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<strong>Cut</strong> <strong>out</strong> <strong><strong>the</strong>se</strong> <strong>cards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>paste</strong> <strong><strong>the</strong>m</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>right</strong> <strong>places</strong> on <strong>the</strong> habitat pages follow<strong>in</strong>g.DescriptionI am brown. My tail is broad <strong>and</strong>flat. I have two front teeth which arevery large <strong>and</strong> sharp.DescriptionI am a large rat. My tail is long <strong>and</strong>th<strong>in</strong> <strong>and</strong> bare. My ears are short<strong>and</strong> hidden <strong>in</strong> my fur.Adaptation/BehaviourMy tail is very important to me. I useit for a rudder when I swim <strong>and</strong> i<strong>the</strong>lps me balance when I amst<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> walk<strong>in</strong>g. I use it as alever when I drag logs. I live withmy family <strong>and</strong> we work toge<strong>the</strong>r totake care of our home.Adaptation/BehaviourI spend most of my time <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>water <strong>and</strong> I am a good swimmer. Ilive with my family <strong>and</strong> we are veryquarrelsome. If it is a good year wemay have up to eleven young. I canbe dangerous if cornered.SignsI build a dam to make a pond <strong>and</strong><strong>the</strong>n build my lodge <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> middle oron <strong>the</strong> bank. I build canals so I canreach <strong>the</strong> place where I go to cutlogs. These canals can be almost100 meters long.SignsI make dome-shaped houses ofcattails where I store food <strong>in</strong> w<strong>in</strong>ter.You will see my pushups <strong>in</strong> w<strong>in</strong>ter. Ileave a trail of bubbles when I swimunder <strong>the</strong> ice.DietMy favorite foods are bark, leaves,twigs <strong>and</strong> buds of aspen, willows<strong>and</strong> birch. I also eat water plants.DietI eat many k<strong>in</strong>ds of water plants:Cattails, bulrush stems <strong>and</strong> rootsare a favorite. I sometimes eatclams, frogs, <strong>and</strong> small animals thatlive <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> water.

<strong>Cut</strong> <strong>out</strong> <strong><strong>the</strong>se</strong> <strong>cards</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>paste</strong> <strong><strong>the</strong>m</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>right</strong> <strong>places</strong> on <strong>the</strong> habitat pages follow<strong>in</strong>g.DescriptionI have a long body <strong>and</strong> neck, shortlegs <strong>and</strong> bushy tail ab<strong>out</strong> half <strong>the</strong>length of my body.DescriptionI am a grayish brown cat with longlegs, a stubby black-tipped tail <strong>and</strong>long tufts of black on my ears <strong>and</strong>cheeks.Adaptation/BehaviourI have very strong jaws so that I cankeep hold of <strong>and</strong> kill my prey. Thegl<strong>and</strong>s at <strong>the</strong> base of my tail releasea strong musky smell when I amexcited or when I want to mark myterritory. I am a good swimmer.Adaptation/BehaviourMy furry large paws are likesnowshoes so I can walk on top of<strong>the</strong> snow. I can leap as far as fourmeters. I live alone <strong>and</strong> hunt atnight.SignsI do not usually leave clear tracksbut you f<strong>in</strong>d a tunnel lead<strong>in</strong>gthrough <strong>the</strong> snow to a hole <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>ice, I was <strong>the</strong>re. Sometimes I huntalong <strong>the</strong> air space between <strong>the</strong> ice<strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> water.SignsI draw my claws back when I walk.If you are look<strong>in</strong>g for my tracks, lookfirst for signs of snowshoe hares.DietI eat fish, ducks, birds, voles, frogs<strong>and</strong> muskrat. I am a bold <strong>and</strong>ferocious hunter <strong>and</strong> will attackanimals that are two or tree timesmy size.DietI eat snowshoe hares, grouse,squirrels <strong>and</strong> mice. When <strong>the</strong>re aremany snowshoe hares <strong>the</strong>re are<strong>the</strong>re are many of us, when <strong>the</strong>reare few snowshoe hares <strong>the</strong>re arefew of us.