Let’s Go Wild
With Utah Animals !
We will study 5 groups of Animals
• MAMMALS
• BIRDS
• REPTILES
• AMPHIBIANS
• FISH
Group 1: Mammals
• Browsers: deer, elk, moose
• Canines: wolves, coyotes, red foxes
• Felines: mountain lions, bobcats
• Medium: raccoons, porcupines, skunks
• Rodents: pika, mice, ground squirrels, etc.
Utah Mammals
~ Browsers ~
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White Tailed Deer
They live in the foothills & mountains.
They eat shrubs & bushes.
They are eaten by big cats, wolves and
man.
Interesting Facts
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The babies are camouflaged with spots and
they have no scent so the hunters cannot see
or smell them.
Adult deer can jump over fences that are 10
feet high.
The males lose their antlers every fall. They
get new ones in the spring. They get one
more point on them each year.
Utah Birds
Burrowing Owl
• Instead of living
in trees, this owl
likes to dig holes
and live in the
ground.
• It eats rodents.
• It is only 6 or 7
inches tall.
Bird Facts
• Birds are warm blooded
• They usually build nests to lay eggs in.
• Depending on the type of bird, they eat
seeds, insects, worms, caterpillars, fish,
rodents, snakes, lizards, dead things and
flower nectar.
• Utah birds live in deserts, mountains,
valleys and by lakes and rivers.
Utah Reptiles
They live in
mountains, deserts
and valleys.
They eat insects,
small rodents,
eggs & each other.
They are eaten by
rats, birds,
raccoons & each
other.
Facts I Learned about Reptiles
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They are cold blooded. That means
they cannot make their own body
heat.
They can grow a new tail if they
lose it.
They have scaly skin.
They eat their food whole. They
don’t chew it up in bites.
Utah Amphibians
• They must live in the
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water when young.
Then they grow lungs
and can live on land.
They eat insects.
They are eaten by
birds, fish, raccoons,
and reptiles, to name
a few.
Facts I Learned about Amphibians
1.They have a smooth skin.
2. They are cold-blooded like reptiles.
3. They have long tongues to catch their
prey.
Utah Fish
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These are pictures of
the June sucker and
the Cutthroat trout.
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They are the only 2
native fish to Utah. All
others have been
brought in by men.
Facts I learned about Utah Fish
 1.
Fish must live in water. Most like to hide
under rocks or by water plants.
 2.
They eat insects, worms, insect larvae,
and smaller fish.
 3.
They are eaten by bigger fish, bears,
raccoons and men.
Now Get Read to go Wild !
Look at the Utah animal list.
Choose from 3 of the 5 groups.
Find a picture of each animal.
Tell or show on a map where it lives.
Tell what it eats & what eats it.
Tell at least 3 new facts you learned.
Works Cited
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http://www.dave-stephens.com/mtns/wildlife/elk.htm
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/www.exzooberance.com/
www.polarguy.net/straycat.htm
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www.sherryfelix.com/MOOSE.htm
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www.tgrsolution.net/zoo/america1/
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www.xmission.com/~hoglezoo/fish/trout.htm
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www.utahcdc.usu.edu/rsgis2/Search
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www.utahcdc.usu.edu/rsgis2/
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www.utahcdc.usu.edu/
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www.xmission.com/~hoglezoo/
birds/owlbarn.htm
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www.bobcats.com/
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www.crsales.com/wildlife.htm
www.npwrc.usgs.gov/narcam/i
dguide
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www.geocities.com/~sralph/m20.html
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www.audubon.org/chapter/tx/tx
/roadrunner.html