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American Mink by: Camarie |
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American Mink |
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| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Carnivora |
| Family | Mustelidae |
| Genus | Mustela |
| Species | vison |
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| ~*~Description of an American Mink~*~ |
| Description of an American Mink: Mink has usually dark brown fur with white patches on the chin, chest, and throat areas. The fur is soft and thick, with oily guard hairs that waterproof the mink coat. The body is long and slender with short legs, and a pointy, flat face. |
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| ~*~American Mink's habitat~*~ |
| American Mink's habitat: The Mink's habitat is in forested areas near waster, streams, ponds, and lakes, with some sort of bushy or rocky cover. |
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| ~*~American Mink's range~*~ |
| American Minks range: The Mink throughout the USA. The Mink also lives in Canada, lastly, the British Isles. |
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| ~*~American Mink's food~*~ |
| American Minks food: The American Mink eats during the summer, small mammals, as shrews, rabbits, mice, and muskrats. Fish, duck, and other water fowl provide. |
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| An American Mink in the snow. |
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American Minks different stages: The Minks gestation period
varied from40-75 days. The young babies are born in late
spring. April; or May. They open their eyes at 3 1/2 months.
They stay with their mom through the summer until fall. Male and
Females begin mating at 10 months. The average lifespan is around
10 years.
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~*~Important things the Mink needs to survive~*~ |
| Important factors that the American Mink needs to survive is..... water, or some kind of lake or pond. |
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| ~*~Interesting Facts~*~ |
| Some interesting
facts about the American Mink are......
1.) A few natural enemies are, coyotes, bobcats. 2.) Minks pelts are useful for the fur market. 3.) It's a member of the weasel family. 4.) They're brought here from North America in 1929. 5.) Active both day and night. 6.) First breeding Mink in the wild was South Devon. In summary, the positive impact that humans have on the Mink are, Mink pelts are wonderful furs on the market, and the most luxurious. The negative impact that humans have on the Mink are water fowl or other game species. |
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| ~*~References~*~ |
| "Mink." the Columbia Encyclopedia. N.p.:
n.p., n.d.
Knight, Maxwell. The Small Water Mammals. Great Britain: n.p.,
1967. Patent, Dorothy H. Weasels, Otters, Skunks, and their family.
N.p.: n.p., |
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