ANIMALS
OF THE PRAIRIE
AMERICAN PRAIRIE
R E SERVE
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Front Cover: Photo © Diane Hargreaves (hargreavesphotography.com)
American Prairie Reserve is creating a large prairie reserve in Montana to protect the many different kinds of plants and animals
that live there. In this coloring book, you will learn about some of the animals that live on the Reserve. You can visit American
Prairie Reserve with your family and see some of these animals!
PRONGHORN ANTELOPE
The pronghorn can run up to sixty-one miles per hour, and will travel as far as three hundred miles during its seasonal migration.
ERRUGINOUS
HAWK
Ferruginous hawks are usually rust colored, and the female can be oneand-a-half times larger than the male.
The prairie dog got its name from the sound of its unique warning
call, which reminded early settlers of a dog’s bark.
Burrowing owls build their nests in holes dug
in the ground by other animals, such as prairie
dogs. They often look like they have “eyebrows,”
making it easier to recognize them in the wild.
The swift fox is known for its speed. It can run up to forty miles an hour and is one of the smallest foxes in the world.
The long-billed curlew uses its long beak to find food hidden in the mud or in
shallow water.
The greater sage grouse is the largest type of grouse in North America. It has long, “spiky” tail feathers.
Bison are the heaviest land animal in North America.
They can weigh up to two thousand pounds.
P.O. Box 908
7 East Beall Street, Suite 100
Bozeman, MT 59771
(877) 273-1123
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Photo © DENNIS LINGOHR