Land Mammals
The only animal known to chew through entire tree trunks
What is the beaver
A colourful fish with a colourful name
What is the Rainbow trout
This bug is a pest not native to Canada and was declared a public nuisance by the British Columbia government in 2022.
What is the brown marmorated stink bug (stink bug)
This type of goose is the largest in the world
What is the Canadian goose
This tree is important to Canada because of the sap it produces
What is the sugar maple tree
The larger of these two: wolves and coyotes
What is the wolf
The official fish of British Columbia
What is the Pacific Salmon (or just Salmon)
This insect is a wood-boring insect that lives in pine forests.
What is the pine beetle
This bird is one of the world's largest raptors, with eyesight 8x stronger than ours
What is the bald eagle
Edible wild berries native to British Columbia
Wild blueberry, trailing blackberry (not to be confused with the invasive Himalayan blackberry), wild strawberry, cranberries, salmon berries, huckleberry
The largest member of the deer family (in the entire world)
What is the moose
This shark looks similar to a Great White shark but is actually called the: (popular fish in BC) Shark
What is the Salmon Shark
This type of butterfly can fly for over 3000 miles on their migratory journeys.
What is the monarch butterfly
The largest bird in Canada
What is the sandhill crane or the blue heron (crane or heron)
This fern is native to BC forests and thrives in shady, moist areas. It's name includes a common medieval weapon.
What is the sword fern
The 3 bears native to Canada
What is the black bear, the grizzly bear, and the polar bear
3 of the 30 species of whales roaming Canadian waters
What is the orca whale, beluga whale, sperm whale, humpback whale, grey whale, blue whale, grey whale, common dolphin, northern bottlenose dolphin, narwhal etc.
This spider can be dangerous and has a painful bite
What is the black widow spider
This tiny song bird has a very special call that gives this bird its name
What is the chickadee
This small tree flowers in spring with large white blossoms. It includes a popular household pet in its name.
What is the dogwood tree
This wildcat has the Guinness Record for the highest number of names
What is the cougar, panther, mountain lion, puma, catamount, painter, etc. (total of 40 names)
This type of turtle is the only sea turtle found in British Columbia waters (it has a name that reminds me of a common material used in expensive jackets)
What is the leatherback sea turtle
This little critter helps the composting process of organic garbage and likes to roll in tight balls when feeling threatened.
What is the Pillbug (alternatively called roly-polies)
This type of bird is impressive at swimming, with solid bones unlike most bird species and legs far back on their bodies.
What is the common loon
This flower spreads quickly, it has great medicinal properties, and is typically thought to be a weed. It starts as a yellow flower and then transforms to a fluffy puff perfect for spreading seeds.
What is the dandelion