Their geographical range extends from the southwestern U.S (Southern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) through Northern Argentina. Around ten coatis are thought to have formed a population in Cambria, UK. The coati’s life span is about seven to fourteen years in captivity. In the wild the life span is less, about seven to eight years. Coatis are considered carnivores by most scientists, though they eat vegetation and carrion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion) as well, which would make them omnivores.
Some wolves leave their packs to become lone wolves. Loners may start their own packs if a mate and a vacant area can be found. Breeding season can vary from January in low latitudes to April in high latitudes. A wolf pack will alternate between a stationary phase from spring through summer and a nomadic phase in autumn and winter. The stationary phase involves caring for pups at a den or
The bear is a unique species. There are only eight species of bear left. They are the American Black Bear, Brown Bear, Polar Bear, Giant Panda Bear, Asiatic Bear, Sloth Bear, Spectacled Bear, and Sun Bear. These bears can be found in Southern Asia, Nepal, South America, South Eastern Asia, United States, Canada, Alaska, Northern Eurasia, the central Mountains of China and the Artic circle. These eight bears started evolving from a common ancestor 30 million years ago.
Diprotodon - (Diprotodon Optatum) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Diprotodontia Family: Diprotodontidae Genus: Diprotodon The Diprotodon, meaning two front teeth, was the largest ever marsupial. The finding of fossils in Lake Callabonna in South Australia indicates that they became extinct around 40,000 to 25,000 years ago. It was 3m long from head to tail and stood 2m tall from feet to shoulder and weighed something in the region of 2500kg. Inhabiting dense forests, opens woodland and general scrub he Diprotodon could adapt to many environments. They were well adapted to eating plants as they had sharp front incisors and claws, which developed and grew endlessly throughout life, were well suited to chewing off pieces of vegetation and digging up roots.
rex. This dinosaur looked like a smaller, less muscular version of Tyrannosaurus. As an early member of the tyrannosaur family, Albertosaurus was the final design for the large meat-eating dinosaurs. It only had two fingers on its hands, which were at the end of short arms. It had long legs and it a wide skull with lots of power in its bite.
During the summer the coat is thin and short and as the year goes on the fur spreads from the anterior portion of the shrew down through the body to the rump. Another way to identify the Southeastern Shrew is by the dental formula which is i 3/1, c 1/1, pm 3/1, m 3/3 for a total of 32 teeth. (French, 1980) The Southeastern Shrew is distributed mainly in the Southeastern United States but it has been located as far north as Illinois. Researchers say that it mainly lives east of the Mississippi River but records of this species have shown up in Arkansas and recently there have been reports of it in Missouri. (French, 1980) There have been no fossil records show up of this species but there is a report of 51 elements being found from 27 different species in a deposit found in Illinois.
Newly born kittens are about one foot long, weigh one pound with blackish-brown spots around their body (“Living with Wildlife in Lion Country”). They start to peek out of the den as their eyes open after three weeks while the female is on hunting for food. They become fully aware and playful after their eyes are opened. They are generally dependent on their mother for the milk (Crewe 5-6). The next part of a mountain lion’s life is its adolescence.
Polar bears Polar bears (Ursus Maritimus), apart from being found in zoos, polar bears are omnivorous mammals native to only the Arctic Circle. The polar bear is the largest terrestrial carnivore, being more than twice the size of a Siberian tiger. Adult males weigh 350–680 kg (770–1500 lbs) and measure 2.4–3 m (7.9–9.8 ft) in length. Adult females are roughly half the size of males and normally weigh 150–249 kg (330–550 lb), measuring 1.8–2.4 metres (5.9–7.9 ft) in length. When pregnant, however, they can weigh as much as 499 kg (1,100 lb).
Pileated Woodpecker According to Nature Works, The pileated woodpecker is about 15 inches in length and is one of the largest woodpeckers found in North America. It has a black body, a red crest, white stripes on its neck and black and white stripes on its face. It has yellow bristly feathers over its nostrils that keep out wood chips. The pileated woodpecker eats insects, fruits and nuts. A large part of its diet is made up of carpenter ants and beetle larvae.
It’s scientific name is Heloderma suspectum. The gila monster can be up to two feet (0.6 meters) and a maximum weight exceeding five pounds (2.3 kilograms They can be identified by their beautiful and color body which is black marked with pink, orange, and yellow spots. Usually their face is totally black. They are known as beaded lizards because they have small scales across their backs that look like tiny beads. Gila monsters are found in the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts of the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.