North America is home to an estimated 490 different mammal species.  Only a few of those species are found in all the lower 48 states: white-tailed deer, black bear, and red fox, to name a few!  They are found thriving in wooded areas known as a "woodland."  A woodland is a natural habitat with many trees, plants, and wooded vegetation, but is slightly more open than a forest.  The wildlife in a woodland often has brown, black, gray, or muted-coloring to blend into their surroundings.  This helps them camouflage and escape detection by predators.  Most woodland wildlife relies on the trees in their habitat to give them what they need-shelter, food, water, and protection.

White-tailed deer communicate through different vocalized grunts, snorts, hoof stomping, and scents.  They have scent glands between their hooves and on their hind legs.  Scents from these glands help communicate with other deer.

Black bears will hunt and eat for up to 20 hours a day, increasing their body weight for winter.  This phase of increased appetite is called "hyperphagia."  Black bears will then begin denning and hibernate for up to seven months at a time!

Red fox have many similar traits to cats, even though they are a member of the wild dog family.  They have vertical pupils, retractable claws, and whiskers.  In addition to having whiskers on their face, foxes also have whiskers on their legs that help them move around in the dark more efficiently while hunting their prey.