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This can be found on the forest floor.
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It is cold-blooded.
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It is the only amphibian found north of the Arctic Circle.
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This is a Wood Frog. They are small frogs, with distinctive black masks on their faces. There are very few species of amphibians this far north. Amazingly the Wood Frog survives the cold winters by hibernating in the soil, using root channels and burrows made by other animals. The soil and snow pack provide insulation , protecting the frogs. The frogs actually freeze solid at low temperatures, but protect their cells from damage by producing their own "antifreeze" - really a cryoprotectant. ...
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I do not have legs.
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I use my tongue to smell.
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I am a reptile.
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We found this Common Garter Snake in the woods near our tent. It was about one foot (30 cm) long. Garter snakes can be found through out North and Central America. They eat slugs, earthworms, insects, leeches, lizards, spiders, amphibians, small birds, fish, toads, and rodents. They are venomous, but are completely harmless to humans. ...
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This was found at a campsite.
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It probably ate small fish and other things from the great lakes.
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It used to be able to fly.
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This is a small bird skull. The island where we found it had many Canada geese on it, so that would be an easy guess. However, the beak is much more pointed than the beak of a goose. We are thinking that it was a sea gull of some sort-- perhaps a ringed billed gull. If you have any ideas as to what kind of bird this used to be, we would love to hear them. ...
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