Interesting facts from the life of animals in the Chuvash Republic

Foxes now live in cities, they hunt birds in gardens and parks and rummage through trash cans.

Lions

Lions once lived in southern Europe. They became extinct in Greece and Italy about 2,000 years ago. In 1898, in Tsavo, two lions attacked workers building the Kenya-Uganda railway. They killed and devoured 27 workers, and construction had to be stopped for several weeks until the lions could be shot.

Tigers

Most tigers avoid people, but a man-eating tiger killed in India in 1911 managed to kill and eat 430 people. If no other food can be found, a hungry tiger may eat insects.

Cats

Some types of cats have leathery folds on their sides that look like wings; with their help, cats slow down their fall by jumping down from a great height.

Dogs

Domestic dogs love their home. Often, a lost dog manages to find its way home on its own. For example, in 1979, one family went on vacation to Arizona with their East European Shepherd. The dog got lost along the way, and four months later returned home to Washington state, having run more than 2,000 miles during that time!

Badgers

The largest badger recorded weighed more than 27 kg. Badgers dig faster than the rabbits they chase underground.

Kangaroo

The largest kangaroo is the gray or forest kangaroo, standing on its hind legs and can reach 1.7 m. Gray kangaroos can move at speeds of up to 65 km/h, fleeing from hunters or cars.

Once upon a time, a red kangaroo, fleeing from farmers pursuing him, jumped through a 3m high fence.

In 1974, a fisherman, sailing on a boat about 2 km from the coast near Melbourne, caught a gray kangaroo from the water. He was probably trying to swim to the nearest island.

Lemurs

Lemurs once lived in Africa, but have now disappeared from this continent. Lemurs are related to monkeys, monkeys and humans.

Monkeys

During the First World War, the 3rd South African Infantry used a male monkey named Jackie as a scout. In 1918, Jackie was wounded and awarded a medal.

Gorillas

The largest gorilla known weighed 280 kg and was 1m70cm tall. There are two subspecies of gorillas. The lowland gorilla has lighter fur. Than a mountain gorilla.

Rats

The teeth of a brown rat are so hard that it can chew through a water pipe to get to the water.

Whales

The sperm whale can remain underwater for about 2 hours, holding its breath. A newborn blue whale can reach a length of more than 8 m.

Seals

The elephant seal is the largest seal in the world; it reaches 6m in length. The crabeater seal doesn't actually eat crabs, it feeds on crustaceans and shrimp.

Elephants

The largest elephant was an African male elephant, killed in Namibia in 1978. His height was 4.3m; and the weight is 10 tons. In 1928, a hermit elephant appeared in Bian Valley in India. He trampled the fields and killed several peasants. Sir George Maxwell, a famous hunter, decided to kill this elephant. The hunter traveled along the river in a boat, but on the very first night the hermit elephant tore the boat from the mooring ropes and overturned it. Sir George almost drowned. A few days later, he finally shot the elephant.

Camels

A thirsty camel can drink more than 100 liters of water in 5 minutes. In Avaria, camels were used to transport goods more than 6,000 years ago.

DID YOU KNOW?

The European hedgehog can be the “host” of ticks - carriers of diseases dangerous to humans and domestic animals: one hedgehog can contain from 600 to 2000 drunken ticks. They feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals - birds, mammals, including humans. Their saliva contains substances that relieve pain and prevent blood clotting. Bleeding after a bite lasts up to 8 hours.

Hare milk is very nutritious, it contains up to 12% protein and up to 15% fat.

Crossbreeds between hare and hare are possible. Hares born from such parents are called cuffs; they are fertile and can breed in captivity.

Cetacean milk contains up to 54% fat - this is 10 times more than cow's milk. Therefore, cetacean calves grow very quickly.

If necessary, a wolf can run at a speed of 50-60 km/h, and during the night it can make a journey up to 80 km long; on average runs more than 20 km per day.

The fastest running predator is the cheetah. Can reach speeds of up to 110 km/h.

Elk milk is 3-4 times fatter than cow milk and contains 5 times more protein. A calf drinks 1-2 liters of milk per day.

Rhino horns are very highly valued for their supposedly great healing power, and it is because of them that rhinos are destroyed, even in nature reserves and national parks.

Zebras are significantly inferior to horses in endurance and speed, so they are not tamed or domesticated, although this is possible.

The larger the animal, the larger part of its body weight is the skeleton. In small mammals, such as shrews, the skeletal mass is 8%, and in elephants and hippopotamuses it is 20% of the body mass.

Some mammals from the order of carnivores mark their territory with urine, which has a persistent odor. Such a mark informs representatives of the same species about the owner of a given territory.

The maximum brain mass of an elephant is 4925 g, while that of a blue whale, which is approximately 25 times larger than an elephant, is only 4700 g.

The peregrine falcon reacts to a moving bird located at a distance of 1100 m, and the soaring vulture detects prey 3-4 km away.