North Dakota Animals

  • Animals

    There are a wide variety of animals in North Dakota. However, because of the changing environment, there are now many endangered animals.

Mammals

  • Wolf

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    Deer

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    Big Horn Sheep

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    Coyote

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    Elk

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    Moose

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    Fox

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    Jack Rabbit

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    Snowshoe Rabbit

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    Antelope

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    Linx

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    Otter

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    Meadow Vole

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    Buffalo

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    Badger

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    Chipmunk

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    Wood Rat

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    Mink

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    Flickertail

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Birds

  • Plover (Killdeer)
     
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    Common Loon
     
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    Wood Duck

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    Swan

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    Sandhill Crane
     
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    Mourning Dove

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    Canadian Goose
     
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    Pelican
     
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    Wild Turkey
     
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    Fly Catcher
     
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    Great Horned Owl
     
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    Blue Jay
     
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    Humming Bird
     
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    Roufe Towhee
     
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    Gold Finch
     
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    Eagle

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Amphibians

  • Great Plains Toad

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    SP Footed Toad

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    Frogs

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    Salamanders

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    Mudpuppies

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Reptiles

  • Snakes

    Bullsnakes

    • can grow to 83 inches in lenth
    • average length is about 60 inches for adults
    • yellowish to buff brown
    • stomach is yellow with black molting
    • lay 3 to 24 eggs in sandy burrow or under large rocks or logs
    • eat rodents, small birds, and chicken eggs
    • live in the grasslands, meadows, and fields
    • The Bull Snake gets its name for the loud, bellowing noise it makes by forcing air through their cloacas.

    Smooth-skinned Snakes

    • also known as the green grass snake
    • bright green, with white chin
    • eats grasshoppers, caterpillars, spiders, insects, and earthworms

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    Lizards

    Short Horned Lizard

    • Bodies are flat and protected
    • Can squirt blood from corners of eyes
    • Usually 3 to 4 inches in length

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    Sage Brush Lizard

    • Small, but very quick
    • Prefer rocky areas near water
    • Blue patches on belly
    • Eat a wide variety of bugs

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    Turtles

    Western Painted Turtles

    • the backs vary from black to greenish or brown
    • eats worms, minnows, and aquatic insects
    • lay 5 to 15 eggs
    • hatch in about 10 weeks 

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Fish

  • Walleye Pike

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    Northen Pike

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