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  2. Fisher (animal) - Wikipedia

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    Although an agile climber, it spends most of its time on the forest floor, where it prefers to forage around fallen trees. An omnivore, it feeds on a wide variety of small animals and occasionally on fruits and mushrooms. It prefers the snowshoe hare and is one of the few animals able to prey successfully on porcupines. Despite its common name ...

  3. Arboreal locomotion - Wikipedia

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    Leopards are great climbers and can carry their kills up trees to keep them out of reach from scavengers and other predators. Arboreal locomotion is the locomotion of animals in trees. In habitats in which trees are present, animals have evolved to move in them. Some animals may scale trees only occasionally (scansorial), but others are ...

  4. Badger - Wikipedia

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    Some species, notably the honey badger, can climb well. In March 2024, scientists released footage of a wild Asian badger climbing a tree to a height of 2.5 m in South Korea. [20] Badgers are nocturnal. [21] In North America, coyotes sometimes eat badgers and vice versa, but the majority of their interactions seem to be mutual or neutral. [22]

  5. Snakes that climb trees? These 5 Massachusetts snakes can ...

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    Here are some species to have your kids watch out for the next time they're climbing a tree. Most of these ophidians are harmless, but your kids are less likely to get startled and fall if they ...

  6. Lynx - Wikipedia

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    [17] [18] [19] In 2000, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated the Canada lynx a threatened species in the lower 48 states. [ 20 ] The Canada lynx is a good climber and swimmer; it constructs rough shelters under fallen trees or rock ledges.

  7. Tree-kangaroo - Wikipedia

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    The Wondiwoi tree-kangaroo is among the 25 "most wanted lost" species that are the focus of Global Wildlife Conservation's "Search for Lost Species" initiative. [ 12 ] The extinct species D. noibano from the Pleistocene of Chimbu Province , Papua New Guinea is substantially larger than living species. [ 13 ]

  8. Groundhog - Wikipedia

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    Groundhogs can climb trees to escape predators. Wild predators of adult groundhogs in most of eastern North America include coyotes, badgers, [63] bobcats, and foxes (largely red fox). Many of these predators are successful stealth stalkers that catch groundhogs by surprise before they can escape to their burrows; badgers likely hunt them by ...

  9. Common raccoon dog - Wikipedia

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    Named for its raccoon-like face markings, it is most closely related to foxes. Common raccoon dogs feed on many animals and plant matter, and are unusual among canids (dogs, foxes, and other members of the family Canidae) in that they hibernate during cold winters and can climb trees. They are widespread in their native range, and are invasive ...