Wildlife of Minnesota Fish What makes a fish

Wildlife of Minnesota

Fish • What makes a fish, a fish? – A gill-bearing vertebrate that spends all or the majority of its time in the water. – They have no legs or arms – Most reproduce by laying eggs in water and male fertilizes them later on (external fertilization) – Fish can be herbivores (usually smaller ones), omnivores, or carnivores

Fish • Can be found living in rivers, streams, lakes • Fishing is a very large industry: recreation, food, importance for ecosystems • Largest diversity of all vertebrates http: //dsc. discovery. com/videos/life-flying-fish-fly. html http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Or 9 NUEro. Vc. E&safety_mode=tru e&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

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Walleye • MN State Fish

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Northern Pike

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Muskie

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Yellow Perch

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Crappie

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Sunny

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Rainbow Trout

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Brown Trout

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Channel Catfish

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White Sucker

Amphibians • Spend about 50% on land 50% in water • Generally lay their eggs in water • Most go through major changes in their body shape (Ex: frogs, salamanders, mud puppies) • Breathe through their skin • Reproduce through external fertilization • Also can be herbivores, carnivores or omnivores

Amphibians • Life Cycle of a Frog • http: //video. nationalgeographic. com/video/pla yer/animals/amphibians-animals/frogs-andtoads/frog_greentree_lifecycle. html

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American Toad

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Bullfrog

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Green Frog

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Leopard Frog

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Tree Frog

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Tiger Salamander

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Mudpuppy

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Wood Frog

Amphibians • http: //www. gamequarium. org/dir/Sqool. Tube_ Videos/Science/Animals/Amphibians/bill_nye_ on_amphibians_part_1_8322. html

Reptiles • The rise of the amniotic egg allowed organisms to move onto land. • Lay eggs on land • Have tough, scaly skin that allows them to hold onto moisture • Internal fertilization • Have both plant and animal eaters • Cold blooded http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=45 yabrnry Xk

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Garter Snake

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Bull Snake

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Timber Rattlesnake

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Hognose Snake

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Smooth Green Snake

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Six-lined Racerunner http: //www. youtube. com/user/mmhalver 8884#p/u/5/wj. N 8 O 0 Uo. Qk. A

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Painted Turtle http: //www. youtube. com/user/mmhalver 8884#p/u/11/Nnn. Dn. MSbvi. A

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Blandings Turtle

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Snapping Turtle

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Wood Turtle

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Birds • Covered with feathers • Lay eggs on land • Have a great respiratory system to help them with bird flight and breathing • Very light (porous) bones that allows them to fly • Warm-blooded

Song Birds

American Goldfinch

American Robin

Baltimore Oriole

Black-Capped Chickadee

Eastern Bluebird

Gray Catbird

House Wren

Indigo Bunting

Northern Cardinal

Rose-Breasted Grossbeak

Pileated Woodpecker

Bluejay

American Crow

Brown-Headed Cowbird

Common Grackle

European Starling

Red-Winged Blackbird

Common Loon

Bald Eagle

Redtailed Hawk

Turkey Vultures

Mammals • Most mammals have live births • Females have mammary glands for nursing their young • Extended parental care • Most are covered with hair • Warm-blooded

Badger

Beaver

lynx

Coyote

Elk

Fisher

Pine Martin

Gray Fox

Red Fox

Gray Wolf

Cotton Tail

Mink

Muskrat

Moose

Raccoon

Otter

Gray Squirrel

Fox Squirrel

Pine Squirrel

Stripped Skunk

Weasel short tail

Weasel long tail

White tail

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