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THE COLOR OF AN ANIMAL IS VERy
IMPORTANT...BLENPING WITH ITS NATURAL
HABITAT HELPS IT TO SURVIVE;. JF YOU AREN'T
SURE OF THE COLOR OF AN/MALS IN THIS
BOOKLET A5K yOUR PARENTS
OR--F/NPA PICTURE OF THE
AN/MAL you ARE COLORING/
LIGHT BROWN WITH
WHITE SPOTS
JAY
LIGHT BLUE
WHITE
WHITE
WHITE
BLACK
WHITE
BREAST
BULLFROG
GREEN
•ATWERS PARK
BLUE WITH
.ACK PATCHES
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WETLANDS ARE JUST THAT- WET LANPS/
THIS COLORING ŁOOK WILL HELP YOU
LEARN MORE AŁOL»T WETLANP5 ANP
THE ANIMALS THAT LIVE IN THEM...
LET'S GET STARTEP/
MALLARP Pl/CK
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WOOD PUCK
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WETLANDS ARE PLACES THAT ARE COMPLETELY COVERED WITH
WATER AT TIMES. SWAMPS ARE WETLANDS. MARSHES, PONDS AND
EDGES OF CREEKS AND RIVERS ARE WETLANDS TOO.
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COMMON
EGRET
MANY ANIMALS FIND THEIR FOOD IN WETLANDS. RACCOONS FIND FISH
TURTLES FIND INSECTS, AND DUCKS FIND THE PLANTS THEY LIKE TO
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PUCKS
ROSEATE 5P00N&/LL
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WETLANDS CAN BE FOUND ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. IN THE
SOUTH, THERE ARE THE EVERGLADES WETLANDS. THE ROSEATE
SPOONBILL LIVES THERE.-
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MALIARP
PUCKS
MOOSE
V\/ETLANDS IN THE NORTH ARE THE HOME OF THE MOOSE -AMERICA'S
BIGGEST WILD ANIMAL!
MALLARDS ARE COLORFUL DUCKS THAT CAN BE SEEN ON WETLANDS
ALL OVER-THE UNITED STATES - NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST!
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P0 YOU HAVE WETLANPS NEAR
YOUR HOME?.. IF YOU P0, ASK
YOUR PARENTS OR TEACHER JO
' TAKE YOU THERE AND HELP - *
YOU MAKE-A LI9T-OF THE
ANIMALS ypU SEE... P/N00ULAR5
ANP A .PIRP BOOK W/LL MAKE IT
EASIER TO SEE ANP NAME
THE 2/RPS/
PUCKS
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PELICANS
W SHRIMP
CRABS
TIDAL MARSHES ARE ALSO WETLANDS AND ARETHE HOMES OF CRABS
SHRIMP, OYSTERS; AND MANY KINDS OF FISH AND SEA LIFE|- LITTLE
FISH FEED AND HIDE AMONG THE MARSH GRASSES UNTIL THEY ARE
BIG ENOUGH TO SWIM OUT TO SEA.
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FISHERMEN CATCH SOME OF THE FISH AND SHELLFISH
THAT GROW IN TIDAL MARSHES.
EVERY YEAR, THE MARSHES HELP GROW SEAFOOD FOR
OUR DINNERS.
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PALP EAGLE
BALD EAGLES LIKE TO EAT FISH AND ARE OFTEN SEEN AROUND WET-
LANDS. BALD EAGLES ARE "ENDANGERED". THAT MEANS THERE ARE
NOT MANY OF THEM LEFT IN MOST PARTS OF OUR COUNTRY. MANY
ENDANGERED ANIMALS ALSO LIVE IN WETLANDS.
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DO YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO LIKES TO FISH OR HUNT?
WETLANDS ARE IMPORTANT TO HUNTERS AND FISHER-
MEN BECAUSE SO MANY WILD ANIMALS AND FISH MAKE
THEIR HOMES IN WETLANDS.
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DEER
WETLANDS HELP PROTECT OUR HOMES FROM WEATHER. WETLANDS
LOWER FLOODWATEftS BY HOLDING RAIN AND MELTING SNOW, ALSO,
ON THE SEA COASTS, WETLANDS CATCH THE FURY OF HURRiCANES!
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RABBIT
UNFORTUNATELY, MANY WETLANDS ARE BEING DRAINED OF ALL
THEIR WATER. PEOPLE THEN PLANTCROPS ON THEM OR BUILD ROADS
AIRPORTS, OR HOUSES. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, ANIMALS AND FISH LOSE
THEIR HOMES.
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FOX
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National Wildlife Refuge
BOUNDARY
Wildlife Service
of the Interior
SOME WETLANDS ARE "WILDLIFE REFUGES". THESE --WETLANDS ARE
CONSERVED SO ANIMALS WILL HAVE HOMES.
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PEOPLE ENJOY WILDLFFE REFUGES. THEY CAN WATCH BIRDS, FISH,
AND LEARN ABOUT THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS.
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THE MONEY THE PEOPLE PAY
FOR DUCK STAMPS IS USED TO
HELP "BUY MORE WETLANDS
FOR THE WILDLIFE REFUGES!
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DUCK-STAMPS HAVE BEEN ISSUED EVERY YEAR FOR 50 YEARS! THE
PICTURE ON EACH YEAR'S DUCK STAMP IS PICKED IN A BIG CONTEST.
MANY ARTISTS ENTER THEIR PAINTINGSTO TRY TO WIN THE CONTEST.
DUCK STAMPS ARE VERY COLORFUL AND MANY PEOPLE LIKE TO
COLLECT THEM.
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IS THE CINNAMON TEAL DOCK DRAWN BY GERALD MOBLEY;
^ulED RD^!f TOE: 1985 86 DUCK STAMP. THE CINNAMON
TEAL IS MOSTLY REDDISH BROWN, BUT IT HAS SOME LIGHT BLUt,
GREEN AND WHITE ON ITS WINGS. I'LL BET IF YOU TRY REAL HARD,
YOU CAN MAKE IT LOOK REAL!
For Jtle by the Superintendent of Document. C.S. Government Pr-.-.:ins Office
Wuhuifton. D.C. 20402
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CAN YOU DRAW YOUR OWN
DUCK STAMP? HERE'S A PLACE
FOR YOU TO TRY!
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
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