Animals

1. American Bald Eagle:

The American Bald Eagle is a fierce looking bird. It is the national symbol of the United States of America. The Bald Eagle generally lives 45-50 years in captivity and 25 years in the wild. It is one of the largest flying birds seen in the United States. It stands between 30.4-36.4 inches tall, or about as high as an average office desk. It has a 5.5-8 foot wide wing span. That's about as long as a big dining room table. The birds head and tail is white and the body of the bird is black. The feet are a dull orange and its beak is yellow. Their beak can break your arm becasue they have very very strong beaks.

2. Eastern Chipmunk:

Eastern chipmunks eat flower bulbs, fruits and seeds. When there's a large family they burrow a harm stone walls, patios, stairs and foundations. The Eastern chipmunks are native to North America and they can be found in Southeastern Canada and the Eastern United States. People think that this animal hibernates but it doesn't. They actually move to warmer weather. They live on the food they have brought into their burrows. A chipmunk can live to be 3 years old. Normal chipmunks can be found in any place as long as it’s in like the woods and deep in the outdoors.

3.American Black Bear:

The American Black Bear lacks the distinctive shoulder hump that the Grizzly Bear has. This bear can run up to 25 miles per hour, which is very quick for its 220-594 pound body. They walk in a "heel, toe, heel, toe, etc." pattern like people. They have rounded ears, a short stubby tail, and short claws that help with climbing trees. The American Black Bear is usually black but can have phases of brown,cinnamon, beige and even a bluish- white. The length of this bear's body is usually 5-6 feet from nose to tail and 32-38 inches from paw to the top of its shoulder. The average black bear lives up 25 years.They live in most of North America. Black bears mate during summer and give birth in Jan/Feb. The cubs are blind at birth and can weigh 8-11 ounces. The males do not help raise the cubs, but leave to mate again. The mother bear is territorial if it involves her cubs. If any animal gets is threatening to her cubs, she'll attack it until it is dead.

4. Coyote

Coyotes can weigh from 15 to 44 lbs. Their bodies are 30 to 40 inches long and their tail is 12 to 16 inches long. They are about 15 to 20 inches tall. Their fur is grayish tan. They have a long pointed nose and large ears. Coyotes can live almost anywhere. They now live in most of North America and Central America, from Alaska to Nova Scotia and Panama. They even live in the suburbs of large cities. People have even blamed them for eating their pets. But the coyote's original habitat was the big open grassland.

5. Duckbill Platypus

The duckbill platypus lives in the deciduous forests of Australia. It is about half the size of a house cat. It has a thick covering of hair except for its bill and feet. Its back is a dark brown and has light yellow on its stomach . The tail has fatty tissue which is used to store energy. The body is streamlined and flat. It has short legs and webbed front feet. The back feet are partially webbed. Their feet have broad nails for digging. Males have hollow spurs on their ankles which carry venom. They use this venom as protection. It has a bill shaped like a duck's bill. This bill is sensitive to touch. It is flat, soft and rubbery with many nerves. The bill has nostrils for breathing that can be closed when they go under water. When you look at a picture of a platypus, the eyes look about the size of a dime. The platypus does not have teeth, so it grinds its food with grinding pads in its mouth. The eyes are just behind their bill. The ear slits are behind the eyes. It can make sounds such as a growl, and a clucking noise. It weighs between 1 1/2 and 5 1/2 pounds. It is from 26 inches to 39 inches long. It can walk or swim.

6. European Red Squirrel

The European red squirrel lives in the European Deciduous Forest. The red squirrel prefers to live in the forest but in some places they live in gardens and parks. The European Deciduous Forest has 4 seasons. It is cold in the winter and very warm in the summer. It spreads from northern Portugal to southern Norway. Eastern Europe is dry. There are not many species of trees in Europe. It rains 30-50 in. a year. The latitudes are 40° to 60° North, and longitudes 5° to 40° East.

7. Fat Dormouse

There are 21 different species of dormice. The fat dormouse is the largest dormouse in Europe. They can be found in Africa, Europe, Asia, and Japan. These rodents look like short, fat squirrels with bushy tails. The European and Asian dormice are the largest in the dormice family. The fat dormouse is at home in European deciduous or mixed forests. In this habitat it can find the food it needs and shelter. It can adapt and thrive in many types of woodland but does not do well in evergreen forests. The dormouse finds shelter in hollow trees, rock crevices or even woodpecker holes. In the deciduous forests the temperatures in the summer months are an average of 70° F. In the winter months the temperature is a little below freezing.

8. Least Weasel

Deep in the woods of the Northeast Asian deciduous forest roams the least weasel. Its long slender body and sharp nails help this mammal hunt day and night. The least weasel is the smallest carnivore in the world. The least weasel's habitat consists of living in stone walls, hedges, farmland, and the woods. Least weasels avoid deep forests, sandy deserts, and open spaces. Male and female least weasels both have their own territory. Females may overlap with another female, but a male's territory is all his, he may even fight for it. The male's territory may consist of 40 acres.

9.White-tailed Deer

The fur of the white-tailed deer is a grayish color in the winter then more red comes out during the summer. It has a band of white fur behind its nose, in circles around the eyes, and inside the ears. More white fur goes down the throat, on the upper insides of the legs and under the tail.

Only the males have antlers, which they shed in January to March, and grow out again in April or May. The white-tailed deer can be 3 to 3 1/2 feet at the shoulders. Males can weigh up to 400 pounds, and females from 70 to 200 pounds.

It is mostly active at night but they can be active at any time. They will feed mostly just

before dawn for several hours and again from late afternoon untildusk. They graze on green plants in the summer and nuts and acorns during the winter. They will also eat twigs and the buds of birch, maple and conifer trees in the winter.