Taiga animals

25/03/2021

25/03/2021

Traditionally, it is believed that mankind should thank the Egyptians for domestic cats. However, the age is relatively recently discovered to be over 9500 years old. In turn, the first mention of cats in Egypt is not more than 4000 years old.

24/03/2021

Some rhino species have two horns. At the same time, some of the extinct species of these creatures did not have horns at all.
The largest known rhino horn is 158 centimeters long.
Hunting for these animals is prohibited in all countries where they are found.
Vision in rhinos is weak, but they compensate for this deficiency with excellent hearing and smell.
The rhino has three toes on each foot, and a hoof on each toe.

23/03/2021

The tiger's jump length can be up to six meters, and the height - up to five.
On average, only one attack on prey out of ten ends in luck for the tiger.
Tigers are able to imitate the voices of some other animals in order to lure them closer and attack from an ambush.

22/03/2021

Ant melanerpes creates a kind of pantry - it hollows out in the trunks of dead trees (including on telephone poles or in wooden houses) a separate hole for each acorn. To appreciate the diligence of this bird and its thrifty, pay attention: about 60 thousand hidden fruits were found in one pine tree.

21/03/2021

South African antelope jumps up to 3 meters in height, bending into a South African antelope jumps up to 3 meters in height, bending in the form of a bow. This is an alarm signal for the whole herd of antelopes.

19/03/2021

The cheetah's "secret weapon" is its flexible body with a strong spine, curved like an arch of a bridge, and powerful clawed legs that allow it to firmly rest on the ground. It is the fastest-footed animal of the African savannah. No one can imagine an animal running faster than a cheetah. In short moments, he develops a speed of over 100 kilometers per hour, and if he did not get tired quickly, he would be the most terrible predator in Africa.

17/03/2021

Wolves live in almost all types of woodlands.
Hedgehogs live only in the forest.
Many squirrels live in the forests of Russia, but few people know that the squirrel's nest is correctly called "gayno". Such a nest always has two exits - the second is needed in case of an urgent evacuation of the squirrel.