ANIMALS ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL

MOOSE - ALCES AMERICANUS

• The moose weighs us to 800 to 1,200 pounds.
• It can be spotted feeding on many ponds on the trail.
• Usually a solitary animal, it travels in herds in the summer months.
• Moose are found throughout the United States.
• They live in circumpolar boreal forests.

SALAMANDER - DESMOGNATHUS FUSCUS

• Salamanders look like reptiles, but they are amphibians.
• They have moist skin with no scales and no ear-openings.
• You will find them along the trail hiding under rocks.
• They are born as "efts" and then mature over three years.
• Fully grown, they spend the remainder of their life in water.

PILEATED WOODPECKER - DRYOCOPUS PILEATUS

• These birds became rare in eastern North America after colonization by Europeans.
• Now, their population has increased and can be easily spotted.
• This woodpecker eats mostly carpenter ants.
• They use their strong bills to dig into wood and find their food.

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