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Guess My Animal
Read each clue and guess which Maine Animal it describes!! See the
answers below.
1. Guess My Animal
By: Mike
My animal is 26 in long. Its 2-3 pounds and is 6 to 7 inches high. There fur is golden
brown with dark feet and a pale face, and has an orange spot on the throat and chest. It
eats hares, squirrels, birds, eggs, shrews, amphibians, insects and more. It has 2-3 young
a year. It lives in hollow trees and rock crevices. The young get eaten by wolves and
owls. It grows up to 26 in. Fishers, sables, weasels, mink, polecats otters and badgers are
related to my animal. My animal is very rare.
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2. Guess My Animal
By Brandon B.
My animal is grayish white. They have hairless ears and tails. They have a pink nose. It is
13-20 inches long. It is 4-15 lbs. Their habitat is wet wooded areas, and farmland. Its
foods are worms, reptiles, and insects. They have one litter per year.{5-13 kits in a litter.}
They are less active in the winter. Its predators are bobcat, coyote, and fisher.
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3. Guess My Animal
By Emily
My animal’s weight is 2-3 ounces. It is 9-11 inches long. It has brown on his back and
red on his chest. It lays 3-5 eggs. The eggs are pale blue. Babies hatch blind and
featherless. It makes his nest out of mud, grass, and twigs. It eats earthworms, insects,
fruits, and berries. Something that eats them are Coppers Hawk and sharp shinned Hawk.
They mate in early spring.
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4. Guess My Animal
By Taylor
My animal is 8 to 10 inches long. If it is in the summer a male it is dark brow. If it was a
female it would be light brown and they both have white tip on there tail. In the winter
they are both white and have brow tipped tails. They live on grass dirt mud and rocks.
Their enemies are bob cats foxes and hawks. They eat frogs, waterfowl, rabbits, chicken
food. There have 3-9 babies at once. They are born blind and no fur. They are nocturnal
and diurnal-which means they come out in the day.
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5. Guess My Animal
By Elizabeth
I am about the size of a crow! Male’s have Red heads females have Brown. I’m 15 inches
long. I lay 2 to 4 eggs. I eat insects like beetles, nuts, and berries. I make a nest in a dead
tree. I can be heard from long distances!
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6. Guess My Animal
By: Olivia
My animal’s length is 3½ feet long. Its color is white, yellow, and brown. Its
eggs are 1-3 inches long. The colors of the eggs are dull white. It is located in tall trees
such as pine trees. It eats fish, waterfowl, and small birds. The predators of the eggs are
raccoons.
It migrates to western or southern states and on the coast. Its habitat is in forested areas,
near rivers, lakes, and on the coast. It became the nation’s symbol in 1782.
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7. Guess My Animal
By Greg
It’s size is 11 inches and it comes out of the egg in 18 weeks. It feeds on crayfish and
dead animals. It has a shell. It is found in lakes, streams and marshes. Its family lives in
the water and the babies will come out of the egg in 9 to 18 weeks. The female will lay
her eggs twice a year on a beach. It feeds on plant, fish, crayfish mussels, worms and
dead animals. Its enemies are the raccoon, skunk, birds, and coyote. Its protection is its
shell. It is named for the color in its shell. It has webbed feet.
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8. Guess My Animal
By Meagan
Its colors are reddish brown with gray stripes. The colors are light on the belly. It is 3-5
inches long. Its tail is 3-4 inches long too. It weighs 21/2 to 4 ½ oz. Its call is a faast
“chip-chip-chip”. It lives in a hole in the round called a den. The den has these rooms:
pantry, bedroom. It eats
nuts, buds, berries, seeds, mice, insect and bird eggs. It has 1-8 babies in each litter. It
has babies between April and July. The babies are born blind an d hairless. Its enemies
are coyote, bobcat, fox, owl, weasel, snakes, and domestic cats. It hides in its burrow to
escape enemies. It is able to run 15 feet per second. It uses its cheeks to carry food back
to the den.
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9. Guess My Animal
By John
My animal is 27-35 long and it weights 28-75. It has to grind its teeth every night and it
has an extra eye lid. It is also brown. Its tail is 15” long and 7”wide. It has 3-5 kits at a
time. The babies are 1 pound when they’re born. They can swim soon after they are born
but never want to. Its home is like a dome shape. It is 2-10’tall and 12-14’ wide. They eat
trees. Their enemies are the bobcat the fisher and coyote. They slap the water with their
tail. It is loud. My animal sprays their home to tell others that someone’s building this.
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10. Guess My Animal
By: Rigel
My animal’s size average is 6-26 inches long. It is green, brown or black with 3 yellow or
orange stripes. It lives in marshes, swamps, forests, rocky ledges, gardens and fields. It
lives all around Maine. It eats fish, insects, worms, toads, salamanders and mice. They
have a hole in the ground fore a nest. It will have 20-40 live young from July to
September. Young are pencil thin and are 6 inches long. It hides in tall grass to hide from
owls, fox and wolves. They hibernate in the winter. Guess my animal.
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11. Guess My Animal
By: Chris
My animal is 15 inches long it weighs 3-10 lbs they are black and white. They like
woodland edges, farmland, overgrown pastures, and ravines with thick vegetation and
suburbs. they eat mice, insects, fruit, eggs, and garbage. They live through out Maine
and they mate February to April; with a gestation of 62-66 days. They have 5-7 kits born
blind, wrinkled and toothless. Their predators are the great horned owl and bobcat. They
protect themselves by spaying the enemy.
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12. Guess My Animal
By: Jade
My animal has a long tail. It weighs 800-1,800 pounds. It is 5-6 feet tall and is7-10 feet
long. It has dark brown to black fur.
Its nest is in trampled vegetation. It eats
vegetation and aquatic plants. The female has 1-2 babies. The babies weigh 25-33
pounds. They are called calves. They are born reddish-brown. The calves are independent
at one year.
They are reddish-brown. Its enemies are wolf, black bear, and grizzly bears.
Wolverines prey on young. They have a long tail and antlers. Their footprints are heartshaped with a split hoof. It is the state mammal of Maine. They can run 35 miles per
hour and can swim 10 miles.
Their enemies are coyotes, bear, and humans. Humans are enemies because they hunt
them. Bear are enemies because they prey on their young. Coyotes are enemies because
coyotes eat them.
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13. Guess My Animal
By: Jordan S
My animal is dark reddish brown to black rodent. It is 9-67 inches long. It weighs about
2-4 lbs. They are dark reddish brown to black rodent. They also have a rat like tail and it
is almost hairless. It lives in a den underground. It builds on platforms. You can find it in
marshes, ponds, rivers, streams, lakes and more. Their lodges measure up to 2’ high and
4’ across. Their lodges are use for generations for 20-30 years. They eat Reeds, Frogs,
Cray fish, Snails and Mussels. It protects in the winter it self by making a hole in the ice.
It has 2-3 litters a year. It has their babies in the spring time. It is born blind. It enemies
are Bald Eagles, Great Horned Owl, and Red Tailed Hawk. It also makes a v shape when
it is swimming
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14. Guess My Animal
By Owen
They are 20-30” high and 26-36” long. They weigh 15-40 lbs. It is colored tan or gray.
They live in the woods and sleep in the trees. They are found in Maine. They hunt
rabbits, mice, squirrels, and skunks. They are born blind and called kittens 4-6 are born at
a time. They are hunted by owls, coyotes, and bears.
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15. Guess My Animal
By Jordi
I grow from 37 to 41 inches long. My wings are 55” wide. I only way 2 pounds! I have a
long S curved neck and long legs. My bill is yellow but I am all white. My favorite foods
are fish birds, amphibians, reptiles and small mammals. I live in a nest. I lay about 3 eggs
that are a greenish bluish .
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16. Guess My Animal
By CJ
My animal is four and a half to five feet long. It weighs 250 to 300 pounds. It has brown
fur and is the largest animal in weight in the U.S.A. It mates between June and July. It
has usually twins, furless and blind. It lives in forest, wooden line places and in the
swamps. It eats fruit, small mammals and fish. If it has to it will eat young. When it opens
a honey bee hive the stings don’t bother because of its thick fur. At top speed it can run
25 mph. It is an excellent climber.
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17. Guess My Animal
By Kevin
My animal is found through out Maine. They hide from: owls, bobcats, foxes, lynx and
hawks. It has a litter of 4 to 7 babies. They can leave their nest when they are 3-4 weeks
old. Their life span is about 2 years. They are very helpful because they eat poison ivy.
They do not change color during the winter.. It protects it self by hiding motionless in a
hollowed out log.
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18. Guess My Animal
By Noah
My animal is black and white. It has black eyes. It likes water. It is half an inch
They usually have three stripes of white. They usually have seven to eight babies. They
are called kits. They eat mice, insects, fruit, eggs and garbage. Their enemies are the
great horned owl and the bobcat. They can spray up to 50 feet far.
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19. Guess My Animal
By Sam
My animal is 22-40 inches long. It is 2-18 lbs. It is brown, black, white and a light brown
with a black chinstrap. It lives in marshes, ponds, lakes and rivers. It makes a big raised
nest. It eats aquatic plants, insects, grass seeds and crops. Its enemies are large mammals
and the great horned owl. Babies can be eaten by snapping turtles.
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Answers:
1. Pine Marten
2. Opossum
3. Robin
4. Weasel
5. Pileated Woodpecker
6. The Bald Eagle
7. Painted Turtle
8. Chipmunk
9. Beaver
10. Garter snake
11. Skunk
12. Moose
13. Muskrat
14. Bobcat
15. The Great Egret
16. The Black Bear
17. The Cotton Tailed Rabbit
18. Skunk
19. Canada Goose