🌲 Forest animal reports, grades 5–6
22 sheets, one animal each, so every child in a group gets a different one. Pick another set or one animal.
My report: the tiger
Panthera tigris · Grades 5–6
| Length | 7.2 to 9.8 ft (2.2 to 3 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 249 to 375 lb (113 to 170 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 15 years |
Read about it
Tigers usually live alone, each one walking a big home area that it marks with scent. They hunt mostly at night, sneaking close and pouncing rather than chasing far. Wild tigers now live in far fewer places than they once did, so countries in Asia protect the forests they need, and in some places their numbers are growing again.
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Bibliography: write each source below as site, page title, date checked:
Where my facts came from
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register 2010 (tiger delisting petition 90-day finding), federalregister.gov/d/2010-19895, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Grades 5–6
| Length | 28 in to 3.2 ft (71 to 97 cm) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 7 to 14 lb (3.2 to 6.4 kg) |
| Top speed | 35 to 40 mph (56 to 64 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 20 years |
Read about it
The bald eagle is the national bird of the United States. Pairs build enormous nests of sticks at the tops of tall trees and add to them every year, so old nests become huge. Bald eagles almost disappeared from much of the country, partly because of a pesticide called DDT; after it was banned and the birds were protected, they came back.
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Bibliography: write each source below as site, page title, date checked:
Where my facts came from
- National Park Service (North American bald eagle), nps.gov/articles/bald-eagle.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Kenai Fjords, nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/bald-eagle.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Upper Delaware, home.nps.gov/upde/learn/nature/baldeagles.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the ruby-throated hummingbird
Archilochus colubris · Grades 5–6
| Length | 3 to 3.5 in (7.5 to 9 cm) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 0.11 to 0.12 oz (3 to 3.5 g) |
| Top speed | 60 mph (97 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 5 to 9 years |
Read about it
Hummingbirds use energy very fast, so they visit many flowers a day and eat tiny insects too. At night they can slow their bodies right down into a deep rest called torpor to save energy. Each fall, ruby-throated hummingbirds fly south to Central America, and many cross the Gulf of Mexico without stopping.
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Where my facts came from
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, fws.gov/media/ruby-throated-hummingbird-10, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Northeast Temperate Network, nps.gov/articles/netn-species-spotlight-ruby-throated-hummingbird.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, fws.gov/story/2024-08/august-2024-bird-month-ruby-throated-hummingbird, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the gray wolf
Canis lupus · Grades 5–6
| Length | 5.9 ft (1.8 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | 30 to 32 in (77 to 81 cm) |
| Weight | 90 to 110 lb (41 to 50 kg) |
| Top speed | 35 mph (56 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 4 to 5 years |
Read about it
Gray wolves are the largest wild members of the dog family. In a pack, everyone helps raise the pups, bringing back food and babysitting. Wolves were brought back to Yellowstone National Park after many years away, and park scientists have studied how the whole park changed when they returned.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Yellowstone (wolf facts), nps.gov/articles/yellowstone-wolf-facts.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the grizzly bear
Ursus arctos horribilis · Grades 5–6
| Length | 5 to 7 ft (1.5 to 2.1 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | 3.3 ft (1 m) |
| Weight | 243 to 661 lb (110 to 300 kg) |
| Top speed | 35 mph (56 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 25 years |
Read about it
Grizzly bears are a kind of brown bear found in North America. In winter they den up and live off their stored fat, and mothers give birth to tiny cubs inside the den. Grizzlies can run fast and swim, but they usually avoid people. In national parks, rangers ask visitors to stay far away and carry bear spray, for the bears' safety as well as their own.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Bears (brown bears), nps.gov/subjects/bears/brown-bears.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Yellowstone (grizzly vs black bear), nps.gov/articles/yell-wildlife-bear-differences.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- US Fish and Wildlife Service (grizzly bear species profile), fws.gov/species/grizzly-bear-ursus-arctos-horribilis, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Glacier, nps.gov/glac/learn/nature/bears.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the komodo dragon
Varanus komodoensis · Grades 5–6
| Length | 10 ft (3.1 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) |
| Top speed | 9.9 to 12 mph (16 to 20 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 30 years |
Read about it
Komodo dragons live only on a few islands in Indonesia, where they are the top hunters. They mostly wait in hiding rather than chase. Scientists have found that their bite carries venom. A female can sometimes lay eggs that hatch with no father, something only a few kinds of animals can do. Komodo National Park protects them and their islands.
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Where my facts came from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Komodo dragon, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/komodo-dragon, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the asian elephant
Elephas maximus · Grades 5–6
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
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| Height at the shoulder | 5.9 to 12 ft (1.8 to 3.8 m) |
| Weight | 3 to 6 tons (2.8 to 5.4 tonnes) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 47 years |
Read about it
Asian elephants are a little smaller than African elephants, with rounder backs and two bumps on top of the head. They are endangered: their forests are being cut into pieces by farms and roads, which brings elephants and people into conflict. In parts of Asia, people have worked alongside elephants for a very long time.
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Where my facts came from
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/asian-elephant, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the reindeer (caribou)
Rangifer tarandus · Grades 5–6
| Length | 4.9 to 6.6 ft (1.5 to 2 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | 30 in to 4.9 ft (76 cm to 1.5 m) |
| Weight | 130 to 600 lb (59 to 272 kg) |
| Top speed | 6 mph (9.7 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 12 to 16 years |
Read about it
Reindeer and caribou are the same kind of animal. Many herds travel a long way each year between winter forests and summer tundra, one of the longest land journeys of any animal. Their hairs are hollow, which traps warm air next to the skin. Some caribou herds are shrinking because roads, mines and warming weather change the places they travel through, so scientists work with people who live in the north to protect their routes.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, nps.gov/bela/learn/nature/caribou.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Caribou: Did You Know?, nps.gov/articles/caribou-did-you-know.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, fs.usda.gov/database/feis/animals/mammal/rata/all.html, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the moose
Alces alces · Grades 5–6
| Length | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | 5 to 7 ft (1.5 to 2.1 m) |
| Weight | 701 to 1,400 lb (318 to 635 kg) |
| Top speed | 35 mph (56 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 15 to 25 years |
Read about it
Moose are the largest members of the deer family, and they live in cold northern forests with plenty of lakes and swamps. In summer they eat leaves and water plants, which give them the salt they need, and in winter they browse on twigs and bark. A moose swims well and may cross a whole lake. Moose usually live alone, except for mothers with their calves.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Kenai Fjords, nps.gov/kefj/learn/nature/moose.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Rocky Mountain, nps.gov/romo/learn/nature/moose.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Denali, nps.gov/dena/learn/nature/moose.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Grand Portage, nps.gov/articles/000/mooz-moose.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the white-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus · Grades 5–6
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
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| Height at the shoulder | 30 to 36 in (76 to 91 cm) |
| Weight | 90 to 300 lb (41 to 136 kg) |
| Top speed | 30 mph (48 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 10 years |
Read about it
White-tailed deer live in woods, fields and even the edges of towns, and they are busiest at dawn and dusk. They are ruminants, which means they swallow their food quickly and chew it again later in a safe, hidden spot. Their eyes sit on the sides of their head, so they can see almost all the way around, and they run fast and swim well. Careful wildlife rules have helped deer numbers recover in places where they were once rare.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Jewel Cave, nps.gov/jeca/learn/nature/white-tailed-deer-odocoileus-virginianus.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Prince William Forest Park, home.nps.gov/prwi/learn/nature/deer.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Chattahoochee River, home.nps.gov/chat/blogs/the-park-after-dark-white-tailed-deer.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the red fox
Vulpes vulpes · Grades 5–6
| Length | 3.6 ft (1.1 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | 15 to 20 in (38 to 51 cm) |
| Weight | 9 to 11 lb (4.1 to 5 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 3 to 4 years |
Read about it
Red foxes are the largest of the true foxes, and they live across more of the world than any other wild member of the dog family. They are very adaptable: they eat fruit, berries, insects, mice and rabbits, and some live happily in cities, where they find food in parks and gardens. A fox pair raises their kits in a den, and both parents bring food. Foxes use their long, bushy tails for balance when they leap and turn, and they wrap them around themselves in cold weather.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/red-fox.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Pipestone, nps.gov/pipe/learn/nature/mammals.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service (The Clever Red Fox), nps.gov/articles/fox.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/vuvu, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the raccoon
Procyon lotor · Grades 5–6
| Length | 24 in to 3.1 ft (60 to 95 cm) |
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| Height at the shoulder | 9 to 12 in (23 to 31 cm) |
| Weight | 15 to 40 lb (6.8 to 18 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 1.8 to 3.1 years |
Read about it
Raccoons live in forests, near streams and in towns, and they are most active after dark. They eat almost anything, from berries and nuts to crayfish and insects, which is why they sometimes visit trash cans. Their hind feet can turn backward, which lets them climb down trees headfirst. Raccoons are smart and good at solving puzzles, like opening latches, but wild raccoons should never be fed or handled, so it is best to watch them from a distance.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service (raccoon quick facts), nps.gov/articles/racoon.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Pipestone, nps.gov/pipe/learn/nature/mammals.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- USDA Forest Service, Fire Effects Information System, research.fs.usda.gov/feis/species-reviews/prlo, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the north American beaver
Castor canadensis · Grades 5–6
| Length | 35 in to 3.3 ft (89 cm to 1 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 35 to 60 lb (16 to 27 kg) |
| Top speed | 5 mph (8.1 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 8 to 10 years |
Read about it
Beavers are the largest rodents in North America. When a beaver slaps its flat tail on the water, it makes a loud splash that warns the rest of the family. Their ponds and wetlands become homes for fish, frogs, ducks, otters and many other animals, and they hold water through dry times. Beavers were trapped for their fur until they were nearly gone from many places, but they were protected and now live again across most of North America.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/beaver.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Acadia, nps.gov/articles/north-american-beaver-acadia.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Prince William Forest Park, nps.gov/prwi/learn/nature/beaver.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the giant panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca · Grades 5–6
| Length | 3.9 to 5.9 ft (1.2 to 1.8 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | 24 to 35 in (60 to 90 cm) |
| Weight | 351 lb (159 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 15 years |
Read about it
Giant pandas live in cool, misty mountain forests in China, where bamboo grows thick. Bamboo gives little energy, so a panda eats for much of the day and rests a lot. Pandas do not hibernate: in winter they move to lower, warmer slopes instead. Giant pandas were once endangered, and China's panda reserves now protect their forests and link them together, so the number of wild pandas has grown, though the species still needs help.
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Where my facts came from
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Giant Panda species page, fws.gov/species/giant-panda-ailuropoda-melanoleuca, checked 2026-10-30
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, Giant panda, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-panda, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the koala
Phascolarctos cinereus · Grades 5–6
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
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| Height | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 8.8 to 33 lb (4 to 15 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | not checked yet: look it up! |
Read about it
Koalas are marsupials, not bears, and they live in the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. Eucalyptus leaves are toxic to most animals, but koalas have a long gut full of helpful microbes that handle them, and they get most of their water from the leaves. Each front paw has two thumb-like fingers for gripping branches, and sharp claws for climbing. Koalas are in trouble in many places because forests are cleared and bushfires burn their trees, so people are planting eucalyptus and protecting koala forests.
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Where my facts came from
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register 2000 (Threatened Status for the Koala), federalregister.gov/documents/2000/05/09/00-11507/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-final-determination-of-threatened-status-for-the-koala, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the eastern gray squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis · Grades 5–6
| Length | 9 to 12 in (23 to 31 cm) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 1 year to 6 years |
Read about it
Eastern gray squirrels have ankles that can turn all the way around, so they can scamper down a tree headfirst. They hide food in many small places and find most of it again by smell and memory. The nuts they miss sprout into new trees, which helps forests grow. Squirrels are good at fooling thieves: if another animal is watching, a squirrel may pretend to bury a nut.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Castle Clinton, nps.gov/cacl/learn/nature/index.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Lowell, nps.gov/lowe/learn/nature/squirrel.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the little brown bat
Myotis lucifugus · Grades 5–6
| Length | 9.1 to 11 in (23 to 28 cm) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 0.5 oz (14 g) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 6.5 years |
Read about it
Bats are not blind: they see well, but they also use echoes to find tiny insects in the dark. A little brown bat eats a great many insects each night, which helps protect gardens and crops. In winter, when insects are gone, bats hibernate in caves. A disease called white-nose syndrome, caused by a fungus that grows on hibernating bats, has made their numbers fall in many places, so scientists are working on ways to treat it and people protect the caves where bats sleep.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Lassen Volcanic, nps.gov/lavo/learn/nature/bats.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Jewel Cave, nps.gov/jeca/learn/nature/bats.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the great horned owl
Bubo virginianus · Grades 5–6
| Length | 18 to 25 in (46 to 63 cm) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | 2.2 to 3.8 lb (998 g to 1.7 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 13 to 15 years |
Read about it
Great horned owls live across much of the Americas, from forests and deserts to city parks, and they hunt mostly at night. They eat many kinds of animals, from mice and rabbits to birds and even skunks. An owl cannot roll its tube-shaped eyes, but its neck is so bendy that it can turn its head most of the way around. After a meal, it coughs up a neat pellet of the fur and bones it could not digest.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Bryce Canyon, nps.gov/brca/learn/nature/owls.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Golden Spike, nps.gov/gosp/learn/nature/birds.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo · Grades 5–6
| Length | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
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| Height at the shoulder | 3.9 ft (1.2 m) |
| Weight | 15 to 25 lb (6.8 to 11 kg) |
| Top speed | 54 mph (87 km/h) |
| How long it lives | 3 to 5 years |
Read about it
Wild turkeys are strong runners and, surprisingly, strong fliers over short distances. They sleep in trees at night to stay safe. By day they scratch through fallen leaves with their strong feet, looking for acorns, seeds and insects. Wild turkeys were once rare in many places, and people brought them back by moving birds to new woods and protecting them.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Bluestone, nps.gov/blue/learn/nature/wild-turkey.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- Smithsonian's National Zoo, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/wild-turkey, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the spotted salamander
Ambystoma maculatum · Grades 5–6
| Length | 4.4 to 9.8 in (11 to 25 cm) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 20 to 30 years |
Read about it
Spotted salamanders often return to the same woodland pool year after year. Many of these pools, called vernal pools, form only in spring and dry up later, so they are home to few fish. Green algae grow inside the jelly of the eggs, making oxygen that helps the young salamanders grow. Because small woodland pools are easy to drain or fill in, saving them helps salamanders and frogs.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, nps.gov/chat/learn/nature/spotted-salamander.htm, checked 2026-10-30
- National Park Service, Minute Man National Historical Park, nps.gov/mima/learn/nature/reptiles-and-amphibians.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the wood frog
Lithobates sylvaticus · Grades 5–6
| Length | 2 to 3 in (5.1 to 7.6 cm) |
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| Height at the shoulder | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Weight | not checked yet: look it up! |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | not checked yet: look it up! |
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Wood frogs are among the first frogs to call in spring, with sounds like quacking ducks, and they gather in woodland pools that fill with melted snow. Their freezing trick lets them live farther north than any other frog in North America. Most of the year, wood frogs live on the forest floor rather than in the water. Their brown color matches dead leaves, which helps them hide.
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Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, nps.gov/gaar/learn/nature/wood-frog-page-1.htm, checked 2026-10-30
My report: the coyote
Canis latrans · Grades 5–6
| Length | not checked yet: look it up! |
|---|---|
| Height at the shoulder | 16 to 20 in (41 to 51 cm) |
| Weight | 25 to 35 lb (11 to 16 kg) |
| Top speed | not checked yet: look it up! |
| How long it lives | 6 years |
Read about it
Coyotes are very good at adapting, which is why they now live across nearly all of North America. Their big ears and sharp noses help them find food, and a coyote can hear a mouse moving under the snow. Coyotes sometimes hunt side by side with badgers, an unusual team-up between two kinds of animals. Near towns, coyotes are shy of people, so it is best to watch from far away and never feed them.
Habitat and range: where on Earth, and what the place is like:
Diet: what it eats, and what might eat it:
Adaptations: two ways its body or habits help it survive:
Is it in danger? Why or why not?:
Compare it with another animal you know:
Bibliography: write each source below as site, page title, date checked:
Where my facts came from
- National Park Service, Yellowstone, nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/coyote.htm, checked 2026-10-30