Animalsin

North America

It´s a North American River Otter!

• What´s This?Where can

we see it?

We can see itIn North America!

Where does it live?

It lives on It swims in water. Land.

Fast FactsType: Mammal

Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild: 8 to 9 years

Size: Head and body, 55 to 80 cm; tail, 30 to 50 cm

Weight: 5 to 14 kg

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

What´s this?

They areMassivelyBig.

But, they canRun Fast!

It´s an American Bison!

Where can we see it?

• We can see it in North America.

Fast FactsType: Mammal

Diet: Herbivore

Average life span in the wild: 12 to 20 years

Size: Head and body 2.1 to 3.5m; Tail 50 to 60 cm

Weight: 422 to 998 kg

Group name: Herd

Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

Did you know? The bison's

thick, shaggy coat is so well insulated that

snow can settle on its back

without melting.

What´s this?

• It can Leap!

• It´s an AmericanBullfrog!

Where can we see it?

• We can see itin North America.

Fast FactsType: Amphibian

Diet: Carnivore

Average life span in the wild: 7 to 9 years

Size: (adult female) 9 to 15 cm

Weight: 0.50 kg

Group name: Army or colony

Size relative to a tea cup:

What´s this?

It canFly!

• It´s a bald eagle!

Where can we see it?

Fast Facts• Type: Bird

• Diet: Carnivore

• Average life span in the wild: Up to 28 years

• Size: Body 86 to 109 cm; Wingspan 1.8 to 2.4 m

• Weight: 3 to 6.5 kg

• Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man:

United States National Symbol

The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States.

U.S. Coin & Dollar Bill