Beam’s Temperate Rainforest

AnimalBy Beam Jarukesnunt

Stoat HaresBlack BearLynxSkunkRaccoonBeaverGarter snakesBald EagleWild BoarBrown BearsGrey WolvesGriffon VultureBadgersWoodpecker

Temperate rainforest animal

StoatsStoats are relatively small in size ranging from 18cm to 32cm in height and weighing an average of 200 grams and it has an average lifespan of between 4 and 5 years.

HaresThe hare is one of the fastest of all the smaller animals being able to move at speeds of around 45mph. The strong hind legs of the hare, combined with the large feet of the hare give the hare the ability to run so quickly.

The American black bear is the smallest of the three bears species found in North America, and are found only in North America. Black bears have short, non-retractable claws that give them an excellent tree-climbing ability.

Black bear

Lynx The Lynx is a member of the cat family and one of the bigger felines of North America. Lynx are best known for their short stubby tails and the long tufts of black hair on the ears of a lynx.

Baby skunks are born completely toothless and blind, with the eyes of the baby skunk not opening until the skunk is a few weeks old. The baby skunks are also unable to use their defensive spray when they are first born. The skunks spraying ability develops just before it's eyes open when the skunk is a couple of weeks old.

Skunk

Racoon The average raccoon is around 70 cm from the raccoons nose to the tip of the raccoons tail. A fully grown raccoon can weigh up to 10kg and can live for up to 20 years in captivity. 

Beavers are slow on land, they are good swimmers that can stay under water for15 minutes at a time. In the winter the beaver does not hibernate but instead stores sticks and logs underwater that the beaver can feed on in the cold winter.

Beaver

 Garter snakes are small bodied serpents living in North America. They are not dangerous to people, and most have a striped pattern over a green or brown body. 

Garter Snake

Female bald eagles are a bit bigger than males. Their bodies can be 3 feet (1 meter) long, and their wingspan can be 8 feet (2.4 meters) across.

Bald Eagle

Wild Boars are now farmed in many places for their meat but they have also been hunted for their sharp tusks as prize trophies for centuries, meaning that populations even became extinct in some areas, such as Britain.

Wild Boar

Brown Bears are found in many parts of North America and Eurasia. The brown bear is also the national animal for a number of states in North America, Europe and Asia.

The brown bear is one of the largest species of bear with only the grizzly bear and the polar bear.

Brown Bear

Gray wolves are members of the dog family, which also includes dogs, foxes, jackals, and coyotes. They are the largest of all wild dogs. Their weight usually ranges between 60 and 135 pounds

Grey Wolf

The Griffon Vulture is 93–122 cm long with a 2.3–2.8 m wingspan. In the nominate race the males weigh 6.2 to 10.5 kg and females typically weigh 6.5 to 11.3 kg.

Griffon Vulture

Badgers are thought to be related to otters and weasels and can often grow to nearly a meter in length! The badger lives in underground burrows which often contains a maze of tunnels. It is thought that when digging its den, the badger is capable of removing tones of soil!

Badger

The smallest species of woodpecker is the Bar-breasted Piculet that only grows to 8cm in height. The Gray Slaty woodpecker from south east Asia is the largest living woodpecker in the world with some of these woodpecker individuals growing to nearly 60 cm tall.

Woodpecker