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Provincial Mammals:
K.L. Goodyear
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The Format
National Geographic Anyone?
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Bearded Seal
Family: Phocidae
NatGeo Fact: Its whiskers
serve as feelers!!!! It feedon variety of small prey
found along the ocean
floor, including clams,
squid, and fish.
LUH!
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Gray Seal
Family: Phocidae
NatGeo Fact: Gray seals
breed in a variety ofhabitats where
disturbance is minimal,
including rocky shores,
sandbars, ice flows, and
islands. They feed in cold
open waters.
I am also known a s ahorse-head seal
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Harp Seal
Family: Phocidae
NatGeo Fact: Harp seals
prefer to swim in theocean, spending
relatively little time on
land. Weaning is abrupt;
the mother turns from
nursing to promiscuous
mating, leaving the pup
behind on the ice.
LUH!
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EXAM QUESTION WARNING: Harp Seal
Also expect a part 2 asking some
details of the lecture
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Harbor Seal
Family: Phocidae
NatGeo Fact: Known as
the common seal. Theseals frequently choose
to congregate in harbors
and have been known to
attack and consume
several kinds of birds.
V shaped nostrils
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Ringed Seal
Family: Phocidae
NatGeo Fact: They are
solitary animals andwhen hauled out on ice
separate themselves from
each other by hundreds
of yards.
Rings! Look for the white outline
around them!
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Common Minke Whale
Family: Balaenopteridae
NatGeo Fact: A baleenwhale. Until recently, allminke whales wereconsidered a singlespecies. However, thecommon minke whalewas recognized as aseparate species from theAntarctic minke whalebased on mitochondrialDNA testing.
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Blue Whale
Family: Balaenopteridae
NatGeo Fact: the largest
animal ever known tohave existed. Feed
almost exclusively on krill.
Females typically give
birth once every two to
three years.
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Fin Whale
Family: Balaenopteridae
NatGeo Fact: the fin
whale is usuallydistinguished by its great
length and slender build.
The fin whale is one of
the fastest cetaceans and
can sustain speeds of
37 kilometres per hour.
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American Beaver
Family: Castoridae
NatGeo Fact: Beavers are
mainly active at night. They
are excellent swimmers but
are more vulnerable on land
and tend to remain in the
water as much as possible.
They maintain their pond-
habitat by reacting quickly
to the sound of running
water, and damming it up
with tree branches and
mud.
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Snowshoe Hare
Family: Leporidae
NatGeo Fact: generouslyfurred hind feet, whichallow it to move easily over
the snow. The snowshoehares ears are smaller thanmost hares. The earscontain many veins, whichhelp to regulate body
temperature. Seasonalvariation in fur colour(think back to lab!)
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Coyote
Family: Canidae
NatGeo Fact: Coyotes
appear to be monogamous,
and couples may remaintogether for several years.
The coyote uses a den for
the birth and early care of
its cubs.
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EXAM QUESTION WARNING: Coyote
This is a short answer type questionI guess he has something against lined
paper. Look for the box for these types of questions on the exam. You could
always draw him a nice picture at the bottom as well.
LUH!
LUH! Coyote!
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Red Fox
Family: Canidae
NatGeo Fact: Young foxes
travel widely during
autumn seeking newterritories. Young males
have been traced as far as
250 km from their birth
sites. Red foxes are one of
Canadas most widespreadmammals, found in all
provinces and territories.
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Caribou
Family: Cervidae
NatGeo Fact: most females,
as well as males, carry
antlers. Ground and treelichens are the primary
winter food of caribou,
providing a highly
digestible and energy-rich
food source.