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Classification
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Mammal Characteristics |
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Grizzly Bear Facts |
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1)
Have fur or hair
2)
Are warm blooded
3) Use lungs to breathe air
4) Give birth to live young
5) Have milk glands to feed their babies
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Lives in northern forests
2) Can weigh more than 1000 pounds
3) Has poor eyesight but can smell food 15 miles
away
4) Uses sharp claws to catch fish, but also eats berries,
insects and honey
5) Hibernates from October to April |
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Fish Characteristics |
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Longnose Gar Facts |
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1)
Have scaley skin
2) Are cold blooded
3) Use gills to get the oxygen they need to breathe from
the water they live in
4) Lay eggs but sometimes give
birth to live young
5) Some fish, like sharks, have skeletons made of cartilage
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Lives in rivers throughout central and eastern North America
2) Can grow up to 6 feet long
3) Can store oxygen in a special pouch to use when
needed.
4) Has needle-like teeth in long, pointed jaw
5) Pollution and dam construction threaten these fish |
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Amphibian Characteristics |
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American Bullfrog Facts |
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1)
Have smooth, moist skin
2) Are cold blooded
3) Can absorb oxygen through their thin skin and sometimes
use lungs to breathe
4) Lay eggs
5) Amphibians can live in the water
and on the land
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1)
Largest frog in North America, up to 8 inches
2) Eats insects, amphibians, even small reptiles and
mammals
3) Has large external eardrums
4) Females lay up to 20,000 eggs at a time
5) Groups of males call in chorus to attract mates |
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Reptile Characteristics |
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Blandings Turtle Facts |
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1) Have
dry, scaly skin that can be shed
2)
Are cold blooded
3) Breathe air with at least one lung
4) Lay eggs but sometimes give
birth to live young
5) Eggs are fertilized internally
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1)
Lives near ponds, in marshes and wetlands
2) Hibernates in late fall to early spring
3) Eats insects and crustaceans
4) Females lay 3-27 eggs at a time
5) Like many turtle species, lives a long time - more
than 30 years.
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Bird Characteristics |
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Bald Eagle Facts |
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1) Have
skin covered by feathers
2) Are warm blooded
3) Use lungs to breathe air
4) Lay eggs
5) Some birds can fly, some can't
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Found from Alaska to Florida
2) Eats fish, small mammals and waterfowl
3) Adult wingspan is 7 feet
4) Females lay 2-3 eggs at a time
5) Once endangered, bald eagles are coming back thanks
to conservation efforts
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