U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Meet Some Wildlife Champs COLORING BOOK Which animal has the thickest fur?

SEA OTTER

SKUNK DELMARVA FOX SQUIRREL

Animals protect their bodies in diferent ways. The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration Turtles have a hard shell. Birds have feathers. of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. Many animals have hair or fur. Which bird dives the fastest? ANSWER the sea otter

Sea otters can have as many as one million hairs per square inch on their bodies. You might dive for fun when you go swimming. This thick fur helps the otters to keep warm in very cold water. Some birds dive to catch fsh or other food. Sea otters do not have blubber or fat like whales or seals. Which bird fies the longest distance ANSWER between its winter and summer home? the peregrine falcon

Many birds travel – or migrate – each year. Peregrine falcons are the world’s fastest birds. They dive through the air In winter, some will fy south to Central or South America at more than 200 miles an hour. That’s as fast as a race car. where it is warmer. They migrate back north to the United States and in the spring and summer. What is the heaviest mammal living ANSWER on the land in ? the Arctic tern

MOUNTAIN LION

BISON

LOUISIANA ELK BLACK BEAR

The tiny Arctic tern fies about 44,000 miles every year. Over 30 years, a tern can fy so many miles that it is like going Think about really huge animals with fur. to the moon and back three times. What animal has been living ANSWER on Earth millions of years ago the American bison and is still around today?

The American bison can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds. Bison eat grass and need lots of space to move around. This animal was alive even before the dinosaurs. How much do you weigh? What is the biggest land ANSWER animal that eats meat? the horseshoe crab

ALLIGATOR MUSK OX

HUMPBACK WHALE POLAR BEAR

Horseshoe crabs were around 445 million years ago! Animals that eat mostly meat are called carnivores. What is the fastest wild ANSWER animal in North America? the polar bear

Polar bears are the biggest land animals that eat mostly meat. Think of animals that can run faster than cars drive on a highway. A polar bear’s favorite food is seals. What is the oldest kind ANSWER of tree in America? the American pronghorn

The American pronghorn can run as fast as 60 miles an hour. Many trees in America are hundreds of years old. It is both strong and speedy. But the oldest trees aren’t always the biggest trees. ANSWER What animal sleeps the longest? the bristlecone pine

PRAIRIE DOG

WOOD FROG

INDIANA BAT GRIZZLY BEAR

Bristlecone pine trees can be more than 5,000 years old. Some animals sleep a long time to save energy during the winter. They often have unusual, twisted shapes. This is called hibernating. They store food in their bellies before the winter. ALLIGATOR GLOSSARY

ANSWER Alligators are found mostly Horses have lived for 200-300 Polar bears live in , Canada, in marshes and streams in the years on land that is now part of , Norway and Russia – and southeastern United States, including Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge at the Arctic Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Alligator River National Wildlife in . The Chincoteague Volunteer the wood frog live only in North Refuge in . Fire Company owns about 150 ponies Prairie dogs America. They are part of the animal that graze on the refuge. American pronghorn stand family that includes squirrels. You can about three feet tall and have huge, Horseshoe crabs come to beaches see them at Charles M. Russell National curved horns. The look of their in in the spring to lay their Wildlife Refuge in . horns gave the animal its name. eggs. You can see horseshoe crabs at live in shallow water The American pronghorn runs Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge. Sea otters along the coasts where they eat clams, through Hart Mountain National migrate from crabs and other seafood. They live at Wildlife Refuge in . Humpback whales Alaska to Hawai’i each year. The best Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Arctic terns spend the summer time to see whales at Kīlauea Point Refuge and Copalis National Wildlife up north in places like Arctic National National Wildlife Refuge in Refuge in . Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. They fly is January to March. usually nest in burrows built by south to winter in Antarctica. Skunks bats hibernate in large other animals. You can see them almost Bison once roamed across the numbers in only a few places, including everywhere in the United States. western United States, in places like Sauta Cave and Key Cave National hibernate in leaves Montana, and . Wildlife Refuges in . A bat may Wood frogs on the forest floor. When the snow melts You can see bison at Neal Smith weigh no more than three pennies but in the spring, the wood frogs are already National Wildlife Refuge in and sometimes there are 20,000 to 50,000 close to the water they need. Wood frogs Rocky Mountain Arsenal National bats in a single cave. live in Rachel Carson National Wildlife Wildlife Refuge in . black bears are Refuge in and Great Swamp Bristlecone pines are used to living healthy lives because of national National Wildlife Refuge in . harsh, dry weather and rocky soil. wildlife refuges like Tensas River You can see these trees at Desert Refuge in Louisiana. They sometimes National Wildlife Refuge in . eat meat but they usually eat fruits, nuts, plants and insects. Delmarva fox squirrels are twice as big as the common gray Mountain lions may also be called squirrel. Blackwater National Wildlife pumas or cougars. Mountain lions are Refuge in has the largest the largest wild cats in North America. population of Delmarva fox squirrels. Most mountains lions live in the west, but panthers are also mountain can weigh up to 1,000 pounds. Elk lions. They are protected at Florida The male will whistle or “bugle” to Panther National Wildlife Refuge. attract a female, defend territory or challenge other males. National Elk Musk ox is called “the bearded one” Refuge in Wyoming protects elk. by Inupiat Eskimos in Alaska. They don’t move around much in winter to move mostly at Grizzly bears save energy and stay warm at Arctic night. There are grizzly bears at Red National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. Rocks Lake National Wildlife Refuge Wood frogs hibernate for six months or longer. in Montana. The grizzly bear is bigger Peregrine falcons live along the than the black bear and has a large water, but they also make nests on Most of that time, the wood frog is completely frozen. hump on its back. tall buildings or bridges. You can see DELMARVA them nesting on clifs at Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. FOX SQUIRREL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES

PACIFIC ISLANDS

HAWAII & U.S.

ALASKA

NAVASSA ISLAND