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Beavers ~ live in riverbank homes called Beaver Lodges.

Otters ~ live in groups called holts.

Squirrels ~ have a great memory because they can remember every single stock of nuts they have buried.

Rabbits ~ their babies are born blind and without fur.

Hares ~ live above ground and can run very fast.

Badgers ~ live in burrows otherwise known as setts.

Foxes ~ are famous for their slyness and cunning.

Wolves ~ are the largest of the wild dogs.

Bears ~ bears, along with humans, are the only animals that walk on the soles of their feet.

Mice ~ are part of the rodent family.

Rats ~ get their name from the German "ratz".

Voles ~ are rodents, often called Water Rats.

Wild Boar ~ Live in temperate woodland.

Lemmings ~ There are 9 species of these creatures.

Pygmy Shrews ~ Are the smallest mammal in Europe.

Hedgehogs ~ curl up in a ball when they are in danger.

Wild Cats ~ are larger and fiercer than domestic cats.

Reindeer ~ most female deer don't have antlers, but female reindeers and caribou do.

Mountain Goats ~ have hollow soles which act as suction pads when they are climbing rocks.

Chamois ~ live in the Alps and can survive in cold climates.

Ferrets ~ are a partially tamed version of polecats, who are used to catch rabbits.

Stoats ~ has a brown summer and white winter coat that changes for camouflage purposes.

Weasels ~ are related to stoats and ferrets.

Pine martins ~ are native European mammals.

Shrews ~ one shrew, the Etruscan shrew, is only 3 cm long.

Deer ~ their antlers are made of bone, not horn, which drop off and grow again every year.

Moles ~ They burrow under meadows and pastures.