Animals of the Moscow Region. Fauna of Moscow and Moscow region

In the Moscow region there live a variety of animals and birds. Some are so many that you can see them even on an ordinary walk, others are a little less common, but still fairly common. To know the native nature better, all these animals should be studied in more detail.

Protein ordinary

This small red animal is known to both children and adults. Proteins are common animals of the Moscow Region, living not only in the forests, but also in the city. In the wild they are often busy preparing supplies for the winter, and in the parks they quickly get used to people and sometimes even take refreshments from their hands. The average size of the squirrel is from twenty to thirty centimeters in length, with a tail two-thirds of the body. With his help, they control the direction of the jump. By the way, it turns out that the squirrel is fine - in a straight line they can fly up to four meters, and on a descending trajectory - and fifteen. It helps in this and a small weight, the protein is very light animal and rarely weighs more than three hundred grams.

Highlights the animal bright color - most often red. But sometimes the tone of the coat can be gray, brown, brown, and even white. This is determined by the habitat and time of the year. The area of residence of the protein is the whole map of the Moscow region - local coniferous and mixed forests are perfectly suitable for these animals.

Hedgehog ordinary

Studying the animal kingdom of the Moscow region, one can not but pay attention to this animal. An hedgehog lives in Ireland, Britain, Scandinavia, Russia, the Caucasus and Transcaucasia. It can be found even in the Alps - the animals live at an altitude of up to two thousand meters above sea level, where pygmy pines grow. The urchins have an elongated muzzle with a sharp and moist nose, large eyes and rounded ears. The needles are hollow and grow like hair. In hedgehogs from Cyprus, ears are larger. In Spain, the color is lighter than the usual dark brown. The body size reaches thirty centimeters, of which the tail is no more than forty millimeters.

The weight of the hedgehog varies within a kilogram of two hundred grams. After winter hibernation, it can be four hundred grams, but in summer it increases noticeably. In nature, animals live up to five years, and as a pet, sometimes ten. Hedgehogs are distinguished by unusual snorting sounds, they are able to snore and grumble, and also clatter their teeth. These are very common animals of the Moscow region, despite a wide list of enemies, including both owls and foxes with badgers.

Elk

The fauna of the Moscow Region is represented by such large animals. Few people know that the moose belongs to the deer team, which is the most impressive in size. The body length of an adult male is three meters, the height reaches two and a half meters, and the mass exceeds half a ton.

From most deer, the elk is distinguished by a body with a short body and a broad chest. A massive head with an overhanging lip and movable ears impresses with a leathery growth on the neck and a complex construction of horns having a spade-shaped form with processes, the number of which usually does not exceed eighteen. Sometimes their shape may not be symmetrical. These animals of the Moscow region are also common in Poland, the Czech Republic, Norway, Hungary and Switzerland, were seen in the north of China and are very common in Canada.

Lake frogs

Animals of the Moscow region are not only large moose or cute squirrels, but also a variety of amphibians. For example, lake frogs are very common in this area. They reach fifteen centimeters in length and are often painted in different shades of green, although brown and gray frogs can be found. On the body they have dark spots, and on the back there is a light strip. Such frogs live in the territory from Central Europe to Iran, in Russia they are found even on Lake Baikal.

This amphibian can inhabit any water, including artificial and mountain water. Frogs are very fond of heat, so they can be found in hot springs. They feed on insects, but they can eat a small lizard, mouse or chick. Large individuals can swallow other frogs. To catch dragonflies and mosquitoes helps a long sticky tongue, which is quickly thrown forward. Like many other animals in Moscow and the Moscow region, in winter frogs stop activity, going to hibernation, for which burrow into mud or depressions on the shore.

Hare-hare

The map of the Moscow region is densely covered with the habitats of a variety of animals. Almost all of its territory are inhabited by hare-hares, widely distributed throughout the north of Eurasia. The size of the hare does not exceed sixty to seventy centimeters in length, weighing from one and a half to five kilograms. Large ears can be about ten centimeters in length. The thick coat on the soles makes it easy to move around even in the snow, and its color depends on the season, changing from pure white to gray or reddish.

In summer there is a lot of fodder for whites and you can meet them very often, and in winter they gather in groups and wander in search of food. Rarely can they be seen at the swampy terrain - hares prefer to live near rivers, near small farmland, in forests. Like other types of detachment, whites are nocturnal, moving during feeding for several kilometers. In the afternoon they lie on the surface, and in the winter they can snatch shallow burrows for recreation.

Thunderbird

Many plants and animals of the Moscow region are found only deep in the forest, but these birds can be found in the city. From the ordinary thrush they are distinguished by a beautiful plumage with white belly and underwing and variegated chest and sides. They live in gardens and fields, at the edges of meadows and in small forests.

Thrush nests in colonies of thirty pairs, making strong bowls of branches, which are located with the chicks. Sometimes they are attacked by birds of prey (magpies, jays), then the settlement can be destroyed. The creation of one nest takes about five days, and eggs thrushes for almost two weeks. The same number there are chicks. Feeding birds are worms, insects and berries of mountain ash or juniper.

Badgers

These are rare animals of the Moscow region, photos of which are available only from very experienced travelers and hunters. In the city they can not be seen. Badgers are distinguished by a large and dense body with an elongated head and small eyes. Strong paws are adapted for digging. Teeth are suitable for eating plant foods. In different areas badgers look different, as a rule, they are distinguished by brown fur on their backs with a dark strip along the ridge and a light ripple on the sides. Cheeks and forehead - white or brown. Summer fur is darker and rustier than winter. The young badger color is lighter.