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The Bald Eagle prefers to eat dead animals but will also eat live chickens or fish. They hunt in pairs and will steal food from other Eagles. They do not need to eat every day and will change their diet depending on where they live. ... Prairie Dog...
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www.blueplanetbiomes.org/prairie_animal_page.htm
www.blueplanetbiomes.org/prairie_animal_page.htm
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The French called the rolling plains of grass "prairie", ... Before settlers moved west, the prairies were covered with herds of grazing animals, such as buffalo, elk, deer, and rabbits. These animals increased the growth in prairies by adding nitrogen to the soil through urine and feces, and creating open areas for plants...
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www.blueplanetbiomes.org/prairie.htm
www.blueplanetbiomes.org/prairie.htm
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The American buffalo is one of the most popular animals in America. Some people insist that we should call the animal a "bison," but many animals ... One of the most adorable small animals of the Great Plains is the prairie dog. They live in large colonies underground, with their burrows interconnected one with another.
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www.americazoo.com/kids/buffalo.htm
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Sioux/Dakota Prairie Terms ... Back to On the Prairie ... Big Bluestem; Blue Grama Grass; Buffalo Grass ; Canada Wild Rye ; Indian Grass ; June Grass; Little Bluestem ; Porcupine Grass; Prairie Cordgrass; Prairie Dropseed; Side-Oats Grama...
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www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/fieldguide/...
www.bellmuseum.org/distancelearning/prairie/fieldguide/index.html
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Weastern hognose snake ... Short eared owl ... Sand hill crane...
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www.chias.org/www/edu/teee/holmes/animals.html
www.chias.org/www/edu/teee/holmes/animals.html
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Many prairie animals have front legs and paws that allow them to burrow into the ground, where they are protected from predators. ... Many prairie animals are adapted for nocturnal life; that is, they are active at night, which helps conceal their presence from predators.
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www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/eco_an_ada...
www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/eco_an_adapt.html
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Before Europeans settled in Illinois, animals such as bison and elk roamed the prairie, but shortly after A.D. 1800 disappeared from the state because they were over-hunted and their habitat was turned into farmland.
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www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/eco_mammal...
www.museum.state.il.us/muslink/prairie/htmls/eco_mammals.html
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1. Bison 7. Howling Coyote 13. Deer Mouse 19. Garter Snake ... 4. Prairie Dog 10. Prairie Rattlesnake 16. Prairie Chicken 22. Grasshopper ... Prairie Home...
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www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/prairie/animal_slider.html
www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/prairie/animal_slider.html
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Animals that live in the Prairie Ecosystem ... Prairie chicken ... Prairie dog...
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www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/schools/ivy_hill/student_projects/...
www.ahsd25.k12.il.us/schools/ivy_hill/student_projects/Prairieanimals/prairieanimal.html
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