Forest Animals of Russia

Unlike the northern forests of the taiga on the territory of broad-leaved forests of Russia, the climate is milder. The rich world of plants and diverse forest animals are distinguished by dense broad-leaved forests.

The forest world inhabiting these forests is affected by the plant world of these forests. For example, a wood grouse, an ordinary inhabitant of the northern part of forests and taiga, no longer occurs in deciduous forests, because it feeds on needles. But the black grouse already appears. The farther south, the more foxes and hares appear, besides the agricultural fields add food to them. Foxes feed on mice with voles, and hares - winter wheat shoots.

In deciduous forests, not exemplified by conifers, there are many more species of shrubs and trees, so that the animal world is richer and more diverse in the animal world of the northern forests. Most of all in broad-leaved forests there are insectivorous and grainy species of birds. Numerous squirrels and wild boars feed on acorns and nuts - their favorite food.

The most common forest animals in Russia in the deciduous forests are the brown bear, marten, lynx, mink, squirrel, black chorus and weasel. To the south are more often hare-hare, a gray partridge and a hamster, which from the steppes fall into broad-leaved forests.

Trees and shrubs serve as a reliable protection against bad weather and enemies, as well as in the forest a large number of different natural shelters, diverse and large stocks of animal and vegetable feed. Many mammals are able to climb forest trees. These are sony, marten martens, squirrels, etc. They are characterized by moving limbs with sharp claws on them. Some of these animals, for example, sony and squirrels, have special pads on the soles of their feet, and on the foot - extensions serving them for a firm grasp of branches on trees.

Some of the climbing animals are only able to climb the tree trunk, while others can use the thin branches along which they climb from tree to tree, while others make long jumps along the straight line or upwards during climbing. There are also flying squirrels with leather webbeds on the sides, using them for a planning flight. In the forest world, you can even meet bats - the situation in the forest is very favorable for their way of life.

Some forest animals also get food on trees, and escape from enemies, and also create shelter for themselves and for offspring. Such mammals as: flying squirrel, squirrel, bat, marten and others use to hide tree hollows, natural or created by woodpeckers. Even a black bear uses for its winter sleep hollows of huge trees growing in the far east. Some animals, for example, sony and squirrels, build themselves spherical nests on trees or use bird-like. A variety of birds and animals, able to climb trees, has caused the appearance of predators that are able to hunt on trees. In the fauna of Russia, they include the Kharza and the forest marten.

Forest animals are also represented by a small number of shrews: among predators, you can call a badger, the rest are mostly moles, underground voles and moguls.

In the forest zone also live some ungulates: northern, spotted and noble deer, roe deer, elk, wild boar and bison. Forest ungulates are much heavier and slower compared to desert-steppe. Herd ungulates are much less developed herd. They mostly walk alone, in pairs and small herds. Only in winter time they gather in larger flocks due to the limitations of places suitable for wintering and because of difficulties in moving in deep snow.

Animals of the forest zone feed on vegetative parts of shrubs and trees, especially their seeds and fruits, which are high-calorie food, the second such is not in any other landscapes, except for crops.