Task · part of 3. Field work, or a life history. Do ONE, and they are not equal

3(c). A written life history of one nongame mammal near you

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From study and reading. How it lived before humans affected its habitat, how it reproduces, what it eats, its natural habitat, what it depends on and what depends on it, and how humans have benefited from it. This outline is what requirement 4(c) points at.

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Mammal Study Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 3(c)