Raccoon

that are small cone-shaped houses made of wooden frames with arched roofs. Some wigwams were covered with buffalo hides if they were available in the area. The Shawnee tribes in Pennsylvania ate fish and game that they hunted like squirrel, deer, raccoon, bear and beaver. They also ate corn, pumpkin, squash and beans that were also available in the area. The clothes worn by the Shawnee tribe were different based on the weather. In warm weather they wore breechcloths…

Mountain lions are known as cougars, pumas and catamounts. Mountain lions population is an estimated 30,000 in the western United States. They feed on other mammals such as deer, raccoons, beavers squirrels, mice and more. They have the longest range of any mammal except humans in the Western Hemisphere, mountain lions can be found from Florida to the Canadian forest. They are very territorial and avoid other cats except during their mating season(courtship). Usually they hunt at night or at…

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the winter while I play travel soccer in the spring. I play golf every so often with family and friends as well. I spend as much time as I possibly can hanging out with friends and spending time outside. Outside I spend a frequent amount of time on Raccoon Lake, where I swim, wakeboard, tube, and occasionally kneeboard. I look forward to some days in school, but others I do not. One specific subject that interests me…

even if they can’t see they can still hunt with other parts of their bodies because they have special hunting tools to use. The newspaper article, "With no natural predators, these eating machines appear to be wiping out huge numbers of possums, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as many bird species." This explains that the pythons are eating local animal populations and wiping them out, even…

The steelhead trout used to be a native species to the Arroyo Del Valle in Pleasanton, California. Some are anadromous fish (i.e. they spend most of their time in freshwater developing after they hatch and then spend part of their later life in the sea or ocean) but others will remain in a freshwater stream or creek their entire lives. Typically, anadromous populations swim up the creek in winter to lay their eggs and then swim back, leaving the eggs to develop on their own. In order to lay…

precautions are needed to keep annoying and possibly dangerous animals away from your food supply and you. Though there are few truly dangerous animals in most of North America, many nights of sleep have been lost keeping raccoons and other critters out of the food. I have even had raccoons scratch on the side of the tent in pursuit of poorly stored food. For those who camp in bear regions, proper food storage is a matter of safety and not just convenience. These tips will help you to avoid…

What would you do if you saw a 25 foot snake as wide as a telephone pole coming towards you? Burmese pythons are affecting the Everglades by causing changes for animals, people and the ecosystem in the Everglades. These viscious animals will annihilate anything in their path. First of all, Burmese pythons are killing almost anything in their path. According to page 44 paragraph 2 it states, “Burmese pythons are carnivores and survive primarily on small birds and mammals.” Also, page 44…

A tall tale is a story that is passed down and usually includes hyperbole. Hyperbole is used all the time. It means exaggeration John Henry and Davy Crockett are both examples of characters from American Tall Tales, and while they may have similarities, they also have a lot of differences. For instance they both have special abilities, John Henry could hammer faster than any human or machine. He was born with a hammer in his hand. Davy Crockett on the other hand had amazing survival skills. He…

on in Europe that they called it being close to the garden of Eden. The Europeans already had animals such as camel, cattle, donkies, fowls, goats, horses, pigs, rabbits and sheep. The new world only had a few animals such as fowls, guinea pigs, raccoons, llamas and turkeys. It…