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| thumbs up, this family of hitchhikers are all introduced species in PA |
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| this alien species is used extensively in medical research and is second best in its ability to raid graineries |
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| this gregarious foreigner of PA is often found in colonies with a social hierarchy ruled by the oldest, largest and most dominant male |
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| the silver submarine is more fitting for this mammal that is known to run on top of water |
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| as a true supporter of dodge, this mammal is known for caravanning where weanlings follow a mother in a single line procession always remaining in contact with the one in front |
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| being the smallest true hibernator in PA, this mammal has large ears rimmed in orange or yellow |
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| weighing in at the size of a dime this mammal is not only the smallest in PA but it could be the smallest in the world |
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| unlike many, this mammal loses all of its fur at once and is generally found under rotting logs or in rocky outcrops |
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| this mammal is known to cache prey after it induces in them a comatose state with its venom |
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| this mammal just might be the reason for saying 'scared me to death', when handled or startled these mammals often die as a result |
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| chiggers love them and bees hate them as this mammal is known to enter beehives |
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| chiggers love this strikingly colored mammal that is known for its readiant coloration and lives in hemlock-hardwood forests in mountainous regions |
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| being infested with chiggers and spiny-headed worms, the mammal is the smallest microtine in PA |
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| this PA mammal hast the longest nose when compared to the rest of its body and is commonly infested with chiggers |
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| this PA mammal hast the longest nose when compared to the rest of its body and is commonly infested with chiggers |
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| what out pennDOT, chiggers are only one of man parasites on this freeway building mammal |
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| because of its questionable taxonomy, little is known about this masked shrew lookalike |
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| Consuming three times its weight in food a day, this adept digger is solitary and known for its small size and short hairy tail. |
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| This mammal has 44 teeth, second to the opossum with its 50 teeth in Pennsylvania |
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| Watch out men, you don’t want to mess with this female when she is in heat as she assumes an aggressive role and seizes a male on his side with her teeth and drags him along |
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| This mammal has a modified hallux and eats plenty of its favorite foods, coniferous bark and salt. |
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| This foul smelling shrew is often killed and rarely eaten; it is also seldom observed in the wild but is one the most widely distributed mammals in N. America |
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| Because of their musky odor and subterranean habitat, this mammal prefers well-drained sandy soils and has an omnivorous diet |
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| With a pair of anal scent glands, this smelly mammal’s nest is often smelled before found as it lives in close associate with humans |
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| Musk glands are used for territory marking or attracting a mate on this meadow vole relative; however this mammal unlike the meadow vole, does not undergo population explosions |
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| This mammal may have an offensive odor but it also has brown fat which gives it organs rapid warmth in cold temperatures |
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| We have gone over all of Rodentia at this point. Name the order, a family or a species that is the closest living relative of the rodents and lives in Pennsylvania |
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| Who is Lagomorpha, Leporidae, Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus transitionalis, or Lepus americanus. |
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