1. Ohio Animals Medill Elementary School 2nd Grade 2011

2. A bald eagle eats fish and small mammals. • A bald eagle is a predator because he eats animals. • A bald eagle is a threatened species in Ohio. • Bald Eagle • By: Benjamin

3. It eats seeds, nuts, eggs, and fungi. • Red squirrels are a prey. • Young red squirrels breed from April to May. • Red Squirrel • By: Briana

4. A bull frog lives in Ohio ponds. • A bull frog eats crayfish. • A bull frog gets up to 3.5 inches long. • Bull Frog • By: Carington

5. It lives in a pond. • It eats small invertebrates. • The length can be 1.5 to 2.75 inches long. • Wood Frog • By: Cody

6. Itis a predator. • It can reach 21 inches in length. • Spotted bass have a fairly large mouth that extends to their eyes. • Spotted Bass • By: Colin

7. The red spotted newt is a prey. • The red spotted newt is 3 to 4 inches long. • The aquatic adult red spotted newt is yellowish brown. • Red Spotted Newt • By; Colton

8. When the spotted salamander is young it has yellow dots and when it gets old it has orange dots. • The spotted salamander can by found in Ohio woodlands. • The spotted salamander grows up to 6 to7 inches long. • Spotted Salamander • By: Dalton

9. Muskrats live in a lodge. • Muskrats are 16 to 20 inches long including their tail. • Muskrats are sometimes called mud cats. • Muskrat • By: Dylan

10. These insects can live pretty much anywhere. • Female ladybugs lay batches of 20 to 50 tiny yellow eggs. • Ladybugs have a dome-shaped body and white spots on either side of its head. • Ladybug • By: Emily

11. It eats earthworms and amphibians. • It gets to be 18-26 inches long. • The eastern garter snake eats its prey alive and whole. • Garter Snake • By: Faith

12. The raccoon prefers to live in wooded areas with big trees and lots of water. • It eats berries, acorns, baby birds, frogs, and fish. • It can get up to 15 pounds. • Raccoons • By: Gabriella

13. A barn owl lives in old fields and grasslands. • It can grow to be 13 to 15 inches tall. • It eats small birds. • Barn Owl • By: Gannon

14. It can be found in the oak woods. • The blue jay has a blue head and a white stomach. • They can lay 3-6 eggs! • Blue Jay • By: Isaac

15. Coyotes find a home almost anywhere. • Coyotes eat shrews, rabbits, mice, vegetables, nuts, and carrion. • Coyotes are two feet tall and are between 41 to 53 inches long. • Coyote • By: Julie

16. It lives in thickets or brush areas. • They eat raspberries and blackberries • Young are born in early March. • Rabbit • By: Kate

17. It eats mice, rats, rabbits, groundhogs, and other small mammals. • It gets up to be 16 inches long. • It is a predator. • Red Fox • By: Keaton

18. A monarch butterfly lives in Mexico and Ohio. • A monarch butterfly eats milkweed. • A monarch butterfly can be found in all 88 Ohio counties. • Monarch Butterfly • By: Kerri

19. It eats fruits, vegetables, and nuts. • It can weigh between 125 and 300 pounds. • The antlers are real bone. • White-Tailed Deer • By: QuShaunda

20. It eats fruits, grasses, and meat. • It can weigh between 150 and 700 pounds. • They are born sightless. • Black Bear • By: Ryan

21. A house mouse lives in buildings. • A house mouse eats insects and meat. • The house mouse is a small, gray-brown mouse. • House Mouse • By: Styles

22. It eats rabbits and rodents. • It can be found in wooded eastern south Ohio. • It looks like a regular cat. • Bobcat • By: Jadon

23. It eat crops. • It lays 16 eggs. • The turkey lives in woodlands. • Wild Turkey • By. Adam

24. The bobcat litters are from 1 to 6 kittens. • The bobcat eats insects, reptiles, fish, birds, and other mammals. • Bobcat • By: Aidan

25. The cardinalis Ohio’s state bird. • The can be hunted and they can hunt. • The cardinal eats seeds and some insects. • Cardinal • By: Blake

26. The wood frog can grow to be 1.5-75 inches. • The wood frog can hibernate on land. • A wood frog can be found in a pond. • Wood Frog • By: Brooklyn

27. The spotted salamander lives under ground. • They eat tiny creatures. • They can be 6-7-7.5 inches in length. • Spotted Salamander • By: Connor

28. The coyote can be found moving place to place. • It eats small mammals, shrews, rabbits, mice, vegetables, nuts, and carrion. • It gets forty-one to fifty-three inches long and twentyfive pounds. . • By: Damon • Coyote

29. A mourning dove has green and pink on his neck. • A mourning dove is a prey. • They live near rural and suburban residences nesting in shrubbery and shade trees. • Mourning Dove • By: Danielle

30. The cottontail rabbit eats clover and dandelions. • The cottontail rabbit is prey. • It has a brownish-gray body, long ears, and a small white tuft of a tail that resembles a cotton ball. • Cottontail Rabbit • By Danie

31. A red fox lives in North America. • The red fox is a predator. It eats rabbits, groundhogs, and mice. • The red fox young are born in February or April. • Red Fox • By: David

32. A barn owls depend on open grass land to hunt. • A barn owl eats mice and other small rodents. • A barn owl is a predator and it gets 13-15 inches tall. • Barn Owl • By Destiny

33. Spotted bass live in long deep pools of medium to large streams. • It gets to about 10-15 inches and can reach to 21 inches or 1 pound. • It feeds on crayfish and other small fish. • Spotted Bass • By: Dylan

34. A blue jay is part of the crow family. • A blue jay eats a lot of things like nuts, seeds, insects, mice and frogs. • A blue jay has bright blue on top and white underneath. • Blue Jay • By: Faith

35. A garter snake eats earth worms and amphibans . • A garter snake is a predator. • Garter snakes young emerge from the mother. • Garter Snake • By Joey

36. The bald eagle can be found in small concentrations throughout the U.S. • The bald eagle mostly fish, will also feed upon water fowl, small mammals and carrion. • The young bald eagles feathers change colors when they molt at about 4 to 5 years of age. • Bald Eagle • By: Julia

37. A turkey vulture eats carrion. • The turkey vulture is a big black bird with blue feathers, a red head and a white beak. • Turkey vultures also have a sense of smell, rare in the bird kingdom, which helps them locate their next meal. • Turkey Vulture • By: Kaitlen

38. A skunk is a predator. • The skunk can have 2-10 young which are born pink-skinned and blind. • It lives in Ohio habitats from rural areas to the suburbs. • Skunk • By: Kaitlyn

39. Raccoons can be found In places that have food and shelter. • Raccoons are predators. • Raccoons that are just born don’t open there eyes for 19 days. • Raccoon • By: Nathen

40. The bull frog is a predator. It eats mice, crayfish, insects, and also other frogs. • The bull frog lives in Ohio ponds. • Female bull frogs have ear drums the size of there heads. • Bull Frog • By Mackenzie

41. The red squirrel is found in evergreen and mixed forests. • The red squirrel eats seeds, nuts, eggs, and fungi. • The red squirrel has a yellowish-reddish coat and a white belly and also it has a very bushy tail. • Red Squirrel • By: Mekayla

42. The big brown bat eats beetles moths and stink bugs. • It is likely the second most abundant species of bat in the state. • During the winter it lives in caves and mines. • The Big Brown Bat • By: Nehemiah

43. Hundreds of thousands of monarchs migrate to Mexico in the fall. • The monarch larvae feed on various milkweeds • Monarch butterfly’s wings are 3-4 inches. • Monarch Butterfly • By: Skylar

44. A white-tail deer lives in the united states. • A white-tail deer is prey to other animals . • White-tail deer are active around the clock. • White-tail deer • By: Tommy

45. Black bears can be found in South Central and Southeastern Ohio. • It can weigh between 150 and 700 pounds. • Black bears are born sightless. • Black Bear • By: Zach

46. Monarch butterflies eat milkweed. • They are a predator. • The wings can get 3-4 inches long. • Monarch Butterfly • By: Addilyn

47. Skunks get 22-32 inches long. • It eats small fish and nuts. • It is found in old fields, farms, and suburban areas. • Skunk • By: Austin

48. Bald eagles can be found throughout the U.S.A. • Young bald eagles don’t look like bald eagles. They are almost all brown from head to tail. • They are predators. • Bald Eagle • By: Brian

49. On all fours, a black bear gets up to 2 or 3 feet tall at the shoulder. • They eat meat and grasses. • Black bears have been known to travel as far as 125 miles. • Black Bear • By: Bryson

50. The red fox eats rabbits and rats. • It lives in the woods and the open field. • It gets 22 to 30 inches and 8 to 15 pounds. • Red Fox • By: Camron