Animals in the taiga have adapted to survive the harsh winters and food shortages. Some animals hibernate, some migrate south, and others cooperate with the difficult environment. The document then describes various animals found in the taiga including black bears, bobcats, bald eagles, lynx, gray wolves, grizzly bears, and snowshoe rabbits. It explains characteristics of each species such as appearance, diet, behaviors, and adaptations for the taiga climate.

1. Taiga Animals
By: Sunisa

2. Taiga animals
Living in the taiga is
cold and lonely.
Coldness and food
shortages make things
very difficult, mostly in
the winter. Some of the
animals in the Taiga
hibernate in the winter,
some fly south if they
can, while some just
cooperate with the
environment, which is
very difficult. The other
slides will be about
animals in the Taiga

3. American Black Bear
American Black Bear live in
most part of North
America, they can run up
to 25 mph.
American Black Bears are
omnivore, they can weigh
220-594 pounds and
there body length can be
5-6 feet. Also their body is
usually black but can have
phases of brown cinnamon,
beige and even bluish-
white.

4. Bobcat
Bobcat’s body are about 2 feet,
they get their name from
their stubby tail. Bobcat’s fur
changes in the season to
blend with it, tawny gray for
winter and reddish brown for
summer. Bobcats are
carnivore they can run up to
30 mph. They usually eat
Snowshoe Rabbits and
Hares.

5. Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle are large and
strong, they can weigh
8-12 pounds. Their
wingspan can be 2
meters, also Bald eagle
prefers to eat dead
animals. They have
excellent vision which
help them to hunt.

6. Northern Lynx
Northern Lynx can grow
up to 2-4 feet, they can
weigh about 11-45
pounds. Its fur is
spotted and yellowish-
brown to gray, they
have a collar of fur
around its face. They
mainly eat snowshoe
rabbits but also eats
small dear, caribou
and sheep. When they
are born they are blind,
hopeless and grows
slowly.

7. Gray Wolf
The gray wolf is the largest wild
canine. They are around 3
feet tall at the shoulder and
are about 3 to 5 feet in length
from nose to tail tip. They
weigh 40 to 176 pounds.
Their rough coats can be
varying shades of gray,
brown, white, or black, but in
Europe can be grayish brown.
The maximum lifespan of a
wolf is 17 years. Wolves are
carnivores, they eat animals
like moose, caribou, and
other deer-like animals,
when food is scarce, they will
eat rodents.

8. Grizzly Bear
The Grizzly Bear is a sub-
species of the Brown Bear.
Grizzly Bears have
omnivore teeth. Their body
is stout and heavy with very
muscular legs, which allows
them to reach speeds of up
to 35 miles per hour for a
short distance. The grizzly
bear weighs from 330
pounds to 885 pounds

9. Long-Eared Owl
The Long-Eared Owl is a
medium sized owl which is
approximately 35
centimeters long and
weighs 8-10 ounces. It is
called long eared because
of the tuft of feather on its
head that look like ears.
The Long-Eared Owl's
special hearing allows it
to "see" its prey in the dark
which makes night
hunting more possible. It
flies low to the ground so
it is easy to drop on its
prey.

10. Red Fox
It can grow up to 2 1/2 feet
long, 15 to 16 inches tall
at the shoulders, and
weigh 10 to 12 pounds.
It usually travels and hunts
alone. It’s a carnivore,
the fox eats small
animals like rabbits and
hares.

11. River Otter
The river otter is 25-30 inches
long from head to body, and
its tail is 16-18 inches long.
They weigh about 10-33
pounds. A river otter is an
omnivore. Its typical diet is
fish, shellfish, crustaceans,
snails, beetles, amphibians,
and other small mammals. It's
known to be hunted by foxes
and wolves.

12. Snowshoe Rabbit
Snowshoe rabbits can run up to
27 mph, they can jump0 10
feet in one hop. They are also
experts at escaping predator
like the wolf, bobcat, or lynx.
Snowshoe Rabbits are
herbivores that like to eat
grass, clover, and other green.
In the
summer its fur is rusty, grayish
brown but is turns pure white
in the winter, except for its
eyelids and the tips of their
ears. This helps it to hide from
predators.

13. Wolverine
Wolverines are carnivore, they
have strong jaws that can bite
through frozen meat and bone.
Their paws are very large with
very long claws. They are a
shy animals, their feet acts
like snowshoe so they won’t go
sinking in the deep snow.

14. Osprey
They are known as super fishers,
they hunt by diving to the
water surface from some 30 to
1oo feet up. It’s a carnivore
their average of lifespan is 30
years. When food is scarce
they might live their siblings
to starve and eat all the food.

15. Elk
They are herbivore, they are also
called wapiti. They loose their
antlers each March, but they
start growing back in May for
breeding season in late
summer.
In winter they stay in larger
groups. Female and Male will
separate groups.

16. Crossbill
Crossbills have a distinctively
shaped beak. Their beak helps
them pull pine seed out of pine
cone. Their main food are pine
seeds so they are usually found
in forest with cone-bearing tree.
Their range in length is 5 to 7
inches.

17. Snow owl
They are also called Arctic Owl
and Great White Owl. The owl
white feather helps it to hide in
winter. They are a patience
hunter, they have great
eyesight so it makes it easier
for them to hunt. They are
carnivores , their average
lifespan in the wild is 9.5 years.
They are also not like other
owls because they hunt both
day and night.

18. The Food Chain of the Taiga