Childrens Illustrated Animal Atlas

Location

Most of northern North

America is taiga. Summer

temperatures reach only

50 ̊ F (10 ̊ C), and there’s

lots of snow in the winter.

Sea otter

This flat-tailed mammal

fells trees with its teeth.

It uses the logs to build

dams across rivers, and

lodges to live in.

Sea otters are found

in shallow waters. Their

thick fur keeps them

warm in the ocean.

Alaska

(USA)

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Salmonberry

Related to raspberries,

this wild berry is eaten by

many animals, including

birds, bears—and people!

Sockeye salmon

Salmon in the ocean return

to the freshwater streams

they hatched in when it is

time to lay their own eggs.

Leatherback

turtle

The largest sea turtle in the

world swims long distances

across the Pacific, Indian,

and Atlantic Oceans.

Grizzly bear

These large brown bears

use their powerful jaws

to snap up salmon in

rivers and streams.

American

badger

With big front feet and

long claws, this animal

digs burrows up to

32 ft (10 m) long.

North

American taiga

Taiga areas are made of coniferous, or evergreen,

forests that grow in some of the northernmost parts

of the world. Grizzly bears and gray wolves live in the

vast taiga of North America, which stretches across

Canada, the world’s second-largest country, and

Alaska, the largest state in the US.

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HABITAT KEY

Temperate

grasslands

Mountains

Coniferous

forests

Deciduous

forests

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