Hear
the Bald Eagle |
Bald Eagles -Bald Eagle's
build large stick nests (sometimes weighing over 1 ton) that are usually about
6 feet in diameter and over 6 feet tall! The Bald Eagle was listed as an
"Endangered Species" throughout most of the United States. In 1995, the Bald
Eagle's status was changed to "threatened" for the entire United States. It is
slowly making a comeback! |
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Kermode
Bear - Kermode is the special name given to black bears that have white
claws and cream colored coats. Kermode bears are found only in a narrow stretch
of land along the coast of British Columbia and on the Princess Royal Islands.
Another name for Kermode Bear is "Spirit" Bear. |
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Eastern Milk Snake - for this species of snake there is
usually a "Y" or a "V" mark on the head and neck region. The Eastern Milk snake
is also called Adder, House snake, and Barn snake. It received its name from
the belief that it would actually milk cows! |
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Moose - Moose are the symbol of survival in the Northland.
Moose hair is hollow. This makes it a great insulator against the northland's
cold weather. Moose (Alces alces gigas) are the largest member of the deer
family. An adult male can weigh up to 1600 pounds and stand six feet tall at
the shoulder! |
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Western
Tanager - breeds in Alaska and winters in the tropics. The black and yellow
wing bars
separate
the Western Tanager from other tanager species. The Western Tanager feeds on
insects which it often catches on the wing. It will also eat
fruit. |
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Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep - rather social in nature, rams
usually leave the family unit in the Summer and rejoin in the Fall. The hooves
are hard on the outside and soft on the inside making it an excellent climber
and jumper. During the rutting season, males have butting contests where they
may reach one another at speeds of 50-70 miles per hour and an estimated force
of 2400 pounds! |
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Gyrfalcon - the
largest falcon in the world! Like the Peregrine, the Gyrfalcon lays its eggs on
the bare rock of a cliff. The Gyrfalcon exhibits three color stages, referred
to as - adult-gray morph, adult-white morph and adult-dark
morph. |
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Monarch Butterfly - adult Monarchs warm up by basking dorsally
(with their wings open and toward the sun). These butterflies make massive
migrations from August to October, flying thousands of miles south to hibernate
along the California coast and in central Mexico! Monarchs are poisonous to
predators, secreting the poison from the milkweed nectar they
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Tassel-eared Squirrel - tassle-eared squirrels, are
essentially confined to Coniferous forests where Ponderosa pines are found. The
presence of the squirrels is often betrayed by the litter of clipped twigs of
Ponderosa pine on the ground under trees where the animals have been feeding.
Often used as an "indicator species" - lots of these squirrels means a healthy
forest! |
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Listen to the Loon |
Common Loon -
the ancestral roots of Common loons can be traced back over 100 million years!
Common loons are best known for their almost violent mating dances and eerie
wails. Since their webbed feet are located at the back of their bodies instead
of underneath, Common loons are unable to walk on land or take-off from
land! |
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Great Grey Owl - found from Alaska across Canada, down the
Northen Rocky Mountains, and northern Minnesota. This owl is also found in
northern Europe and the Soviet Union. The Great Grey feeds primarily on small
rodents, which it catches in winter by diving through the snow! The Great Grey
Owl has also been called Great Grey Ghost, Phantom of the north, and Spectral
Owl. |
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Siberian Tiger - It is estimated that only 360 to 406 Siberian
Tigers still exist in the wild. The primary prey of the Siberian tiger is elk
and wild boar. Siberian tigers are the largest of the tiger subspecies. The
extra folds of skin on the belly of the Siberian Tiger allow it to be kicked by
prey with less danger of injury.
Listen to a Siberian
Tiger
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Chuffle (greeting or contentment)
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Growl ("This is my territory" or a
male calling a female)
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Roar (warning)
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Reeve's Muntjac - this is a tiny deer. It lives in southern
Taiwan and China. All members of the genus make a barking sound when alarmed,
and so are also called "barking deer." They eat grasses, leaves, and tender
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Listen to a
Wood Frog
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Woodfrog - Woodfrogs often lay their clutches of eggs in a
central location of the pond forming huge rafts of eggs deposited below the
surface of the water. Calls of the Woodfrog sound similar to quacking ducks or
clucking chickens. During winter, Woodfrogs hibernate and produce high amounts
of glucose (sugar) that protects their cells during freezing!
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