Post by RANDOMNESS on Jan 18, 2006 11:55:54 GMT -5
Bears
Black bear
Description: Height 3'–3' 5"/Weight 203–587 lb
Lifespan: 30 yrs
Breeding: Mates June–early July; litter of 1–5 (usually 2) young born January–early February; birth weight not much over 7 oz
Habitat: primarily forests, swamps, mountains
Brown bear
Description: Height about 3'-3'6"/Weight 324–1,499 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Mates late June–early July; litter of 1–4 young born January–March. Newborn weighs 1 lb
Habitat: Forests, nonforested meadows, and valley bottoms, usually in mountainous areas; also along coasts and rivers
Polar bear
Description: Height about 4'/Weight 925-1,100 lb
Lifespan: 25-30 yrs
Breeding: Mates April-May every other year (sometimes every third year); litter of 1-4 (usually 2) young born November-January in winter den, or in excavation in snowbank, ice ridge, or hillside. Birth weight about 2 lb
Habitat: Tundra and arctic
Weasels and their kin
American marten
Description: Length 19 1/4–27"/Weight 1–3 1/2 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates in midsummer. Litter of 2–5 young born mid-March to mid-April in a hollow tree, on the ground, or in an underground den. Blind and naked at birth, the young are weaned at 6 weeks.
Habitat: Forests
Longtail weasel
Description: Length 11–22"/Weight 3–9 3/8 oz
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates midsummer. 4–8 young born blind, nearly naked, in April or May; birth weight about 1/16 oz
Habitat: Varies: forested, brushy, and open areas, including farmland, preferably near water
Raccoons and their kin
Raccoon
Description: Length 24–37"/Weight 12–48 lb
Lifespan: 14 yrs
Breeding: Mates January–March; litter of 1–8 young born April–May after gestation of 63 days. Birth weight 2 oz
Habitat: Various wooded and wetland habitats; common along wooded streams. Often found in cities and suburbs as well as in rural areas
Wolves, Foxes and Coyotes
Grey wolf
Description: Height 2'–3'/Weight 70-120lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates February–March; 1 litter of 1–11 young born April–June, after gestation of 63 days
Habitat: Open tundra and forests.
Red wolf
Description: Height 2'-3'/Weight 40-80 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates February or March of third year; 1 litter of 2-10 young born April-early June; gestation about 2 months
Habitat: Prairies, brush, forested areas, coastal plains, swamps
Coyote
Description: Height 2'–2'4"/Weight 20–40 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates February–April; 1 litter of 1–19 young born April–May, in a crevice or underground burrow
Habitat: open plains, deserts, sometimes forests
Arctic fox
Description: Height 9-11"/Weight 5 1/2-8 3/4 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates February-May; 1 litter of 6-12 young born April-July; gestation 49-57 days
Habitat: Tundra at edge of northern forests
Grey fox
Description: Height 1-1'2"/Weight 7 1/4–13 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates January–April; 1 litter of 1–7 young born March–May; gestation 53 days
Habitat: Varied; more often in wooded and brushy habitats than Red Fox
Red fox
Description: Height 1'1"-1'3"/Weight 7 7/8–15 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates January– early March; 1 litter of 1–10 kits born March–May in maternity den; gestation 51–53 days
Habitat: Varied: mixed cultivated and wooded areas, and brushlands
Kit fox
Description: Height 9"-1'/Weight 3 1/8–5 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates January–February; 1 litter of 3–5 young born March–April
Habitat: Dry meadows and grasslands, scrub, foothills, and deserts
Cats
Lynx
Description: Length 30–42"/Weight 11–40 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates February–March; 1 litter of 1–6 young born April–early June; gestation 63–70 days
Habitat: Deep, coniferous forest interspersed with rocky areas, bogs, swamps and sometimes near the tundra
Bobcat
Description: Length 28–49"/Weight 14–29 lb
Lifespan: 20 yrs
Breeding: Mates February–March; 1 (occasionally 2 in South) litter of 1–7 (usually 2 or 3) young born late April– early May
Habitat: Primarily scrubby country or broken forests—hardwood, coniferous, or mixed; also swamps and farmland
Jaguar
Description: Length 5’2”-7’11”/Weight 119-300 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates December-January in northern part of range; 2-4 young born April-May in den in cave, rock shelter, dense thorn thicket, under tree roots, or in a similar shelter
Habitat: Brush, primarily in forest; forested areas, jungles, swamps, and arid mountainous scrub
Mountain lion/Puma
Description: Length 6–9'/ Weight 75–275 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: No fixed mating season; 1–6 young usually born in midsummer every other year. Gestation 82–98 days. Newborn weighs about 14 oz
Habitat: Originally varied; now generally mountainous, semi-arid terrain; subtropical and tropical forests and swamps
Deer and other even-toed mammals
Moose
Description: Height 6'5"–7' 5"/Weight 700-1300 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Mates mid-September through late October; after gestation of 8 months, 1 or 2 calves born late May–early June. Newborn weighs 24–35 lb
Habitat: Spruce forest, swamps, and aspen and willow thickets
Elk/Wapiti
Description: Height 4' 6"–5'/Weight 500-100 lb
Lifespan: 20 yrs
Breeding: Breeds late August–November, peaking October–November. 1 or 2 young born after gestation of around 9 months; Newborn weighs 25–40 lb
Habitat: Variable: in summer, chiefly high, open mountain pastures; in winter, lower wooded slopes, often dense woods
Whitetail deer
Description: Height 2'6"–3'6"/Weight 100-300 lb
Lifespan: 17 yrs
Breeding: Reproductive season varies: first 2 weeks in November in north, January or February in south. 1–3 young born after gestation of about 6 1/2 months
Habitat: Farmlands, brushy areas, woods, and suburbs and gardens
Pronghorn
Description: Height 3'–3'6"/Weight 80-130 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Breeds September– October, earlier in the South; implantation delayed 1 month; after gestation of 7 months, 1 or 2 (rarely 3) young born May–June; birth weight 2 1/4–13 lb
Habitat: Grasslands; also grassy brushlands; and sometimes deserts
Horses
Mustang
Description: Height 4’8"–5’/Weight 600-850 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Reproductive season generally late spring–early autumn. Gestation about 11 months, with estrus following birth by 7–11 days. Often reproduces in alternate years, especially when food is scarce. 1 (rarely 2) young born fully haired with eyes open
Habitat: Variable: densely forested, mountainous terrain, grasslands, dry ridges, and swamps
Light draught
Description: Height 5'-5'6"/Weight 650-950 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Reproductive season generally late spring–early autumn. Gestation about 11 months, with estrus following birth by 7–11 days. Often reproduces in alternate years, especially when food is scarce. 1 (rarely 2) young born fully haired with eyes open
Habitat: Domesticated for work in the country. Some have escaped into the wild and remain in the grasslands or countryside
Draught
Description: Height 5'6"-6'/Weight 700-1100 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Reproductive season generally late spring–early autumn. Gestation about 11 months, with estrus following birth by 7–11 days. Often reproduces in alternate years, especially when food is scarce. 1 (rarely 2) young born fully haired with eyes open
Habitat: Domesticated for work in the country. Some have escaped into the wild and remain in the grasslands or countryside
Black bear
Description: Height 3'–3' 5"/Weight 203–587 lb
Lifespan: 30 yrs
Breeding: Mates June–early July; litter of 1–5 (usually 2) young born January–early February; birth weight not much over 7 oz
Habitat: primarily forests, swamps, mountains
Brown bear
Description: Height about 3'-3'6"/Weight 324–1,499 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Mates late June–early July; litter of 1–4 young born January–March. Newborn weighs 1 lb
Habitat: Forests, nonforested meadows, and valley bottoms, usually in mountainous areas; also along coasts and rivers
Polar bear
Description: Height about 4'/Weight 925-1,100 lb
Lifespan: 25-30 yrs
Breeding: Mates April-May every other year (sometimes every third year); litter of 1-4 (usually 2) young born November-January in winter den, or in excavation in snowbank, ice ridge, or hillside. Birth weight about 2 lb
Habitat: Tundra and arctic
Weasels and their kin
American marten
Description: Length 19 1/4–27"/Weight 1–3 1/2 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates in midsummer. Litter of 2–5 young born mid-March to mid-April in a hollow tree, on the ground, or in an underground den. Blind and naked at birth, the young are weaned at 6 weeks.
Habitat: Forests
Longtail weasel
Description: Length 11–22"/Weight 3–9 3/8 oz
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates midsummer. 4–8 young born blind, nearly naked, in April or May; birth weight about 1/16 oz
Habitat: Varies: forested, brushy, and open areas, including farmland, preferably near water
Raccoons and their kin
Raccoon
Description: Length 24–37"/Weight 12–48 lb
Lifespan: 14 yrs
Breeding: Mates January–March; litter of 1–8 young born April–May after gestation of 63 days. Birth weight 2 oz
Habitat: Various wooded and wetland habitats; common along wooded streams. Often found in cities and suburbs as well as in rural areas
Wolves, Foxes and Coyotes
Grey wolf
Description: Height 2'–3'/Weight 70-120lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates February–March; 1 litter of 1–11 young born April–June, after gestation of 63 days
Habitat: Open tundra and forests.
Red wolf
Description: Height 2'-3'/Weight 40-80 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates February or March of third year; 1 litter of 2-10 young born April-early June; gestation about 2 months
Habitat: Prairies, brush, forested areas, coastal plains, swamps
Coyote
Description: Height 2'–2'4"/Weight 20–40 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates February–April; 1 litter of 1–19 young born April–May, in a crevice or underground burrow
Habitat: open plains, deserts, sometimes forests
Arctic fox
Description: Height 9-11"/Weight 5 1/2-8 3/4 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates February-May; 1 litter of 6-12 young born April-July; gestation 49-57 days
Habitat: Tundra at edge of northern forests
Grey fox
Description: Height 1-1'2"/Weight 7 1/4–13 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates January–April; 1 litter of 1–7 young born March–May; gestation 53 days
Habitat: Varied; more often in wooded and brushy habitats than Red Fox
Red fox
Description: Height 1'1"-1'3"/Weight 7 7/8–15 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates January– early March; 1 litter of 1–10 kits born March–May in maternity den; gestation 51–53 days
Habitat: Varied: mixed cultivated and wooded areas, and brushlands
Kit fox
Description: Height 9"-1'/Weight 3 1/8–5 lb
Lifespan: 10 yrs
Breeding: Mates January–February; 1 litter of 3–5 young born March–April
Habitat: Dry meadows and grasslands, scrub, foothills, and deserts
Cats
Lynx
Description: Length 30–42"/Weight 11–40 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates February–March; 1 litter of 1–6 young born April–early June; gestation 63–70 days
Habitat: Deep, coniferous forest interspersed with rocky areas, bogs, swamps and sometimes near the tundra
Bobcat
Description: Length 28–49"/Weight 14–29 lb
Lifespan: 20 yrs
Breeding: Mates February–March; 1 (occasionally 2 in South) litter of 1–7 (usually 2 or 3) young born late April– early May
Habitat: Primarily scrubby country or broken forests—hardwood, coniferous, or mixed; also swamps and farmland
Jaguar
Description: Length 5’2”-7’11”/Weight 119-300 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Mates December-January in northern part of range; 2-4 young born April-May in den in cave, rock shelter, dense thorn thicket, under tree roots, or in a similar shelter
Habitat: Brush, primarily in forest; forested areas, jungles, swamps, and arid mountainous scrub
Mountain lion/Puma
Description: Length 6–9'/ Weight 75–275 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: No fixed mating season; 1–6 young usually born in midsummer every other year. Gestation 82–98 days. Newborn weighs about 14 oz
Habitat: Originally varied; now generally mountainous, semi-arid terrain; subtropical and tropical forests and swamps
Deer and other even-toed mammals
Moose
Description: Height 6'5"–7' 5"/Weight 700-1300 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Mates mid-September through late October; after gestation of 8 months, 1 or 2 calves born late May–early June. Newborn weighs 24–35 lb
Habitat: Spruce forest, swamps, and aspen and willow thickets
Elk/Wapiti
Description: Height 4' 6"–5'/Weight 500-100 lb
Lifespan: 20 yrs
Breeding: Breeds late August–November, peaking October–November. 1 or 2 young born after gestation of around 9 months; Newborn weighs 25–40 lb
Habitat: Variable: in summer, chiefly high, open mountain pastures; in winter, lower wooded slopes, often dense woods
Whitetail deer
Description: Height 2'6"–3'6"/Weight 100-300 lb
Lifespan: 17 yrs
Breeding: Reproductive season varies: first 2 weeks in November in north, January or February in south. 1–3 young born after gestation of about 6 1/2 months
Habitat: Farmlands, brushy areas, woods, and suburbs and gardens
Pronghorn
Description: Height 3'–3'6"/Weight 80-130 lb
Lifespan: 15 yrs
Breeding: Breeds September– October, earlier in the South; implantation delayed 1 month; after gestation of 7 months, 1 or 2 (rarely 3) young born May–June; birth weight 2 1/4–13 lb
Habitat: Grasslands; also grassy brushlands; and sometimes deserts
Horses
Mustang
Description: Height 4’8"–5’/Weight 600-850 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Reproductive season generally late spring–early autumn. Gestation about 11 months, with estrus following birth by 7–11 days. Often reproduces in alternate years, especially when food is scarce. 1 (rarely 2) young born fully haired with eyes open
Habitat: Variable: densely forested, mountainous terrain, grasslands, dry ridges, and swamps
Light draught
Description: Height 5'-5'6"/Weight 650-950 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Reproductive season generally late spring–early autumn. Gestation about 11 months, with estrus following birth by 7–11 days. Often reproduces in alternate years, especially when food is scarce. 1 (rarely 2) young born fully haired with eyes open
Habitat: Domesticated for work in the country. Some have escaped into the wild and remain in the grasslands or countryside
Draught
Description: Height 5'6"-6'/Weight 700-1100 lb
Lifespan: 25 yrs
Breeding: Reproductive season generally late spring–early autumn. Gestation about 11 months, with estrus following birth by 7–11 days. Often reproduces in alternate years, especially when food is scarce. 1 (rarely 2) young born fully haired with eyes open
Habitat: Domesticated for work in the country. Some have escaped into the wild and remain in the grasslands or countryside