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Friday, August 25 2006

Chipmunk

tamia


Chipmunks are North American little rodents belonging to the squirrel family. They live in forests where they eat grains, chestnuts, mushrooms, and birds’ eggs. They keep food in their burrows in order to prepare for winter. Chipmunks’ burrows can be as long as 3 meters organised into different rooms with several closed entries.


source : flickr (SugarbearSteve) and wikipedia

Friday, August 18 2006

Bald Eagle

Pygargue Ă  tĂŞte blanche

Bald eagles are North America birds of prey well known for being the USA emblem. Even though the English name is bald eagle, they aren’t exactly belonging to the eagle family. They are recognisable by their head and white tail as much as by their large yellow beak. They live around rivers, lakes, and near coasts where they eat other birds and fish corpses (He can steal those from other predators). They build very large and high nests (sometimes as high as 1 metre) on the ground or in high trees.


source : flickr (creativity+) and wikipedia

Tuesday, August 1 2006

Marmot

marmotte

Big rodent from European and North-American mountains.


source : flickr (Mr. Schmörf) and wikipedia

Monday, July 24 2006

Prairie Dog


Big american rodent. It's a very social animal with a complex language, they live in groups like families. The babies born need lots of care because when born, they are blind and don't have fur. It's a key animal af plains ecosystem. The are the prey of predator such as ferrets, foxes, eagles or badgers. They are currently exterminated by north american farmers. Today some species are threatened with extinction.


source : flickr (The Cats Jungle) and wikipedia