Coyotes
Diet:
Mostly
carnivorous.
Mostly
small
animals,
also
insects
and
fruit
and
trash
and
other
things1
Habitat:
Forests,
Fields,
Marshy
areas,
and
River
Valleys,
5‐25
sq
miles
of
terrritory1
Social
Life:
Mates
stay
together
for
years,
if
not
for
life2,
Social,
Both
parents
care
for
young,
Sometimes
older
offspring
help
in
the
care
of
young
1
Predators:
Greatest
enemies
in
New
England
are
humans
Rivals:
Lifecycle:
up
to
10
years2,
4‐8
pups
born
in
early
May,
Some
pups
leave
to
find
own
territories
after
a
year,
others
stay
and
form
pack1
Usually
females
stay
and
males
leave2
Reach
adulthood
at
9‐12months2
Common
Misconceptions:
Trivia:
Mostly
nocturnal,
can
dig
own
dens
but
like
to
use
woodchuck
dens,
use
same
den
for
multiple
years
and
have
multiple
entrances,
good
swimmers2
Reference
Pages:
1. http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/Wildlife_profiles/profile_eastern_coyote.htm
2. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Canis_latrans.html
Bobcat
Diet:
Rabbits,
birds,
mice,
squirrels,
in
general
small
animals,
stealth
hunters
that
kill
with
a
giant
pounce1
Habitat:
In
New
England
they
live
in
Forests,
Swamps,
and
Suburban
areas
Social
Life:
Solitary,
females
give
birth
to
one
to
six
kittens
which
stay
with
their
mother
from
9
months
to
a
year1
Predators:
kittens
eaten
by
foxes,
owls
and
coyotes
Rivals:
Lifecycle:
10
to
12
years
in
the
wild1
Common
Misconceptions:
Trivia:
Nocturnal1,
sleep
in
hidden
dens
often
in
hollow
trees,
thickets
or
rocky
crevices2
Named
for
their
short
tails2
Reference
Pages:
1. http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bobcat.html
2. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lynx_rufus.html
Skunk
Diet:
Omnivore,
will
eat
almost
anything,
but
70%
of
their
diet
is
insects1
Habitat:
Woods,
grasslands,
agricultural
clearings,
suburban
areas,
usually
not
found
more
than
two
miles
from
a
water
source1
Social
Life:
Males
are
solitary,
young
are
weaned
after
a
month
and
a
half
and
stay
with
the
mother
until
about
a
year
after
they
reach
adult
size,
females
line
in
dens
in
groups
of
around
6+young
during
the
winter1
Predators:
great‐horned
owls
and
red‐tailed
hawks1
Rivals:
Lifecycle:
2‐3
years
in
wild1
Common
Misconceptions:
Trivia:
Nocturnal1
***
Find
more
on
skunk
spraying,
like
to
use
other
animal’s
burrows2
Reference
Pages:
1.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Mephitis_mephitis.html
Otter
Diet:
Small
water
animals
such
as
fish,
frogs
and
crustaceans1
Habitat:
Watery
places,
dens
with
underwater
entrances
made
from
other
animals
burrows
or
natural
hollows1
Social
Life:
Live
alone
or
in
family
groups
(a
mother
and
young)
Predators:
bobcats,
coyotes
and
birds
of
prey
Rivals:
Lifecycle:8‐9
years
in
the
wild,
Usually
2‐3
young1
Common
Misconceptions:
Trivia:
disappear
from
polluted
waters1,
can
stay
underwater
up
to
8
minutes,
burrow
through
snow,
mud
slide,
water
play1
Reference
Pages:
1.http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lontra_canadensis.html
Beaver
Diet:
bark,
soft
wood
tissue,
water
vegetation,
will
build
canals
to
good
food
sources
so
food
can
be
floated
home1
Habitat:
freshwater1
Social
Life:
Mate
for
life,
kits
leave
parents
around
2
years
old,
young
can
swim
within
24hrs
of
birth,
born
with
fur
and
eyes
open,
1
litter
per
year,
females
prepare
soft
bed
during
pregnancy1
live
in
groups
of
up
to
eight
with
older
siblings
helping
with
the
care
of
younger
ones1
Predators:
bears,coyotes,
otters1
Rivals:
Lifecycle:10‐20
years
Common
Misconceptions:
Trivia:
Huts
built
against
the
shore
with
an
underwater
entrance,
floor
of
hut
is
above
water,
create
dams!!!,
rodents,
upper
front
teeth
are
bright
orange,
broad
flat
tail
covered
with
blackish
scales1
warn
other
beavers
of
danger
by
slapping
tails
against
water,mostly
octurnal,1
Reference
Pages:
1.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Castor_canadensis.html
Opossum
Diet:
omnivores,
eat
lots
of
insects1
Habitat:
forests
Social
Life:
95‐105
days
young
are
weaned
and
no
longer
depend
on
mother,
females
live
in
groups,
males
will
fight
if
put
together,
mother
carries
young
on
tail
and
back1
Predators:
actually,
mostly
killed
by
cars1,
coyotes,
foxes,
owls,
hawks,
as
young
snakes
and
falcons
Rivals:
Lifecycle:
7‐9
young
once
or
twice
per
year,
live
around
18
months1
Common
Misconceptions:
Trivia:
play
dead,
Females
have
pouches,
marsupial!!!,
nocturnal1
Reference
Pages:
1.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Didelphis_virginiana.html
Porcupine
Diet:
herbivores,
LOVE
salt
and
apples(verify
apples)
Habitat:
Social
Life:
mate
once
per
year,
one
offspring,
nursed
until
127
days
old,
become
independent
at
5
months,
spend
most
of
their
time
alone,
sometimes
share
winter
dens,
sometimes
forage
in
groups
of
up
to
twenty
in
winter
months
Predators:
bobcays,
coyotes
Rivals:
Lifecycle:
up
to
18
years
in
wild
Common
Misconceptions:
Cannot
shoot
their
quills
Trivia:
spend
much
of
their
time
in
trees,
rodents
Reference
Pages:
1.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Erethizon_dorsatum.html