This is a wonderful website that gives an overview about most mammals found in North America.
Mammals evolved from reptiles about 220 million years ago. After the extinction of dinosaurs around 65 million years ago, mammals diversified to fill the many vacated niches in a wide range of habitats. Mammals such as bats now patrol the skies, whales and dolphins inhabit the seas, and animals as diverse as otters and elephants fill habitats across the land.
Great information about animals that live in North America from the San Diego Zoo.
Index of the animals found in North America, in the updated Natural History Notebooks from the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Meet the animals featured in Discovery's North America series, an unforgettable television event premiering Sunday, May 19, at 9|8c.
List of North American Mammals. Photographs and information on mammals and reptiles of USA, Canada and Mexico.
This is a great website for learning more about the American Black Bear.
(Castor Canadensis) In 940 A.D., the earliest written record of beavers appeared as a set of laws declaring beavers and other fur bearing mammals as property of the king. Popular folklore, both in Europe and North America, held that beavers provide an indication of the severity of the winter.
Jackrabbits are actually hares, not rabbits. Hares are larger than rabbits, and they typically have taller hind legs and longer ears. Jackrabbits were named for their ears, which initially caused some people to refer to them as "jackass rabbits." The writer Mark Twain brought this name to fame by using it in his book of western adventure, Roughing It.
