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American Beaver

Large rodents, live near water

Brown fur, flat black tail

Lewis and Clark

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Lewis and Clark – The Journey

In 1804 President Thomas Jefferson appointed Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead the Corp

of Discovery on a journey from Missouri to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis and Clark were sent to explore

the American West in order to map a water route for commerce.

Due in large part to Jefferson’s fascination with science and nature, Lewis was also instructed to take

detailed notes of plants and animals encountered on the trip, especially those not yet known in the

“East” (United States). During the journey more than 170 plants and 120 animals were observed and

documented by the Corp of Discovery.

Many of the birds and animals Lewis and Clark encountered on their journey are now symbolic of the

American West including bison, prairie dogs, mountain goats and more.

Members of the Corp of Discovery kept journals documenting every aspect of their travels. They en-

countered many animals never before seen by scientists in the United States, therefore they took very

detailed notes of these creatures to share with researchers back home. They would observe the ani-

mals in their natural environment and often capture animals for more detailed study.

Their journal entries would include:

Information about when and where the animal was encountered

Description – including measurements (size and weight), coloring, skin/fur/feathers, unique mark-

ings, etc.

Habitat – where the animal lived, what it ate, what it used for shelter, etc.

Notes – interesting observations or findings about the creature and a detailed drawing

Animal Discovery Journal

We have created Animal Discovery Journal pages to document our research about some of our favor-

ite animals found in the American West. You can print these pages to create your own journal. Be

sure to gather the same information Lewis collected (description, habitat and interesting notes/

observations) and don’t forget to add your own drawings too! There are pages for 24 mammals and

birds including:

Mammals

American Beaver

Bighorn Sheep

Black Tailed Prairie Dog

Bobcat

Brown/Grizzly Bear

Columbian Ground Squirrel

Coyote

Gray Wolf

Mountain Goat

Mule Deer

North American Porcupine

Red Fox

White-tailed Jack rabbit

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Black-billed Magpie

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Double Crested Cormorant

Gray Jay

Great Horned Owl

Lewis’ Woodpecker

Pacific Loon

Ring-necked Duck

Rugged Grouse

Western Meadowlark

Latin/Scientific Name:

Description (Color/Measurements):

Habitat:

Notes:

American Beaver

Habitat:

Notes:

Bighorn Sheep

Habitat:

Notes:

Black Tailed

Prairie Dog

Habitat:

Notes:

Bobcat

Habitat:

Notes:

Brown/Grizzly

Habitat:

Notes:

Columbian Ground

Squirrel

Habitat:

Notes:

Coyote

Habitat:

Notes:

Gray Wolf

Habitat:

Notes:

Mountain Goat

Habitat:

Notes:

Mule Deer

Habitat:

Notes:

North American

Porcupine

Habitat:

Notes:

Red Fox

Habitat:

Notes:

White-tailed

Jack rabbit

Habitat:

Notes:

Yellow-bellied

Marmot

Habitat:

Notes:

Black-billed

Magpie

Habitat:

Notes:

Broad-tailed

Hummingbird

Habitat:

Notes:

Double Crested

Cormorant

Habitat:

Notes:

Gray Jay

Habitat:

Notes:

Great Horned Owl

Habitat:

Notes:

Lewis’ Woodpecker

Habitat:

Notes:

Pacific Loon

Habitat:

Notes:

Ring-necked Duck

Habitat:

Notes:

Ruffed Grouse

Habitat:

Notes:

Western

Meadowlark

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