Zoologist- Prairie Dogs

Grass Lands

Otter

• inhabit water• females smaller

than males• eat mostly fish

Gray Wolf

• live in packs of 8-35 wolves

• leader of pack is called alpha

• weigh about 80-90 ponds

• can have white, red, gray or black fur

• can run up to 35 miles per hour

Mink

• Can be brown or black

• Have bushy tails• Carnivores• Live in dens

Coyote

• Brother of wolf• Smaller than gray

wolf• Population grows

when the people population grows

Water Buffalo

• Stay in herds of 30• Spend most of their

time in water• Have wide spread

hooves• Have been

domesticated for over 5,000 years

Roan Antelope

• Named for their reddish brown color (roan)

• Horns can be a meter long

• Commonly fight

Prairie Dog

• Live in tunnels and burrows

• Prairie dog towns are made up of 100s of prairie dogs

• Towns are made up of families

• Brown fur• Have litters of 4 pups

once a year

Jackrabbit

• Has long ears and long back legs

• Forage for food when they are 2 weeks old

• Herbivores

Zebra

• Herbivores• Are related to

horses• Live about 40

years• Groom one

another

African Elephant

• Eats leaves• Remains with

mother for more than 2 years

• Gives birth every 2-4 years

• Females are smaller than males

Bison

• Eat grass• Tail is 50-60 cm• Females are

smaller than males

• Stays with mother until it’s 3 years old

Black Rhinoceros

• Eats leaves, buds, and shoots

• Gray colored• Likes mud

Black-footed Ferret

• Eat small mammals

• Is in danger of extinction

• Produces a litter of 3-5 young

Brown Hyena

• Eats carrion• Nocturnal• Remain with mom

for 18 months

Giraffe

• Eats leaves, buds, and fruits

• Skin colored horns

• Live in groups of 6

• Rest in shade during mid-day

Greater Prairie Chicken

• Eats plants and insects

• Rare bird• They use the

orange feathers to impress others

• Stamp feet to show off

Lion

• Carnivore• Part of cat family• Rests for 20 or

more hours a day

Ostrich

• Eats plants• Is a bird, but can’t

fly• Have 2 toes per

foot

Pronghorn

• Eats grass• Has boney horns• One of the fastest

running mammals in North America

Warthog

• Eats grass and fruit

• Female is smaller than male

• Live in family groups

Sources

• http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/trailimages/Jackrabbit_large_USFWS.jpg

• http://www.delsjourney.com/images/news/news_01-12-03/1-8103-Prairie-Dog.jpg

• http://farm1.static.flickr.com/26/56857058_669dd2deda.jpg

• http://www.earthwatch2.org/lff/beeman/uploaded_images/Muskrat-771339.jpg

• http://wildlifemysteries.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/american-mink2.jpg?w=500&h=428=

• http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/finearts/images/gpnp3.jpg

• http://www.cosmosmith.com/images/canis_lupus_nubilus01.jpg • http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=nQvxzmRNGBoC&oi=fnd&pg=PP17&dq=Animals+in+Great+Plain&ots=D9f96hOrJM&sig=bASVJfohJ8adBrpmWoLRtq_y

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• http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/grayWolf.html

• http://www.helium.com/items/899420-animal-facts-mink

• http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/007/cache/water-buffalo_750_600x450.jpg

• http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/water-buffalo/

• http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Roan_Antelope

• http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/pdog.html

• http://www.thejump.net/small-game/jack-rabbit.htm

• http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Carnivora/Canidae/Canis/Canis-latrans.html

• http://outdooradventuresguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/coyote11.jpg

• http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/grasslnd/animals /

Sources

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• http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/004/cache/african-elephant_435_600x450.jpg

• http://www.ownbyphotography.com/Bison.jpg

• http://images3.makefive.com/images/debate/environment/most-endangered-species/black-rhinoceros-7.jpg

• http://www.juniata.edu/faculty/hsiung/images/black_footed_ferret.jpg

• http://www.arthurcourt.com/nwc_images/brown-hyaena.jpg

• http://www.veeriku.tartu.ee/~ppensa/giraffe3.jpg

• http://dnr.state.il.us/ORC/Wildlife/virtual_news/images/il_endangered/greater_prairie_chicken.jpg

• http://theislamicway.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/lion.jpg

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• http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/engzebra.html