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Beaver
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Length:
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35-46"
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Tail:
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11-17"
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Weight:
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45-60 lbs.
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Habitat:
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Rivers, streams, marshes, lakes, ponds
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Food:
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Vegetation, tree twigs, water plants
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Litter:
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4-5
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Born:
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April - May
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal; cuts trees, builds lodges and dams
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Black Bear
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Length:
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4½-6¼ft
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Height:
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3-3½ ft
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Weight:
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203-595 lbs
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Habitat:
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Fairly remote forests and swamps
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Food:
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Vegetation including twigs, leaves, buds, nuts, fruits
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Litter:
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1-5 (avg. 2)
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Born:
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Jan - March
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal, solitary, mark trees by clawing and ripping off bark
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Bobcat
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Length:
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28-49"
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Tail:
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3-7"
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Weight:
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14-68 lbs.
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Habitat:
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Scrubby country, broken forests
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Food:
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Rabbits, mice, squirrels, porcupines, cave bats
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Litter:
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2-3
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Born:
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April - May
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Behavior:
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Active day and night, solitary animal
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Cottontail Rabbit
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Length:
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14-18"
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Tail:
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1-3"
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Weight:
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2-4 lbs
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Habitat:
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Brushy areas, open woodlands, swamps, mountains
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Food:
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Summer: grasses and herbs. Winter: seedlings, bark, twigs, buds
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Litter:
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2 or 3 litters per year; 3-8 young per litter.
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Born:
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March-July
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Behavior:
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Secretive, rarely ventures from cover
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Coyote
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Length:
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41-52"
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Height:
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23-26"
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Tail:
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11-15"
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Weight:
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20-40 lbs
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Habitat:
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Hilly, brushy areas, also open areas, adapted to suburbs
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Food:
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Rabbits, mice, squirrels, birds, frogs, snakes, insects, deer
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Litter:
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1-10
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Born:
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April - May
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Behavior:
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Family is the social unit; strong swimmer
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Fisher
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Length:
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33-40"
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Weight:
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4-20 lbs
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Habitat:
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Forest, brushlands, grown-up clear cuts
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Food:
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Small animals, porcupine, berries, nuts
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Litter:
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1-5
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Born:
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May - June
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal; solitary, aggressive hunter
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Gray Fox
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Length:
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31-44"
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Height:
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14-15"
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Tail:
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8-17"
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Weight:
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7-13 lbs
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Habitat:
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Wooded areas and brushlands
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Food:
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Rabbits, small mammals, birds, insects, fruits, nuts
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Litter:
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3-4
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Born:
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March-April
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Behavior:
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Primarily nocturnal
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Long-tail Weasel
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Length:
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11-21 "
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Tail:
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3-6"
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Weight:
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3-10 oz
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Habitat:
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Forest edge, brushland, near water
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Food:
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Mice, rabbits birds, chipmunks, shrews and rats
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Litter:
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4-9
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Born:
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April - May
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal; tree climber
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Marten
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Length:
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19-27"
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Tail:
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5-9"
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Weight:
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1-4 lbs
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Habitat:
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Soft wood dominated mixed forests
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Food:
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Small mammals, small birds and their eggs, insects, fruits, frogs
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Litter:
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3-4
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Born:
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April - May
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Behavior:
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Active day and night
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Mink
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Length:
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19-28"
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Tail:
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6-7"
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Weight:
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2-4 lbs
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Habitat:
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Rivers, creeks, lakes, ponds and marshes
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Food:
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Small animals, birds, fish, snakes, frogs
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Litter:
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3-6
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Born:
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March - April
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal; most of its time spent hunting
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Muskrat
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Length:
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16-24"
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Tail:
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7-12 "
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Weight:
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1-4 lbs
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Habitat:
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Wetlands
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Food:
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Aquatic plants, crayfish, frogs, and fish
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Litter:
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4-7
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Born:
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May - Oct.
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal; build mud homesites
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Opossum
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Length:
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25-40"
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Tail:
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10-21"
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Weight:
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4-14 lbs
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Habitat:
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Open woods, brushy wastelands, farmlands
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Food:
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Carrion, insects, frogs, birds, snakes, fruits, berries
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Litter:
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1-14
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Born:
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March - April
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal and solitary; "plays dead" as defense
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Raccoon
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Length:
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23-37"
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Tail:
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7-16"
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Weight:
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12-48 lbs
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Habitat:
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Wetlands, some developed areas
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Food:
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Prefers sweet foods, fruit, nuts, bird eggs, insects, frogs
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Litter:
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4-5
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Born:
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April - May
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal and solitary
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Red Fox
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Length:
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35-40"
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Tail:
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13-17"
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Weight:
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8-15 lbs
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Habitat:
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Mixed cultivated and wooded areas, brushlands
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Food:
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Birds and mammals in winter; vegetation and fruits in summer
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Litter:
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4-8
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Born:
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March - May
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal; shy, nervous; good smell and hearing
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River Otter
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Length:
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35-51"
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Tail:
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11-20"
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Weight:
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11-30 lbs
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Habitat:
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Wetlands, rivers, lakes, bays
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Food:
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Fish, frogs, shellfish, and small mammals
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Litter:
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1-4
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Born:
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March - April
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Behavior:
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Active day and night; can travel long distances from home
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Short-tail Weasel
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Length:
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7-13"
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Tail:
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2-3"
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Weight:
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1-6 oz
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Habitat:
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Brushland, open fields, wetlands
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Food:
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Mainly mice but also shrews, baby rabbits and birds
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Litter:
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4-9
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Born:
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May - June
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal; tree climber, investigates holes when hunting
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Skunk
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Length:
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20-31"
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Tail:
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7-15"
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Weight:
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6-14 lbs
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Habitat:
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Woodlands, grassy plains, suburbs
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Food:
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Plants, insects, grubs, small mammals, eggs of ground nesting birds and amphibians
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Litter:
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4-7
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Born:
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April - May
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Behavior:
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Nocturnal; sprays musk as defense
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White-tailed Deer
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Length:
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4½-6¾ft
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Height:
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3-3½ ft
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Weight:
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200-300 lbs. (m)
150-250 lbs. (f)
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Habitat:
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Forest edges, swamp borders
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Food:
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Woody vegetation, green plants, nuts, corn
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Litter:
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1-3
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Born:
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May - June
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Behavior:
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When alarmed it raises its tail to alert others
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