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adults reach 11-16 inches long   Preys on small rodents   Can live almost anywhere as long as they have water   1 litter consist of 5 young   Dark Brown with white underparts   Has fur   small and thin   nocturnal carnivore   Weasel  
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Many measure 45-62 inches   Hunts small mammals and birds   prefers open or semi open areas   litter of 5-10 young   yellow-grayish   has fur   long pointed nose   weighs 23-50 pounds   Coyote  
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Can measure 34-40 inches   Dark Brown   prefers streams, ponds, and lakeshores   One litter per year with 2-4 young   Has fur   prefers small twigs of trees near water   heavy bodied   may weigh 30-60 llbs   Beaver  
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Can measure 21-25 inches   Herbivores   one litter per year   lives in burrows or dens   yellowish gray   has fur   litter consist of 2-6 young   Can live up to 5 yrs.   Woodchuck  
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Gray coat   may measure 39 inches long   prefers rodents, berries, and insects   prefers open forest and brushwood   has fur   one litter per year   makes their home in den   nocturnal omnivore   Gray Fox  
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5 inches in diameter   shell is olive to dark brown with red and yellow   I eat plants, insects, smails, worms, and small fish   I am a water turtle   I lay 5-6 eggs in sandy soil   my skin is covered with scales   I am an omnivore   I lay eggs in may or June   Painted Turtle  
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female can measure 40 inches long   prefer fish   prefers living along the coast, rivers, and lakes   lays 2-3 eggs in Feb. or March   dark brown with white head   has feathers   diurnal predator   nest 90 ft aove the ground   Bald Eagle  
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Adults measure 16-25 inches long   Eats grain, roots, and berries   lays 6-7 eggs in a brood once a year   black head and neck, marked with white and brownish gray body   nest on the ground near lakes and marshes   has feathers   endotherm   migrates in flocks   Canadian Goose  
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Adults can measure 42-50 inches tall   prefers fish, amphibians, and reptiles   lives in marshes. swamps, and along shorelines   forms colonies while breeding   slate blue body with a white crested head   has feathers   diurnal predator   flies with neck pulled back   Great Blue Heron  
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Can measure 24 inches long   eats amphibians, fish, small mammals, reptiles, invertabrates, and plant material   Nest by permanent bodies of water   One brood per year with 6-10 eggs   has feathers   males are grayish brown with a bright green head   diurnal omnivore   endotherm   Mallard Duck  
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length is 22 inches long when full grown   dark with yellow or green stripes down my body   I eat toads, frogs, salamanders, tadpoles, and earthworms   i prefer to live in fields   My young are born alive   I'm covered in scales   Young are born in August or September   There are 25-30 young in a brood   Garter Snake  
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26 inches long   omnivore   forest or brush lands   black coat with long white stripes   young 2-10 born in may   fur   endotherm   nocturnal   Skunk  
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34 inches   white neck ring on the male molted brown -female   prefers open areas fields and marshes   omnivore/ herbivore   8-12 brown eggs   has feathers   endotherm   diurnal   Pheasant  
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5-8 inches   omnivore   grayish brown coat   lives in forest, open grasslannds   has 3-8 young   has fur   has teeth and claws   nocturnal   Mouse  
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25-32 inches long   gray and white   omnivore   wooded area near water   3-14 young   has fur   endotherm   nocturnal   opossum  
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adults measure 26-38 inches long   prefers wooded areas near water   omnivore   long grey fur   3-7 young per litter   has fur   endotherm   nocturnal   Raccoon  
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20-22 inches long as an adult   builds nest in tall trees   herbivore   yellowish brown coat   2 litters of young each year   has fur   endotherm   diurnal   Fox Squirrel  
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8 inches long   lives in ponds   eats insects, spiders, and small frogs   green with white underbelly   lays eggs   moist thin skin   ectotherm   nocturnal   Bullfrog  
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24 inches long   nest in tree near forest edge   eats small rodents   brown above white below   lays eggs, brood consist of 2-4 young   has feathers   endotherm   diurnal predator   Red Tailed Hawk  
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measures 9 inches as an adult   prefer open deciduous forest   hunts insects on and under the bark of trees   black bird with white wings and a red head   lays 4-6 eggs in the spring   has feathers   endotherm   diurnal insectivore   Red headed Woodpecker  
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10 inches long as an adult   lives on the forest floor in logs   eats worms, insects, larva, and spiders   moist thin skin   dark colored with yellow blotches   lays around 1,000 eggs   ectotherm   omnivore   Tiger Salamander  
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3 inches long an 2 inches tall   lives in damp wet places   eats insects   warty skin   brown in color with black spots   lays eggs in water   nocturnal   insectivore   Toad  
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I measure 11 1/2 inches as an adult   nest in oak and pine forest   Omnivore I eat seeds and insects   my colors are blue, black, and white   3-6 eggs are layed in the spring   has feathers   endotherm   diurnal   Blue Jay  
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8 3/4 inches long as an adult   nests in hedgerows or forest edges.   herbivore   Bright Red   lays 2-4 eggs in the spring   has feathers   endotherm   diurnal   Cardinal  
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Females can measure 24 inches long   nests in hollow trees or on rock ledges   eats most of the smaller animals in an area   Brown with white barred underparts   lays 2 eggs in Feb.   Has feathers   endotherm   nocturnal predator   Great Horned Owl  
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measures 10 inches in length   prefers woodlands, or shade trees   eats insects, mice, frogs, fish, and lizards   animal is gray or red   raises 1 brood per year with 4-5 young   has feathers   endotherm   distinctive ear tufts, which are long feathers.   Screech Owl  
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adults measure 16-19 inches long   prefers open forest, forest edges, or brushy areas   herbivore   4-7 young per litter   brown with white underparts   has fur   endotherm   nocturnal   Cotton-Tailed Rabbit  
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Adults measure up to 10.5 inches long   live in a variety of habitats   eats seeds, nuts, and insects   2-8 young   has 2 white stripes   has fur   endotherm   diurnal   Chipmunk  
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6-8 inches long   prefers open grassland and open forest   insectivore   one litter born per year   dark brown or black   has fur   endotherm   nocturnal   Mole  
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Adults are 3-4.9 inches long   habitat varies including caves and buildings   insectivore   one litter per year with 2 young   black to brown in color   has fur   endotherm   nocturnal   Bat  
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Large   lives in alltypes of water habitats   Omnivore   shell-less eggs   Bronze or Olive   Suction cup mouth   ectotherm   flourishes where sewage is discharged   Carp  
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up to 28 inches long   prefer semi-open areas with loose top soil   eat mainly toads and frogs   flat head up turned nose   variety of colors and patterns   body is covered with scales   ectotherm   seldom known to bite   Hog Nosed Snake  
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slender body   prefers clear fast flowing rivers   omnivore   lays shell- less eggs   pale greenish or blue with a whitish belly   scaly skin   ectotherm   nocturnal   Channel Catfish  
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6-8 verticle bands on the sides   prefers well vegetated water   feeds on small aquatic organisms   spawing occurs over nest in shallow water in the spring   blueish yellow-green   scales   ectotherm   State fish   Bluegill  
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end of the jaw extends behind the eye   lives in all types of clean water   active predator   spawning occurs over nest of gravel or vegetation   pale olive with black blotches   has scaly skin   ectotherm   shell-less eggs   Largemouth Bass  
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can grow to be 4 1/2 feet long   found in a variety of habitats   eats small mammals, birds, amphibians, insects, and snakes   lays eggs in rotten logs in june or July   blue green with no markings   skin is covered in scales   ectotherm   eggs have rubbery shells   Blue Racer  
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weighs up to 50 llbs   prefer permanant bodies of muddy water   omnivore   lays about 20 eggs   strong hooked jaws   bony plates on upper surface of the tail   ectotherm   largest turtle   Snapping turtle  
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5-6 inch shell   prefer woodlands with brushy cover   eats plant material, small animals, and insects   eggs are laid in june or july   oval shell with a high topped box shape   head and legs can be drawn into the shell for protection   ectotherm   not edible because of the poisonous plants eaten   Box Turtle  
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6 inches long as an adult   prefers a forest floor in central or southern illinois   eats insects, spiders and small vertebrates   lays 10 eggs in rotten logs or loose soil   brown with yellow stripes   skin is covered in scales   ectotherm   when young my tail is bright blue   Skink (Lizard)  
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length is about 3ft.   prefer to live in open grasslands and prairies   eats mostly rodents   usually lays about 14 eggs   olive gray in color or with gray-Brown blotches   skin is covered in scales   ectotherm   nocturnal   Prairie King Snake  
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length up to 6 feet   prefer wooded areas   eats birds, eggs, rats, mice, and ground squirrels   lays eggs in rotten logs, stumps or in loose soil   black with a white belly   covered in scales   ectotherm   only tree climbing snake   Black Rat Snake  
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adults measure 8.5 -12 inches   prefer to live in open grasslands where they build burrows   omnivore   has young in a litter of 7-10 young in May   striped coat of whitish and dark brown   has fur   endotherm   diurnal   Ground Squirrel  
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Can measure 6.5 ft. in length   Nocturnal herbivore   Prefer to live on the edge areas of the forest and fields   gives birth to one baby the 1st year and twins in the second year   color varies from reddish to brown   Has fur   Can be destructive to crops   prized game animal   White Tailed Deer  
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