 km per hour	carnivorous										844 mm					possibly extinct in Canada
adult male western spotted skunk			mouffette tachetée														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			784-847 g	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						when in danger								Order Carnivora		male mammal							64 hectares	late winter							7.2 km per hour											353-460 mm																in winter with other skunks
adult male wolf			loup			urine							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				1 wolf to 26-207 square km			26-79 kg											pups if their mother is killed	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				howl, bark, yelp, whine, snarl click to hear sound (30k wav file)										3 years			Family Canidae	arctic tundra, mountains, plains, forests													almost 3 feet at the shoulders	Order Carnivora		male 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							pack			greater than 6 feet											nursing adult female wolf
adult male 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							11.3-16.2 kg		pugnacious, curious, bold and strong														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				grass and leaves										Order Carnivora		male mammal								April to September										wolf or grizzly bear								940-1070 mm						fallen tree, upturned root, rocky crevice, low tree bough
bull moose				its cud			antlers										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													antlers every fall																			Order Artiodactyla		moose																																						antlers every spring		ticks, hydatids, meningeal worms
caribou bull				its cud													Rangifer tarandus								a herd																wolf, human,																							lichen, flowers, grasses, leaves of shrubs													antlers in November or December																			Order Artiodactyla		male mammal
male white-tailed deer				its cud			antlers		a buck								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																								leaves, herbs, grass, fiddleheads, mushrooms, blueberries, acorns, twigs, buds											northern white-tailed deer, Dakota white-tailed deer, tawny northwestern white-tailed deer																				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

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