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DI6]5T HABITATS4 ,HABITAT M1NS !
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  ,A NATURALI/ IS A P]SON     #E
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NATURALI/ AT HOME 2C1 :]"E Y
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[N BACKY>D4 ,"O WAY TO 2 A
NATURALI/ IS TO ID5TIFY ANIMALS
F _! CALLS1 OR ! S.DS !Y MAKE4
,Y C F9D RECORD+S ( ANIMAL S.DS
TO HELP Y PRACTICE ID5TIFY+
ANIMAL CALLS4 ,ANO!R WAY TO 2 A
NATURALI/ IS TO MAKE A J\RNAL (
! ANIMALS Y OBS]VE4 ,Y C MAKE A
J\RNAL ) ^WS1 PICTURES1 OR
RECORD+S4
  ,:AT ANIMALS LIVE NE> Y8
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ANIMALS Y MI<T MEET 9 HABITATS
ALL OV] ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4
           ,,SQUIRREL         #F

  ,SQUIRRELS >E MAMMALS4 ,!Y >E
ROD5TS & >E RELAT$ TO MICE4
,SQUIRRELS >E FURRY & H L>GE1
FLU6Y TAILS4 ,!Y C 2 BR[N1 GRAY1
OR R$4 ,SQUIRRELS CLIMB & NE/ 9
TREES1 & LIVE 9 PLACES ) TREES
S* Z P>KS & WOODS4 ,!Y EAT MO/LY
NUTS1 FRUIT1 & FL[]S1 & "S"TS
EAT 9SECTS OR E7S4 ,!Y /ORE
FOOD1 L ACORNS1 TO EAT DUR+
W9T]4 ,SQUIRRELS AL MAKE S"EAL
DI6]5T AL>M CALLS T C S.D L
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            ,,RA3OON          #H

  ,RA3OONS >E MAMMALS T LIVE 9
NE>LY E 5VIRON;T1 F WOODS &
PRAIRIES TO M>%ES & CITIES4 ,!Y
>E AL COMMONLY F.D 9
NEI<BORHOODS1 ESPECIALLY AT
NI<T4 ,RA3OONS' FUR HAS A
4T9CTIVE PATT]N4 ,_! EYES >E
SURR.D$ BY A D>K MASK1 & _!
TAILS H D>K R+S4 ,RA3OONS >E GD
AT CLIMB+ TREES & SWIMM+4 ,!Y
EAT FROGS OR CRAWFI%1 : !Y C
QKLY GRAB ) _! PAWS4 ,!Y AL EAT
FRUITS1 NUTS1 MICE1 9SECTS1 &
E7S4 ,9 CITIES1 !Y MAY EAT OLD
FOOD LEFT 9 G>BAGE CANS6

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  LIDS (F ( TRA%CANS & OP5
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            ,,C>D9AL         #AJ

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MO/ ( ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4 ,2C ! MALES
>E B"R R$1 !Y >E EASY TO SPOT4
,FEMALES >E LI<T BR[N ) "S R$DI%
F1!RS4 ,"S P SAY _! CALLS S.D L
8*E]1 *E]1 *E]40 ,C>D9ALS EAT
9SECTS1 GRA9S1 SE$S1 FRUITS1 &
EV5 TREE SAP4 ,BIRD WAT*]S (T5
USE SUNFL[] SE$S TO ATTRACT
C>D9ALS TO BIRD FE$]S4 ,_! %ORT1
WIDE B1KS C EASILY BR1K A"P !
SUNFL[] %ELLS TO R1* ! SE$S
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           ,,BULLFROG        #AB

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_! "N = _! L\D1 L[ CALL1 : "S P
SAY S.DS L A BULL4 ,ONLY MALES
MAKE ? S.D4 ,IF Y LIVE NE> A
POND1 Y LIKELY H HE>D _! *ORUS4
,T IS 2C BULLFROGS LIVE NE>
PONDS1 LAKES1 & M>%ES "?\T ,NOR?
,AM]ICA4 ,BULLFROGS >E USUALLY A
LI<T GRE5 OR A BR[N COLOR4 ,!Y
HUNT AT NI<T SE>*+ = 9SECTS1
MICE1 FI%1 SNAKES1 & EV5 BIRDS4
,!Y C L1P ) _! P[];L BACK LEGS &
OP5 _! M\?S WIDE TO CAT* _!
PREY4


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             ,,DE]           #AD

  ,DE] >E GRACE;L MAMMALS T >E
MO/ (T5 BR[N & :ITE4 ,MALE DE]
GR[ ANTL]S ON _! H1DS4 ,DE] LIVE
9 M1D[S & FIELDS 9 ! SUMM] & USE
WOODS = %ADE4 ,9 ! W9T]1 !Y /AY
9 ! WOODS Z PROTEC;N F ! COLD &
W9D4 ,DE] GRAZE ON GRASSES & AL
EAT L1VES1 TWIGS1 FRUITS1 &
NUTS4 ,DE] C RUN QKLY,-UP TO #CJ
MILES P] H\R 9 A QK SPR9T6






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  #CJ FEET4












           ,,CRICKET         #AF

  ,CRICKETS >E 9SECTS T LIVE ALL
OV] ! _W4 ,!Y LIVE 9 WOODS1
M>%ES1 B1*ES1 CAVES1 & PROBABLY
9 YR NEI<BORHOOD TOO4 ,"! >E M
?AN #IJJ DI6]5T K9DS ( CRICKETS4
,ALL CRICKETS EAT PLANTS1 & "S
EAT O!R 9SECTS Z WELL4 ,MALE
CRICKETS MAKE *IRP+ NOISES T Y C
HE> AT NI<T4







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  _M DI6]5T BOOKS & /ORIES1 S* Z
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        ,,PA9T$ ,,TURTLE     #AH

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LIVES 9 FRE%WAT] ALL OV] ,NOR?
,AM]ICA4 ,L O!R TURTLES1 !Y H
H>D %ELLS T PROTECT _! BODIES4
,PA9T$ TURTLES >E MO/LY D>K
GRE51 B !Y GET _! "N F ! R$ &
YELL[ /RIPES ON _! H1D1 FEET1 &
TAIL4 ,!Y EAT PLANTS1 9SECTS1 &
FI%4 ,PA9T$ TURTLES C (T5 2 F.D
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  ,N[ Y "K AB SQUIRRELS1     #BJ
RA3OONS1 C>D9ALS1 BULLFROGS1
DE]1 CRICKETS1 & PA9T$ TURTLES4
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HABITATS ALL OV] ,NOR? ,AM]ICA4
,D !Y LIVE NE> Y8 ,:AT O!R
ANIMALS CD Y F9D 9 YR BACKY>D8