Raccoons
This is a raccoon's favorite habitat.
What is tree cavaties.
Of the four species of squirrels in Pa, this is the most common,
What is the gray squirrel. (others include fox, red and flying)
Swans need to do this before taking off into flight to be able to get lift off.
What is flap their wings as they run across the surface of the water?
This is the typical marking on a Canada Goose.
What is bold, black head, white and gray body.
Squirrels are members of this species class.
What is rodents?
This is the name for a male raccoon.
What is a boar?
The nuts and acorns that comprise a squirrels diet is a food group called this.
What is MAST?
What is "V"?
Geese have many reasons to live in flocks. This is one reason.
What is: - searching for food while watching for predators -conserving energy while flying -the more eyes and ears, the more you can see and hear.
This part of a squirrel never stops growing.
What is the front teeth?
Raccoons can be very vocal, making a variety or sounds, including...
Barks, hisses, wails, screams.
Gray squirrels most frequently build their nests in this location.
There are several types of white swans. This species of white swan can be very aggressive towards humans and other animals.
What is the mute swan?
Canada Geese are large birds, though not quite as heavy as a tundra swan. This is a typical weight of a healthy goose.
What is 13 pounds.
The name for baby geese.
What is goslings?
Walking aon the whole sole of their feet, or partial sole, and having feet pads that look like bear's feet and skunk feet, they are considered to be....
What is plantigrades?
The smallest and only nocturnal squirrel in PA.
What is flying squirrel.
What is 15 pounds.
Geese nests built for 4-10 eggs can be found on islands in rivers and lakes. Their nests are built from these materials.
What is: -sticks - cattails -reeds -grasses -feathers
Swans and geese are our largest birds. They can survive icy cold water for several reasons such as this.
What is: -lack of moisture (sweat) on their skin -arteries and veins that heat and cool their bodies -large amounts of down -layers of fat to insulate
Raccoons have a high incidence of the disease, rabies. Rabies can only be caught by this class of creatures.
What is mammals?
Flying squirrels are hard to observe. Their favorite habitat is high in the trees. This is the term for "tree dwelling".
What is ARBOREAL?
What are cygnets?
Geese often find their food in the water, but are also easily able to walk around on land. They cut their food with tooth like structures on their bills called this.
What is LAMELLAE?
Swan and Geese babys are born able to walk and swim soon after birth. The scientific term for this.
What is PRECOCIAL?