Adaptations of the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse

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Adaptations of the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse

• Student Name

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APPEARANCE

• I have light brown fur that matches the plants
  and undergrowth.
• I have small ears that hear well.
• I have a long tail.

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Food Source

• I mainly eat pickleweed.

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Avoiding Predators

• I gather my food early in the morning late in
  the afternoon.
• I use my small ears to listen for predators.
• I hide when Im in danger.
• My fur blends in with my surroundings.

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Home

• I make a nest in the dry grass.
• In the Marsh I build my nest away from the water.

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Raising young

• Since I am a mammal I have live young.
• My babies are born pink with little fur.
• My babies stay in the nest until they are big
  enough to learn to gather food.

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Interesting Facts

• I am an endangered species because my food source
  is shrinking.
• I mainly eat pickleweed and housing built on
  wetlands has reduced my food source.

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What else could I do to adapt to the Marsh
environment to be more successful?