The fauna of Canada very much mnogochislenen is also various. It is promoted by an environment and various landscapes of the country. Here both the smallest insects and rodents, and the largest representatives of fauna of the planet live there are bears, bisons, whales. Also in the territory of Canada there are more than 40 national reserves and parks.
Instruction
1. A big polar bear – the largest of the predators living on the land. Height of the adult male standing on four paws (to the level of shoulders) is from 1 to 2 meters and if he rises by hinder legs – up to 3.5 meters. Its weight is 700 kg. Females much less by the sizes also weigh about 300 kg.
2. A black bear – the single. It is widespread in North America, up to the height of 2450 m above sea level. He is hardy, with sensitive sense of smell. In search of food the bear passes up to 150 km. The main food – berries, backs. During a season of spawning of a salmon is engaged in fishery.
3. The grizzly (brown or Kodiak bear) – has similarity to a black bear, but is larger. Massive head, long and direct claws. The average weight of a male is 400 kg, is sometimes reached to 630 kg. Females have considerably the smaller weight and the size of a body.
4. A gray wolf – animal height to shoulders about 1 m, weight – about 50 kg. Color of wool fluctuates from almost white to almost black. Most often wolves get off in pack from several families at the head of which – the leader. The senior wolves care for younger generation. Wolves – predators, their main production – wild goats, deer, elks and other large animals.
5. A puma (a cougar, a mountain lion) – the largest animal of the cat family of North America. Length of her body reaches 1.8 m (without tail), and weight – to 70 kg. The puma hunts at night and alone. The main production – mountain goats, deer, but can sometimes master a bolsherogy ram or an elk.
6. Bolsherogy ram. The adult representative can weigh up to 160 kg. Perfectly twirled horns reach 1.3 m are long. Herds of rams migrate from a foot of mountains to the Alpine meadows. There they are grazed and have a rest – accumulate energy for a severe wintering.
7. An elk – the largest representative from family cervine. lives throughout Canada. The main forage of an animal – branches and leaves. Thanks to the fact that at an elk quite long legs and wide hooves, he can roam about boggy places, float and dive getting delicious plants from under water.
8. Mountain goat. Their sphere of dwelling is located at the height from 2000 m above sea level. The doubled, sharp and elastic hooves help to climb up abrupt rocks. And the warm fur coat with the subgun perfectly warms in severe conditions of mountain life.
9. Deer. The weight of the adult representative can reach up to 450 kg, horns – about 20 kg. Their scope is 1.2 - 1.5 m. Deer dump horns at the beginning of spring, and by August already grow new. By this time their velvety surface is already erased, the ends are polished and ground for the forthcoming spring fights.
10. White-tailed deer. Has coloring reddish-brown in the summer, and in the winter – grayish-brown. Received the name for white fur on a bottom side of a tail and on a stomach. The adult deer can weigh up to 90 kg and reach height to a shoulder of 1 m.
11. A coyote – the representative of family of canids. Lives in the territory of all North America – from subalpine meadows to hot prairies. Hunt rodents, sheep, deer, birds, small reptiles day and night. The weight of an adult coyote reaches 23 kg, body length from a nose to a tail – to 155 cm.