10 Animals you will find in America
America, its the land of the free, the home of the brave and the Hawaiian Hoary Bat.
Wait, what?
You heard that right.
The American wilderness isn’t just home to bald eagles and bears.
There are some truly amazing creatures to be seen.
Here are 10 animals you will only find in America.
Number ten The Hawaiian Monk Seal
The Hawaiian Monk Seal is a living legend, but not in the David Hasslehoff sense.
This is a subspecies of the earless seal and has been befriending humans on the Hawaiian
coast for centuries.
Their average life span is usually between twenty five and thirty years, and they're
one of the only two species of monk seals that still exists today.
Not all is great with these seals, however, since the Hawaiian Monk Seal was designated
as an endangered species in 1972 and is considered to be the single most endangered seal species
in the world.
Over fishing, the introduction of invasive species, coral bleaching, and an uptick in
entanglement in fishing gear have caused these bulbous creatures their lives.
Number nine The Black Footed Ferret
From sea to land and smooth to fluffy, number nine is the Black Footed Ferret.
This creature is also known as the American polecat or more mischievously the prairie
dog hunter.
They were originally thought to be extinct in 1979, until a farm dog brought a dead Black
Footed Ferret to the door of Lucille Hogg in 1981 and let the world know that these
slippery pole cats were still out there.
Now, a captive breeding program is working to raise the numbers of wild Black Footed
Ferrets.
These tan ferrets have black markings on their eyes, feet, and tail and primarily eat prairie
dogs, rabbits, and mice.
Outside of breeding season, the Black Footed Ferret live primarily solitary lives and like
to keep to themselves, so you'd have to be particularly lucky to see one in the wild.
Number eight Prince of Wales Spruce Grouse
Yes, we know it sounds like its quite far from home but number eight on our list of
American animals is the Prince of Wales Spruce Grouse.
Despite the name, these chicken like creatures are actually native to the states and is endemic
to Alaska.
The Prince of Wales Spruce Grouse is actually the only species of grouse that can be found
in a temperate rain forest ecosystem.
They have a red stripe above their eyes, and black and white feathers.
This particular species only grows to about seventeen inches long and weigh only up to
twenty three oz.
They aren’t very effective fliers, but the lack of human contact in Alaska has still
led them to have a thriving species.
Thats eggselent!
Number seven The American Black Bear
A classic American image, the American Black Bear, as its name implies, is only found in
North America.
They are the smallest bear that can be found on the continent, but don’t let that decide
you.
They have a mean bite and claws if you get on their bad side.
Luckily, humans aren’t on their list of foods.
They are omnivores, meaning that they eat both fish and fruit.
There has been an up rise in the amount of American Black Bear sightings in human developments;
there have been repeated cases of humans putting food out for the bears, only to result in
tragedy striking.
Most campgrounds and rural communities have rules about what food you can leave out.
That reputation is an unfair one though.
Generally speaking they don’t hunt humans out or care about them.
They’re just after a bite to eat and sometimes get spooked.
They can live up to thirty years in the wild and even though they aren’t exactly Teddy
bears, they’re a big ball of fluff, usually weighting in at up to 79 kilograms for females
and a wapping 300 kilograms for males.
Number Six The American Alligator
Number six is an American classic, the American Alligator – also known as the common alligator
or, commonly, simply as “gators”.
They are native to the southeastern United States – not in toilets or sewers as many
conspiracy theories and local legends would have you believe.
It is one of only two living extant species of Alligator within the category of “lligatoridae“.
Males can weigh up to four hundred and fifty pounds!
Alligator hunting season runs September through August, and a specialized license is needed
to partake in it.
They have been recorded as living up to fifty years in the wild.
The largest gator ever found in Florida was over seventeen feet long.
We sure don’t want to run into that, especially in a swamp.
The interesting thing about these jaws, as impressive as they are, is that once they
snap shut, they’re quite easy to keep shut.
Because most of the time they struggle to push their jaws open when there’s any weight
on them, most adults can be contained with a few wraps of masking tape.
We don’t recommend trying it though, they still have claws and a high speed tail whip
that is pretty much pure muscle.
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Number five The Hawaiian Hoary Bat
Number Five is the Hawaiian Hoary Bat.
This species of bat can only be found on the Hawaiian Islands.
It is the official state land mammal of Hawaii.
They can be found on all of the major volcanic islands of Hawaiicand are an insectivore species.
Moths are their main food source, but they also eat beetles, mosquitoes, termites, and
many other species of insect.
Honestly, we’re kind of glad they’re around to keep the bugs down.
The Hawaiian Hoary Bat is a very elusive creature, and not much scientific research has been
done on them.
In fact, so little research has been done that their population numbers are listed as
being somewhere between “several hundred and several thousand”.
Number four The American Bison
Like the alligator, the American Bison is something synonymous with America and it’s
wildlife.
This animal is commonly known simply as “buffalo” or “the American buffalo”, even though
that’s not strictly what it is, but you didn’t come here for a lesson in biology
and semantics.
You’re here to learn some cool facts, right?
So let’s get learning.
It once ran in herds so great that it left behind what’s known as the Great Bison Belt;
a tract of grassland that it traveled from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska, and from the
Atlantic Seaboard in the east all the way to Florida.
Commercial hunting nearly drove the species to extinction in the 19th century, dropping
their numbers down to just a paltry five hundred.
Conservation efforts have since raised their numbers to just over thirty thousand, although
they are mostly confined to state parks.
There’s also a lucky vodka, which is infused with a blade of grass that has been urinated
on by one of these magnificent creatures.
Would you dare try it or is that too weird for you?
Let us know in the comments!
Number three The Islands Wolf
Number Three is the Islands Wolf.
This species of wolf is also known as the Alexander Archipelago Wolf, due to the fact
that it’s native to the Alexander Archipelago just off of the coast of Alaska.
Recent studies have found a sharp decline in their numbers during recent years, linked
most heavily back to logging, which has affected their habitat considerably.
The Alexander Archipelago Wolf are much smaller than their gray wolf counterpart, and their
coats vary in color- ranging from dark gray and pure black, to bright cinnamon, depending
on where in the archipelago they come from.
They’ve also been known to be taken as black market pets, but thankfully this is rare.
Number two The Kodiak River Otter
With a name that sounds like it came right out of a Clint Eastwood or John Wayne movie,
this one had to secure a place at number two.
The Kodiak River Otter is found in the Kodiak Archipelago, just south of the main land mass
of Alaska – like many of the other animals on this list.
Like its North American counterpart, this is a thick set animal with rich brown fur.
They are well adapted to living both on land and in water, and can stay underwater for
up to eight minutes.
They have poor land vision and relies on their whiskers to detect prey.
They mainly eat snails, crabs, and mussels, making their diet one which wouldn’t be
out of place in a fine restaurant.
Kodiak River Otters are born both blind and toothless, and they don’t leave their den
until they’re almost two months old.
They stay with their mother until just before her next litter is born.
That’s a real, American family value.
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Number one The Nene Bird
No this bird has nothing to do with NeNe Leakes.
Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, the Nene bird can be found exclusively on Maui, Oahu,
Molokai, Hawaii, and Kaua’i, and is Hawaii's official bird.
The nene is a medium sized goose, usually around sixteen inches tall and between five
to six pounds.
It is claimed to have evolved from the Canadian goose, it actually kind of looks like one!
They are the worlds rarest goose with a population of only two thousand five hundred.
They can often be seen near ponds, taro patches, coastal dunes, and even lava plains.
When first hatched, the chicks are a dull brown color, and have stripes to keep them
hidden from predators such as wild hogs, cats, and Asian mongooses.
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