10 Fun Facts About Forest Animals
In Animals by Anja, December 9, 2015
1. The Grizzly bear’s name comes from the word “grizzled” which means ‘streaked with gray hair’.
“Grizzly Bear” by Denali National Park and Preserve is licensed under CC BY 2.0span>
2. An individual pika must collect a large pile of dry grasses to eat in its rocky burrow in order to make it through the winter since they do not hibernate.
3. Wombat poo is cube-shaped to stop it from rolling away.
“Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat” by Jason Pratt is licensed under CC BY 2.0
4. Gray squirrels bury nuts all over the place, and often forget them, growing new trees. This makes them more ecologically friendly than red squirrels, who store nuts in piles on the ground which don’t take root.
“Eastern Grey Squirrel” by David Iliff is licensed under CC BY 3.0
5. Infant Pygmy Marmosets babble to develop their language skills, similarly to the way human babies babble.
“Pygmy Marmosets” by Tony Hisgett is licensed under CC BY 2.0
6. Two-toed sloths cannot shiver to stay warm like other mammals due to their low metabolic rates and little muscle tissue.
“Two-toed Sloth” by Ontley is licensed under CC BY 3.0
7. When a rabbit is happy it will sometimes jump in the air twist it’s body. This is called a binky.
8. The red panda uses its long bushy tail not only for balance, but also as a blanket during chilly winter nights.
“Red Panda” by Mathias Appel
9. Baby Japanese Macaques make snowballs. They do not use them for any survival purposes, they just like to have fun.
“Japanese Macaque” by SITS Girls is licensed under CC BY 2.0
10. Baby Japanese Macaques make snowballs. They do not use them for any survival purposes, they just like to have fun.
“Pygmy Slow Loris” by David Haring is licensed under CC BY 3.0
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“Old Growth Forest” by USFWS is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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