Game - A guide to the Northern game animals

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A Guide to the Northern Game animals...

Key - *- harmless **- not a threat ***- Can be dangerous **** - Dangerous *****- Very dangerous!

Harp Seal ** - Pack-ice

Type: Mammal
Diet: Carnivore - Fish and Squid
Average lifespan: 30 years
Size: 5.25 to 6.25 ft (1.6 to 1.9 m)
Weight: 400 lbs (180 kg)
Group name: Colony or rookery



Elephant Seal **** - Pack-ice

Type: Mammal
Diet: Carnivore - Fish and Squid
Average lifespan in the wild: 20 to 22 years
Size: Up to 20 ft (6 m)
Weight: Up to 8,800 lbs (4,000 kg)
Group name: Colony



Fur Seal *** - Pack-ice

Type: Mammal
Diet: Carnivore - Fish, Squid, and Penguins
Average lifespan in the wild: 12 to 30 years
Size: 4 to 10 ft (1.2 to 3.1 m)
Weight: up to 700 lbs (317 kg)
Group name: Colony



Walrus ***** - Pack-ice

Type: Mammal
Diet: Carnivore - Clams, Squid
Average lifespan in the wild: Up to 40 years
Size: 7.25 to 11.5 ft (2.2 to 3.5 m)
Weight: Up to 1.5 tons (1.4 metric tons)
Group name: Herd



Reindeer Cows - **, Bulls - *** - Herds migrate accross the pack-ice in winter.

(Also known as Caribou)

Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore - Lichen, plants
Average lifespan in the wild: 15 years
Size: 4 to 5 ft (1.2 to 1.5 m) at the shoulder
Weight: 240 to 700 lbs (109 to 318 kg)
Group name: Herd



Moose Cows - *** Bulls - **** - The Ghost Forest.

Type: Mammal
Diet: Herbivore
Average lifespan in the wild: 15 to 20 years
Size: Height at shoulder, 5 to 6.5 ft (1.5 to 2 m)
Weight: 1,800 lbs (820 kg)
Group name: Herd



Emperor Penguin * - Pack-ice

Type: Bird
Diet: Carnivore- Fish and Squid
Average lifespan in the wild: 15 to 20 years
Size: 45 in (115 cm)
Weight: Up to 88 lbs (40 kg)
Group name: Colony



Adélie Penguin * - Pack-ice

Type: Bird
Diet: Carnivore - Fish and Squid
Average lifespan in the wild: Up to 20 years
Size: 27.5 in (70 cm)
Weight: 8.5 to 12 lbs (4 to 5.5 kg)
Group name: Colony



Capercaillie * - The Ghost Forest

Type: Bird
Diet: Herbivore - Berries shoots and stems.
Average lifespan in the wild: 10 years
Size: 86-95cm (with a 29-40cm tail)
Weight: 4 kg- (Male)
Group name: Tok