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A red fox’s bushy tail is
called a brush.This mink is one
of Europe’s most
endangered mammals.
It lives near rivers and
streams, and hunts
mostly at night.
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There are areas of forest
in mainland Europe from
Portugal as far as Russia.
Some get really hot in
summer, while others
are cool all year round.PristinaRed fox
This adaptable mammal can live
almost anywhere—farms or city
centers, marshes or mountaintops.
It lives in more places in the world
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forests
Forests here mostly have a mix of trees. Some, like
the Bavarian Forest in Germany, have more conifers,
such as spruce. Others, such as Białoweża Forest in
Poland, have more broad-leaved trees, like oak. All,
however, provide great homes for animals.
Nightjars live in Africa in the
winter, but return to Europe
to nest in the spring. Their
speckled feathers hide them
perfectly among dead leaves.European nightjarFamilies of blue tits gather
together in winter to search
for food. They eat insects in
the summer, but eat seeds
in the winter.Eurasian
blue titThis millipede might look
scary, but it is actually a
vegetarian—it eats
rotting plants.Black
millipedeA wood ant colony
contains around
250,000 workers.
This ant can spray
formic acid to keep
enemies away!Red wood
antThis little rodent
doesn’t hibernate in
winter. Instead, it
moves around beneath
the snow, searching for
plants to eat.Bank voleStag beetleThis insect gets its name from
the male’s jaws, which look
like the antlers of a male
deer, or stag. Males get up to
3 in (7.5 cm) long.StockholmLondonLUXEMBOURGBRITISH ISLESThe HagueVATICAN CITYMONACO SAN MARINOLICHTENSTEINANDORRA
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