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. Skunk Raccoon Wolverine Badger

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. Puma Lynx Bobcat Ocelot

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. Mountain goat Bison Mountain sheep Moose

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

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. Manatee Walrus Elephant seal Narwhale

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

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

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