Wildlife of the Wildlife of the UKUK

Wildlife includes all non-Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and domesticated plants, animals and other organisms.other organisms.

• Wildlife can be found in all Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems. Deserts, rain forests, ecosystems. Deserts, rain forests, plains, and other areas- including the plains, and other areas- including the most developed urban cities- all have most developed urban cities- all have distinct forms of wildlife.distinct forms of wildlife.

Animal LifeAnimal Life

• Carnivorous:Carnivorous:-badger-badger (барсук) (барсук)

-raccoon-raccoon (енот) (енот)

-fox-fox

-otter-otter (выдра) (выдра)

-stoat-stoat (горностай) (горностай)

-weasel-weasel (ласка) (ласка)

FoxesFoxes

• Body is 56-77 cm Body is 56-77 cm long.The pointed long.The pointed nose,pointed ears and nose,pointed ears and bushy tail make this bushy tail make this redish-brown animal redish-brown animal unmistakeable.Foxes unmistakeable.Foxes live in family live in family groups.Active mostly groups.Active mostly at night.The fox preys at night.The fox preys on rabbits,hares,rats on rabbits,hares,rats and ground-nesting and ground-nesting birds,including birds,including domestic hens and domestic hens and ducks.ducks.

Rodents:Rodents:

• SquirrelsSquirrels

• MiceMice

• RatsRats

• RabbitsRabbits

• hareshares

Red squirrel:Red squirrel:

• Body is up 25 cm Body is up 25 cm long.Two colour long.Two colour phases exist on the phases exist on the continent:dark continent:dark greyish-brown and greyish-brown and russent red.Restricted russent red.Restricted mainly to Scotland mainly to Scotland and Ireland in the and Ireland in the British Isles.Will eat British Isles.Will eat insects,nestling birds insects,nestling birds and eggs.and eggs.

Insectivores:Insectivores:• HedgehogsHedgehogs

• MolesMoles ((кроты)кроты)

• Shrews Shrews ((землеройки)землеройки)

Hedgehog:Hedgehog:• Body is 20-30 cm Body is 20-30 cm

long.The rounded,rather long.The rounded,rather short body is covered short body is covered with spines.Hedgehog with spines.Hedgehog has pointed nose,small has pointed nose,small ears and eyes and ears and eyes and pointed teeth.It eats pointed teeth.It eats invertebrates,including invertebrates,including slugs,worms and slugs,worms and beetles,as well as bird’s beetles,as well as bird’s eggs.eggs.

Amphibians and Reptiles:Amphibians and Reptiles:

• There are 3 species There are 3 species of newts (of newts (тритон)тритон) and 5 species of and 5 species of frogs and toads in frogs and toads in the UK.the UK.

• There are several There are several species of snakes in species of snakes in the UK,but only the the UK,but only the adder is dangerous.adder is dangerous.

Birds:Birds:

• Wild pigeonWild pigeon

• PheasantPheasant

• GrouseGrouse (куропатка)(куропатка)

• SparrowSparrow

• BlackbirdBlackbird (дрозд) (дрозд)

• ChaffinchChaffinch (зяблик) (зяблик)

• StarlingStarling (водорез) (водорез)

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