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Animal Descriptions: Key Words

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White-Tailed Deer
the underside of the tail is white; "flag"
Mule Deer
Ears larger than the white-tailed deer
Black-tailed deer
blackish or brown coloring on top of tail
Pronghorn
two broad white bands across neck
Bighorn Sheep
two heavy, tapering horns on male
Elk
yellowish rump patch
Woodland caribou
semipalmated antlers
Moose
dewlap on throat
mountain lion
large tan cat with dark-tipped tail
bobcat
reddish-spotted fur
lynx
black tipped tail and tuft ears
collared peccary (javalina)
tusk
coyote
medium sized with reddish gray fur
gray wolf
holds tail straight out when running
mountain goat
distinctive beard
black bear
muzzle usually brown
grizzly bear
grizzled effect
common raccoon
black mask across white face
nine-banded armadillo
small cat-sized
american beaver
naked scaly tail
porcupine
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squirrel
bushy tail
Prairie dog
small ears
skunk
black fur with white markings
wolverine
bear-like
nutria
long, rounded tail with few hairs
common muskrat
black scaly tail
red fox
bushy tail with white tip
common gray fox
salt and pepper fur
kit fox
pale gray to buff yellow body
mink
white chin patch
long tail weasel
long tail with black tip
river otter
silvery face
virginia opossum
rat like tail
eastern cottontail
cottontail
black-tailed jackrabbit
black streak on top of short tail
fisher
long bodied
pine marten
orange or tan throat patch
ringtail
ringed tail
northern bobwhite
dark streak across eye
scaled quail
white crest
gambel's quail
topknot
montezuma quail
black and white pattern on face
mourning dove
tipped outer feathers
greater prairie chicken
barred body
lesser prairie chicken
paler than the greater prairie chicken
ring-necked pheasant
purple iridescent head
white-winged dove
white line along the edge of closed wing
rock dove
iridescent neck
american woodcock
very long straight bill
ruffed grouse
black ruffs
wild turkey
long legged bird
american crow
stocky
sandhill crane
tall, grayish
whooping crane
tall, white
wilson's snipe
long-billed
american white pelican
large with white body
brown pelican
large with grayish-brown body
bald eagle
white head and tail
northern harrier
lighter underside
golden eagle
large dark bird
peregrine falcon
streaked belly and breast
common barn owl
heart-shaped face
burrowing owl
lighter chest with dark spots
great horned owl
yellow eyes with ear tufts
eastern screech owl
grayish owl with ear tufts
barred owl
cross barring on neck
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