Pine Marten

 

Animal Name: Pine Marten

Scientific Name: Martes Martes

Description: It is cat size with a lithe and a slender body. It also has short legs, rounded ears, a bushy tail and rich brown fur.

Where it lives: It is found throughout Europe in woodland areas.

Reproduction: It has 1 egg in mid-summer.

Diet: It eats birds, carrion, beetles, fungi, berries, and almost any kind of small rodent.

Why is it endangered: Hunters hunt it.

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