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Squirrel

Squirrel

Class: Mammals Order: Rodents Family: Sciuridae Weight: 250-340 g Height: Up to 30 cm Body length: 19.5-28 cm Coloration: In summer, they exhibit reddish, brown, or dark brown tones; in winter, they turn gray and black, sometimes with a brownish tint. Age of sexual maturity: 30-40 days Gestation period: 22-39 days Lifespan: Up to 12 years Habitat: Squirrels are widely distributed around the world. The only […]

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Red Deer

Red Deer

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae Weight: 180-234 kg Height: 124-149 cm Body length: 173-208 cm Coloration: Varies from dark brown in winter to light brown in summer, with a characteristic reddish-brown rump. Age of sexual maturity: 16 months Gestation period: 240-262 days Lifespan: 20-30 years Habitat: The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of Western Asia. It […]

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Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig

Vietnamese Pot-bellied Pig

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Suidae Weight: 75-80 kg Height: 50 cm Body Length: 1 meter or more Coloration: Usually black, sometimes brownish, and occasionally with white patches. Age of sexual maturity: 4-6 months Gestation period: 3.5-4 months Lifespan: 30 years Habitat: Widely spread across Canada, Southeast Asia, Hungary, Ukraine, and Romania. Diet: Greens, hay, vegetable supplements, grains. Did You Know?

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Dagestan Tur

Dagestan Tur

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Weight: 45-100 kg Height: 65-98 cm Body Length: 1.3-1.5 m Coloration: Brown or light brown fur. Males’ fur turns gray with age. In winter, the coloration becomes dark brown. The belly is lighter. Males have a characteristic beard on the chin. Age of sexual maturity: At the age of one and a half to two years Gestation […]

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Saanen goat

Saanen goat

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Weight: 50-120 kg Height: 75-100 cm at the withers Body length: 81-84 cm Coloration: White Gestation period: About 5 months Lifespan: 9-10 years Habitat: The breed was developed in Switzerland’s Saanen Valley. Currently, it is widespread in Europe, North Africa, the United States, Korea, Indonesia, and Russia. Diet: Barley, oats, wheat bran, oilcake, etc. Did you know?

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Somali sheep

Somali sheep

Class: Mammals Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Weight: 52-68 kg Height: 60-68 cm Body length: 50-70 cm Coloration: White with a black head and neck Age of sexual maturity: 5-7 months Gestation period: 5 months Lifespan: on average, 12-15 years Habitat: Found in Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Brazil Diet: Hay, grass Did you know?

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Silver fox

Silver fox

Class: Mammals Order: Carnivores Family: Canidae Weight: Around 10 kg Height: Around 40 cm Body length: 72-95 cm Coloration: Some foxes are covered entirely in thick black fur, with only the tip of the tail remaining white. There are also individuals with blue and brown shades of fur, having gray-ashy sides. Age of sexual maturity: 9-11 months Gestation period: 2 months Lifespan: 10-12 years Habitat: Canada, […]

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Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Coraciiformes (Rollers) Family: Bucerotidae (Hornbills) Weight: Up to 6 kg Height: Up to 40 cm Body length: 90 – 129 cm Coloration: Black plumage with flight feathers that are whitish, often with a yellowish tint. Age of sexual maturity: At 8-9 years old Incubation period: 58-68 days Lifespan: Up to 40 years Habitat range: The habitat range extends from the western regions […]

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Puma

Puma

Class: Mammalia (Mammals) Order: Carnivora (Carnivores) Family: Felidae (Cats) Weight: from 29 to 105 kg Height: from 60 to 85 cm Body length: from 110 to 180 cm Coloration: Reddish, sandy-colored fur. Age of sexual maturity: At 3 years old Gestation period: 95 days Lifespan: 15-18 years Habitat range: The habitat of the puma extends from the Rocky Mountains in North America to Patagonia in the […]

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Fennec

Fennec

Class: Mammalia (Mammals) Order: Carnivora (Carnivores) Family: Canidae (Canines) Weight: up to 1.5 kg Height: 18-22 cm Body length: 30-40 cm Coloration: Light reddish coat, almost white fur on the belly. The animal’s tail is bushy with a black tip. Age of sexual maturity: 9-11 months Gestation period: 50 days Lifespan: 7-8 years, up to 20 years in captivity Habitat range: The largest population of fennecs […]

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Caracal

Caracal

Class: Mammalia (Mammals) Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae (Cats) Weight: 11-20 kg Height: 45 cm Body length: 65-82 cm Coloration: The fur is short and dense, with a sandy or reddish-brown upper side and a whitish underside. There are black markings on the sides of the face. The ears and ear tufts are black. Age of sexual maturity: 7-12 months Gestation period: approximately 80 days […]

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European Polecat

European Polecat

Class: Mammals Order: Carnivores Family: Mustelids Weight: 0.65 – 1 kg Height: Approximately 20 cm Body length: 29 – 46 cm Coloration: The adult polecat’s fur consists of black-brown guard hairs with yellowish underfur. The belly, legs, chest, throat, and tail are almost black. The head, which is relatively short and broad, features a distinctive mask-like pattern: the lips, cheeks, forehead, and […]

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