North American Wildlife

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1. Its flat body is wider than it is high. It has short legs that bow outward. It has a slightly upturned snout. Its shaggy fur is a grizzled grey to brown. A white stripe bisects the shoulders. Short bushy tail. Raccoon Skunk Badger Wolverine

2. One of the larger members of the rodent family. Its fur is dark brown, and it has a flat, hairless tail. Basically spends its lifetime in or around water. Large incisor teeth grow throughout its lifetime. Muskrat Beaver Otter Weasel

3. This is the most common of the wildcats. Its coat is a tawny tan color in the summer, and somewhat gray in winter. The legs have black horizontal bars. Lynx Puma Ocelot Bobcat

4. This compact, chunky, short-legged animal has yellowish-white fur that is shaggy in winter, and shorter in the summer. Both sexes have a beard and horns. Moose Mountain sheep Mountain goat Bison

5. Ben Franklin thought this bird should have been favored over the chosen national symbol of the U.S.A. Pelican White Heron Flamingo Wild turkey

6. This is a large, torpedo-shaped warm water animal. It grows to approx. 15 feet in length, and 2000 lbs. Its body is grayish, and almost completely hairless. It has a broad, paddle-shaped tail. Elephant seal Manatee Walrus Narwhale

7. This is the largest member of the deer family. Moose Caribou Elk Mule deer

8. Another large rodent, its name is derived from the French. Porcupine Muskrat Prairie dog Beaver

9. Famous as a national symbol, this animal was recently removed from the endangered species list. Golden eagle Snowy owl gyrfalcon Bald eagle

10. This is a large ungainly bird, with a large amount of extra skin hanging under its bill. Pelican Heron Egret Flamingo