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Large mammals flashcard set featuring moose, grizzly bears, pumas, and wolves for grades 6–8.
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This 17-card flashcard set covers large North American mammals for grades 6–8 students. Cards feature detailed descriptions of animals like moose, grizzly bears, pumas, wolves, and mule deer, including physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and behavior. Use it for wildlife identification, animal biology review, or vocabulary study in a life science or ecology unit.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Animals
Grade Level:
6th – 8th Grades
Updated October 2024

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  • Two heavy, tapering, curled brown horns on male. Lives in rocky, mountainous terrain, preferring bluffs or steep slopes. Males engage in battles, butting heads. Herbivorous
  • Color varies from black or cinnamon to blond in west and black in east. Lives primarily in forest and swamps in east, in forest and wooded mountains in west. Lives up to 30 years. Omnivorous
  • Smaller than mule deer. Distinguished from mule deer by blackish or brown coloring on top of tail. Lives in mixed open wooded terrain along the Pacific Coast. Herbivorous
  • Medium-sized with reddish-spotted fur (grayer in winter) and black on top and tip of very short tail. Lives in rimrock and rocky prairies. Has two to four kittens. Carnivorous
  • Pig-like with coarse black & gray hair and a collar of light-colored hair around neck. Lives in semi-arid deserts; thickets of shrubs or trees; mesquite and cacti regions. Omnivorous
  • Medium-sized with reddish-gray fur, more red on legs, feet & ears. Lives in prairies, open woodlands shrublands, and a variety of habitats. Has 5-10 pups a year. Carnivorous
  • Dark brown to tan coloring; yellowish rump patch & tail. Large spreading antlers on male. Lives in mountainous terrain in summer and may move to lower elevations, wooded slopes in winter. Usually has one calf per year. Herbivorous
  • Largest wild dog. Color varies from white to black, but usually a grizzled gray. Holds tail straight out when running (unlike coyote). Lives in all habitats exccept desert and high mountains. Carnivorous
  • Color varies from light brown to black, but fur on back is usually white-tipped, giving grizzled effect. Distinguished from black bear by noticeable hump above shoulders. Lives in mountainous areas in west and on tundra in north. Lives 15-34 years. Omnivorous, Nocturnal
  • Distinguished from bobcat by black-tipped tail and tufted ears. Lives in forested areas and swamps with dens in hollow logs below roots and other sheltered spaces. 1-4 kittens in a litter. Carnivorous
  • Dark brown in coloring. Large overhanging snout; dewlap on throat. Antlers on male are massive, palmate and flat. Lives in forest with lakes and swamps. Has one calf: light reddish-brown with dark stripe down back. Herbivorous
  • Long white fur with a distinctive beard. Black hooves and horns. Usually found above timberline on rocky precipices or steep slopes. Herbivorous
  • Large tan cat with long dark tipped tail. Lives in rugged mountains. Carnivorous - usually makes a food cache out of uneaten prey. Has 2-4 spotted cubs in a year
  • Reddish coloring in summer and blue-gray in winter. Rump patch is cream-colored with black tip; tail is cream0colored. Ears are lather than the white-tailed deer. Lives in desert shrubs. 1-2 spotted fawns typical. Herbivorous
  • Reddish to tan coloring with two broad white bands across neck. Has curved horns with a single prong growing forward. Lives in open prairies, plains and bushlands. Herbivorous
  • Reddish-brown to blue-gray coloring; underside of tail is white, producing a flag when raised. Lives in forest and swamps 1-2 spotted fawns typical. Herbivorous
  • The largest of the Caribou. Has prominent vertical tine over nose. Found in boreal coniferous forests, alpine tundra and muskegs (peat bogs). Herbivorous

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