1. Hibernate, Migrate, or Deal With It?
Auke Bay Elementary
Winter, 2014
4th Grade

2. What Am I?
I have a wide ranging diet that includes insects, nuts, berries, and salmon
Although I live as far south as Mexico, I prefer the cooler climates of Southeast Alaska
Even though I am part of the sloth group, I can run very fast if I am scared or angry
I am most commonly black, but I can also be blue-grey, brown, cinnamon, or even white

3. I am a black bear! Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?
Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?

4. What Am I? I like to eat invertebrates
Although most of my family likes to “croak”, I like to “peep”
I have a long, sticky tongue that I use to catch my food
I am an amphibian
I am a tadpole for the first stage of my life

5. I am a boreal toad! Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?
Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?

6. What Am I?
Although I spend much of my time holding my breath, I am known for my singing
I am one of the biggest mammals in the world
Even though I am very large, I eat some of the smallest creatures in the ocean; krill
My flippers are nearly one third the length of my body

7. I am a humpback whale! Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?
Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?

8. What Am I?
Even though I only eat vegetation, I can weigh up to 700 lbs
Lichen is one of my favorite foods
I am the only female deer to have antlers
My Norwegian cousins are often called Reindeer

9. I am a caribou! Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?
Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?

10. What Am I?
I am nocturnal, so I like to sleep during the day and move around at night
I use my sharp from teeth to strip bark off of tree trunks
I may have poor eyesight, but can climb trees very well
Some people call me a “quill pig” because I have up to 30,000 spikes in my back and tail

11. I am a porcupine! Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?
Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?

12. What Am I? Like many of my fellow rodents, I only eat vegetation
I change color from brown to white with the land around me
My powerful hind legs and wide, flat feet help me hop quickly through the snow
I have to move fast to avoid becoming dinner for lynx, coyotes, and birds of prey

13. I am a snowshoe hare! Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?
Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?

14. What Am I? I have six legs and a striped thorax
I am a flower’s best friend, since I spread its pollen to help it reproduce
I work hard collecting pollen in order to keep my queen and my hive alive
I make delicious honey

15. I am a bee! Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?
Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?

16. What Am I? I fly more than 24,000 miles each year
I experience more daylight than any other living creature
I am an expert fisher, and can see small fish in the water as I fly overhead
There is a small colony of us living at the Mendenhall Glacier

17. I am an arctic tern! Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?
Do I hibernate, migrate, or deal with it?