Provincial Mammals

8/7/2019 Provincial Mammals

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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


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


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.

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