Animals we can find in Europe and North America

Europe

Identify 7 continents

Brown Bear

Brown bear

• They live in _______ of Europe• They are m_ _ _ _ _ _s • Their habitat is grassland and mountains • Their scientific name is Ursus arctos • They can live up to _____ years • They are omnivores (they eat plants and

animals)

Where do brown bears live ?

Some facts about Brown Bear

• Small baby bear is called a cub• They are born blind and hairless• A female brown bear is pregnant with one, two or

three cubs• Cubs live with their mums for 3 years• In winter brown bears go to hibernation • As the cold swoops in, the fattened bear waddles

into a den among rocks or one it dug out among tree roots

Hedgehog

Where do they live?

Some facts about hedgehogs • Scientific name – Erinaceus• How long do they live? 7 years • What is their habitat? Grassland• They are carnivores (they eat meat)• They are mammals • Hedgehogs have prickly spines everywhere except on their

face, legs, and bellies. • The head and body of adult hedgehogs range from 13 to 30

centimeters long and their tail can add 3-5 centimeters ) . • They stay mainly on the ground, but they also can swim and

climb trees.

• Top on the hedgehog's menu are insects, followed by small mice, snails, lizards, frogs, eggs, and even snakes.

• When baby hedgehogs are born – up to seven in a litter – their spines are soft and short.

• Soon after birth their spines harden – stiffer, sharper and longer

• Babies stay in their nest until they are three weeks old

River Otter

Some facts about River Otters

• Their scientific name – Mustalidae • They can live up to 8 years • They are omnivores• River otters are aquatic mammals. • They live in freshwater

Where do they live?

Some more facts about River Otters

• They can stay underwater for up to four minutes.• They generally live along rivers, as their name implies,

but they're also found near streams and lakes.• As they dive, they close their ears and nostrils to keep

water out. • They hunt underwater, skillfully chasing fish, their main

food. • Otters even make their land travel look playful. They run

a few steps and then slide on their bellies. • Clearly, otters know how to have fun!

American Alligator

Some facts about American Alligator

• Scientific name - Alligator mississippiensis• LIFE SPAN - 35-50 years• They are reptiles • Their habitat is freshwater and grassland• They are carnivores • American alligators live in the wild in the

southeastern United States. You're most likely to spot them in Florida and Louisiana, where they live in rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, bayous, and marshes.

Where do they live?

Some more facts about American Alligators

• An average male American alligator is three to five meters long. Half of its length is its massive, strong tail. An alligator can weigh as much as half a ton, but an average male weighs between 227 to 272 kilograms. Females are usually smaller than males.

• A mother alligator makes a nest on shore, where she lays her eggs. Then she guards her eggs until they're ready to hatch. At that point the babies start to make noises, and their mother hears her little ones' peeps as they break out of the eggs. She gently carries them—in her mouth—to the water nearby.