Our Critter Project

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Our Critter Project

• Mrs. Rolstons Class
• March 2009

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Awesome BullfrogsBy Amanda N.
The bullfrog is swimming

• They live in north America and some of them live
  near places that have water
• It eats worms, ants, bugs, and other bullfrogs
• The predators are snakes, birds, humans,
  raccoons, and bold eagle.

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The Awesome ShrimpbyAbdel O.
This a Northern Pink Shrimp

• The Northern Pink Shrimp looks blackish pinkish.
  It has an exoskeleton. The female is 8 and a half
  and the male is 6 and a half
• It lives in coastal waters from Maryland through
• Brazil, in ocean waters from shallow water to
  depths of 300 feet.
• The shrimp are food to us and sea animals.

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The Eastern Oysterby Brian N.
Eastern Oyster

• Oysters help clean the bay.
• They do not move or swim around the bay much.
• Oysters also live in brackish water.

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The Wonderful TerrapinBy Anjali V.
A picture of a Diamondback Terrapin.

• Did you know that the terrapin prefers meat such
  as crabs, clams, snails, green plants, worms,
  mollusks, and mussels?
• People are one of their predators. The raccoon
  is also predator.
• Muddy places of exposed tidal flats are where
  they could be found as one of the places of where
  they live.

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THE COOL RACCOON

• They live in ground, trees, dens and even under
  rocks
• Red foxes, bald eagles, barred owls and humans
  these are the predators of the raccoon
• They are a really good swimmers

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The Fierce Rat Snakeby Devin S.
Rat snake eating a frog

• Its diet is rodents,birds,frogs,lizards,and other
  vertebrates
• Its predators are raccoon,red fox,red-tailed
  hawk,barred owl,american robin,common
  crow,nothern ringneck snake,eastern hognose snake
• A rat snake hibernates like a copperhead or a
  timber snake

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The Grand Great Blue Heronby Elizabeth N.
A great blue heron eating a fish by the ocean

• Lives near lakes, rivers, and nests in trees
• Predators are raccoons, red foxes, and the red
  tailed hawk
• Preys on lizards, crabs, shrimp, snakes,
  salamanders, and all different types of fish

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The Terrific Terrapin by Ernev S.
This is a Diamondback Terrapin.

• When the terrapin is in its egg, skunks and
  raccoons prey on it.
• They are a resource to us because of their meat.
• They live in freshwaters and salt marshes.

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Interesting SeahorseBy Faith J.
This is a picture of a seahorse.

• Seahorses live in warm shallow seas and cooler
  water
• It eats zooplankton and shrimp
• Crabs, rays and tuna eat seahorses

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The Great Blue CrabBy Jasmin M.
The blue crab

• They live at the shallow part of the bay.
• It eats snails and other small animals.
• Blue crabs can eat other blue crabs.

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The RaccoonbyJolinette N.
The Raccoon is on a tree

• Raccoons lives in trees, and bushy areas.
• They eat small animals, seeds, and fruits.
• Their predators are the red fox, bald eagle, and
  humans.

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The Wonderful RaccoonbyKaitlin C.
A raccoon in a lake

• Did you know that red fox, great horned owl, bald
  eagle and barred owl eat a raccoon.?
• It lives in North and Central America.
• They eat small animals, seeds, dry fruit and
  berries.

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The Amazing Catfishby Laura H.

Fisherman catching catfish

• Predators of the catfish are humans, large fish,
  sunfish, ospreys, eagles and herons.
• They eat algae, insects aquatic animals and
  plankton.
• It is a resource for us because it is food for us.

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The Amazing Diamondback Terrapinby Vishal P.

This is a picture of a diamondback terrapin.

• Lives in fresh water and salt marshes
• Eats crabs, clams, snails and water animals
• Raccoons, skunks, muskrats, foxes, minks, and
  gulls prey on it

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The Great RaccoonBy Trisha A.
A raccoon in its home

• Did you that a raccoons predator is a Red fox and
  bald eagle?
• Raccoons are close relatives to weasels but
  closer to pandas.
• The raccoon usually eats crayfish, frogs and fish.

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The Amazing Bald EagleBy Scott O.
The great Bald Eagle is finding a fish to catch.

• Eats rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, other
  birds, young deer, lamb, snakes, turtles, frogs,
  fawns, mice and most of all, fish
• Lives near lakes, rivers, and seacoasts in tall
  trees
• Squirrels, raccoons, ravens, and owls eat the
  birds eggs when they are not home

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The Neat Rat SnakesBy Erica E.
A rat snake in grass looking at something

• Rat snakes eat birds, frogs, lizards, rats,
  mice, and other vertebrates.
• Its predators are raccoons, red foxes, red-tailed
  hawk, barred owls, American robins, common crows,
  northern ringed-neck snakes, eastern hog nosed
  snakes, and bobcats.
• In the fall, spring, and summer rat snakes get
  very active.

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Great Raccoons By Michael D.

• Where a raccoon lives.

• Lives in North America, South America, and near
  water
• Eats small animals, frogs, berries, and a lot
  more stuff
• The predators are wolves, coyotes, bobcats,
  foxes, pumas, and some larger owls

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The Cool Mussel By Matt K.
Zebra mussels on a large zebra mussel.

• Mussels eat plankton and other microscopic
  organisms.
• Birds,people,sea otters and sea stars eat
  mussels.
• A fish called the Bitterling grows a special tube
  to lay eggs in mussels.

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The Super Seahorseby Maddie A.
Sea Horse

• Eats zooplankton, shrimp, and fish larvae
• Crabs, rays, and tuna all feed on seahorses
• Lives in cooler waters

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Works Cited

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• Chesapeake Bay Program Bay Field Guide.
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• Maryland Fish Facts. February 2009
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• Northeast Fisheries Science Center. February 2009
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