Wombat paper applique
Wombat Facts:
- Wombats are marsupials, meaning they have pouches on their bellies in which they raise their babies.
- A baby wombat lives in its mother's pouch for about five months before it emerges.
- Wombats use their claws to dig burrows in eucalyptus forests and grasslands.
- Wombats are nocturnal and they are vegetarians (herbivores). They come out at night to eat grass, bark and roots.
- A wombat that burrows in fields can be a destroyer of ranches and crop-dependent farms.
Applique Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear Facts
- Although grizzly bears are not endangered, an existential threat exists. 1,000 grizzly bears left in the wild .
- Grizzly bears are a North American subspecies of brown bear.
- Grizzly bears are often seen at some of Alaska's best fishing spots, where they feast to accumulate enough body fat to survive the winter.
- During the winter, grizzly bears hibernate. They dig holes on the hillside. Females give birth at this time.
- Grizzly bears are powerful predators, although they eat a wide variety of foods. Nuts, seeds, berries, fish, rodents and moose!
Howler monkey paper applique
Howler Monkey Facts:
- Howler monkeys live in tropical areas of Central and South America.
- They howl so loudly that they can be heard up to 5 km away.
- They have what is called a "prehensile" tail, which means they can use it as an extra hand to grasp branches.
- Howler monkeys can live 15-20 years in the wild.
Paper applique Raccoon
Raccoon Facts:
- Raccoons will eat anything. Insects, mice, fish, eggs and even garbage!
- Because they eat almost anything, you can find raccoons in any environment - from the farm to the city!
- Raccoons love to live in hollows, logs, and even attics! Young raccoons often spend the first two months of their lives high in tree holes until their mother drops them to the ground.
- Raccoons typically live 2-3 years in the wild.
- Northern raccoons hibernate - they binge on food to store fat and then sleep in their den all winter.
