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11 Cards in this Set
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Gray Squirrel -bushy tail -one of MN most common wildlife -mates 2x a year- 2-4 babies -offspring are independent by 12 weeks -chirp or chatter when mad or scared -make homes in tree cavities or build a nest - one of the most sought after game in the US -white underbelly |
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Fox Squirrel -Large, 3lbs, orange-gray, orange underbelly -highly sought after mammal -mate 2x a year, 2-3 babies -Independent at 12 weeks -Most common in western Mn, not it NE MN |
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Red (Pine) Squirrel -all over MN except SW corner -Small 7-9 oz. -White underbelly, topcoat is reddish-gray in summer and orange-red in winter -very vocal, chatter and whistle -build ball-shaped nests in the top of the trees or use hollowed part of tree -2-5 young, independent at 12 weeks |
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Thirteen-Lined Ground Squirrel -7 dark stripes separated by 6 light ones - Not in NE MN -5-9 oz. -8 babies -not hunted or trapped, fur has no value -main prey item or animal mascot of U of M Gophers |
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White-tailed Deer -One of MN most popular big game animals -underside of tail is white to display when alarmed and warn other deer -all over MN |
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Moose -NW and NE MN -largest game animal in MN -poor eyesight, good sense of smell and hearing -move easily through marsh -Store 100 lbs of food in stomach |
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River Otter -short legs, webbed feet, long tapered tail -largest aquatic carnivore in MN -15-19 lbs average, may get up to 30 lbs. -playful animals -trapped for fur, hide, highly regulated |
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Virginia Opossum -size of a domestic housecat -plays dead and secretes bad scent when threatened -resistant to rattlesnake venom- eats them -can wrap tail around branches -Marsupial -Not in far north MN |
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Muskrat -herbivore- in wetlands - all over MN- 2-3 litters of young in summer -trapping keeps population down -too many= digging in banks |
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Weasel -brown in summer, white in winter -round ears- tube-shaped -fierce predators -as they feed they turn back the skin of the prey and when done the skin is inside-out |
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Woodchuck -20-27 inches long, 5-12 lbs. -hibernate in winter -good climbers -dig dens in ground -herbivores |
