Predatory Mammals. Mammals that kill and eat the other animals Help out food chain by killing rather than starving overpopulated animals Most are.
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Predatory Mammals Mammals that kill and eat the
other animals
Help out food chain by killing rather than starving overpopulated animals
Most are carnivores – meat eaters
Bobcat AKA wildcat
22 – 47 “ in length
Mottled reddish brown fur coat and a short white-tipped tail
Well adapted to forests and brushy desert environments (need cover)
Feed on rabbits, rodents, and birds
Bobcat
Good tree climbers
Do most of hunting on ground at night
2-4 young born in spring
Completely blind and helpless
Mountain Lion
Often called a puma, cougar, or panther
Large, tan colored cat
Weighs up to 175 lbs and measures 7.5’ in length
Range is in western U.S., but also found in other isolated areas
Mountain Lion Deer are favorite prey, but will kill elk,
porcupines, sheep, cattle, and horses
Kittens are born in late winter / early spring Blind, helpless, and covered with spots Up to 5 young are born Feed only on their mother’s milk for
several months
Jaguar Largest cat living on the North
American continent
Spotted coat resembles a leopard
Eats deer and other large & small animals
Arctic Fox Native of northern tundra region
Brown coat in summer that is replaced by white or grayish blue coat in winter
Short ears
Has hair on the bottom of its feet, which give it better traction
Arctic Fox Feeds on small rodents and birds
Also follow large predators to eat what they kill
4-8 cubs are born
Coyote Ranges from Alaska to Central
America
Feeds on rodents, rabbits, and birds primarily
Also eats melons, fruits, and veggies, making them an omnivore
Coyote Black-tipped, bushy tails
Weigh 50 lbs. and 26” at shoulder
Coyotes mate for life
Large hole in ground serves as den until the pups are old enough to follow parents
American Black Bear Most widely distributed bear in
North America
Weigh 200-400 lbs and stand as tall as 40” at shoulder
Mate in summer and cubs are born during winter
Twins are common
American Black Bear Cubs stay with their mothers for
several months
When female emerges from winter den, cubs are large enough to follow her
Grizzly Bear
Light-colored tips of the hair coat
Large and powerful 6-7’ in length, 3 - 3.5’ tall, weighs 350 –
850 lbs Afraid of nothing
Poor eyesight, but smell and hearing are excellent
Grizzly Bear Reach maturity around 10 years
old & can live to 30 years old
Require large territories that are isolated from human activity
Conflicts between humans and bears come when humans startle bears when protecting their cubs
Grizzly Bear
Live alone most of the time
Come together when fish move up a stream to spawn
Mature female is called a sow
Mature male is called a boar
Polar Bears
Found in arctic regions of North America
Largest bears in world Weigh 440 – 1300 lbs 7-8’ in length 3-4’ tall at the shoulder
Polar Bears Completely white except for dark eyes
and nose
Carnivores, except for occasional meat
Prey mostly on seals, but also birds, fish
Pregnant females go into dens to give birth
Poor hearing, but it has excellent eyesight and keen sense of smell
Black-Footed Ferret
Member of the weasel family 18-22” in length and weighs 2-3 lbs.
Yellowish brown in color with black feet, forehead, and tail tip
Eats prairie dogs as a source of food
Black-Footed Ferret
Has been a protected species since 1967
Will be reintroduced as its population increases sufficiently to do so
Striped Skunk Recognized by white stripes on
black body
20-30” long
Weighs 4-10 lbs.
Smell comes from scent glands located near the base of the tail
Predators are great horned owl, cougar, coyote
Striped Skunk Omnivores – eat berries, nuts,
fruits, insects, rodents, frogs
Live in burrows underground, under buildings, or in piles of debris
4-5 young are born in the spring and remain with mother when she enters the den to hibernate through winter
Badger Has long, digging claws
Digs up mice and gophers living underground
Lives in underground burrows and make nests of dried grass at the end of their tunnels
Face and head are marked with white stripes
River Otter Body is shaped like a mink’s body
Weighs as much as 30 lbs and measures as long as 55”
Expert at catching fish, snakes, and other aquatic animals
Prefer wetland habitats that have cover, such as woodlands
River Otter
Pups are born in spring in a den under a stream bank,
Very playful animals Often build mud slides down stream
banks where they play together
Raccoon
Among most adaptable animals in the world
Adept at swimming and climbing trees
Can find food almost anywhere
Predatory Mammals Mammals that _____________ and
eat the other animals
Help out ______________ chain by killing rather than _________________ _______________________ animals
Most are _________________ – meat eaters
Bobcat AKA _______________________
22 – 47 “ in length
Mottled reddish brown fur coat and a short white-tipped _______________
Well adapted to ________________ and brushy desert environments (need cover)
Feed on rabbits, ____________, and birds
Bobcat
Good tree _____________________
Do most of hunting on __________ at night
______________ young born in spring
Completely blind and helpless
Mountain Lion
Often called a puma, ______________, or panther
___________________, tan colored cat
Weighs up to ___________ lbs and measures _____________ ‘ in length
Range is in western U.S., but also found in other isolated areas
Mountain Lion _____________ are favorite prey, but will
kill elk, porcupines, sheep, cattle, and horses
Kittens are born in late ___________ / early spring Blind, helpless, and covered with spots Up to _____ young are born Feed only on their mother’s milk for several
months
Jaguar _____________________ cat living on the
North American continent
Spotted coat resembles a ______________
Eats deer and other large & small animals
Arctic Fox Native of northern ___________ region
_____________ coat in summer that is replaced by white or grayish blue coat in winter
________________ ears
Has ___________ on the bottom of its feet, which give it better ____________________
Arctic Fox Feeds on ___________ rodents and
birds
Also follow large ___________________ to eat what they kill
4-8 cubs are born
Coyote Ranges from ______________ to
Central America
Feeds on rodents, ______________, and birds primarily
Also eats melons, fruits, and veggies, making them an ____________________
Coyote _______________-tipped, bushy tails
Weigh _______ lbs. and 26” at shoulder
Coyotes ________________ for life
Large hole in ground serves as ______ until the pups are old enough to follow parents
American Black Bear Most ____________ distributed bear
in North America
Weigh 200-400 lbs and stand as tall as ________” at shoulder
Mate in summer and cubs are born during __________________
_________________ are common
American Black Bear Cubs ______________ with their
mothers for several months
When female emerges from winter den, cubs are _______________ enough to __________________ her
Grizzly Bear ______________-colored tips of the hair coat
Large and powerful ______ in length, 3 - 3.5’ tall, weighs 350 – 850 lbs __________________________ of nothing
Poor ______________________, but smell and hearing are excellent
Grizzly Bear Reach maturity around _____ years
old & can live to 30 years old
Require __________ territories that are isolated from human _______________
Conflicts between humans and bears come when ________________ startle bears when protecting their _________
Grizzly Bear
Live _________________ most of the time
Come together when fish move up a stream to ___________________
Mature female is called a ______________
Mature male is called a ________________
________________ Bears
Found in ________________ regions of North America
___________________ bears in world Weigh _________________ lbs ___________’ in length 3-4’ tall at the shoulder
Polar Bears Completely white except for ____________
eyes and nose
Carnivores, except for occasional plants
Prey mostly on _______, but also birds, fish
Pregnant females go into dens to give birth
Poor ________________, but it has excellent eyesight and keen sense of smell
Black-Footed Ferret Member of the ______________ family
18-22” in length and weighs 2-3 lbs.
Yellowish brown in color with black ___________, forehead, and tail _______
Eats ______________ dogs as a source of food
Black-Footed Ferret
Has been a _______________ species since 1967
Will be reintroduced as its population increases sufficiently to do so
Striped Skunk Recognized by white stripes on
black body
20-30” long
Weighs __________ lbs.
Smell comes from scent ____________ located near the __________ of the tail
Predators are great horned owl, cougar, coyote
Striped Skunk _________________ – eat berries, nuts,
fruits, insects, rodents, frogs
Live in burrows underground, under buildings, or in piles of debris
________ young are born in the spring and remain with mother when she enters the den to hibernate through winter
Badger Has long, _________________ claws
Digs up mice and _______________ living underground
Lives in underground burrows and make nests of dried grass at the end of their tunnels
Face and head are marked with ___________ stripes
Badger Can weigh over 20 pounds and be
longer than _________”
Preferred habitat is open areas and ________________________
River Otter Body is _______________ like a mink’s body
Weighs as much as 30 lbs and measures as long as 55”
Expert at catching ________________, snakes, and other aquatic animals
Prefer ________________ habitats that have cover, such as woodlands
River Otter
Pups are born in spring in a den under a stream bank
Very ____________________ animals Often build _____________ slides down
stream banks where they play together
Raccoon
Among most ____________________ animals in the world
Adept at _______________ and climbing trees
Can find food almost anywhere
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