Animals+of+Alaska

Name and describe an animal that lives in Alaska. Describe it by telling about its body covering, size, color, habitat, diet etc. You can even include a picture if you'd like!

1 Sitka black - tailed deer is native to the wet coastal rain forest of southeast Alaska and north coastal British Columbia.

2.The Lynx is a large, short tailed cat, similar to a bobcat. It is Alaska's only native cat.

3.The big brown bat weighs an average one-half of an ounce (14 gms.) making it the largest bat in the state.



4.Spotted seals are found in the Bering sea year around but they are found in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas in summer.

5. Wolverines have curved claws so they can climb trees and travel easily through deep, soft, snow. There related tomink and weasels. Males weigh 24-40 pounds and females wiegh 13-26 pounds. 6. Yukon Wolves travel in groups of 5-8 adults. 7. Moose 8 Bears like to catch salmon in the rivers of Alaska. Watch this video:

[|Bear and Salmon]

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