Animalscaretips
- Are skunks in the UK?
- What is the UK's Favourite animal?
- Where are most animals?
- What is Ireland's animal?
- What animal lives in the Amazon rainforest?
- What animals can live on an island?
- Do we have sharks in the UK?
- Does the UK have wolves?
- Does the UK have bears?
Are skunks in the UK?
Skunks. A small number of striped skunks are thought to be living in the wild in Britain. The animals, native to north America, were de-scented and kept as exotic pets during the Eighties and Nineties until new legislation put paid to the practice. Several sightings have been reported in and around the Forest of Dean.
What is the UK's Favourite animal?
It's official! Dogs are the nation's favourite animal, beating cats to the top spot, new research has found.
Where are most animals?
Indonesia has the most mammal species of any country and is narrowly edged out by Australia when it comes to fish species, according to FishBase.
What is Ireland's animal?
The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is Ireland's largest wild mammal and could be considered its national animal. A stag appeared on the old £1 coin.
What animal lives in the Amazon rainforest?
Some of the animals that live in the Amazon Rainforest include jaguars, sloths, river dolphins, macaws, anacondas, glass frogs, and poison dart frogs. One in ten known species in the world lives in the Amazon Rainforest as do one in five known bird species.
What animals can live on an island?
Other island animals that are found nowhere else in the world, include the lemurs found on the island of Madagascar, the kiwi found on New Zealand, the tree kangaroo found in Papua New Guinea and the orang-utan which is found on the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
Do we have sharks in the UK?
Some 40 species of shark are thought to inhabit the waters surrounding the UK. Many only visit in the warmer months, though according to the Shark Trust charity there are 21 permanent resident species roaming beneath the waves off the British coast. ... But sharks of great size are not uncommon off these shores.
Does the UK have wolves?
There are no wild wolves in England at this point in time, although they are alive in Britain. Wolves like to remain in woodland and shrubland, where they can stalk their prey.
Does the UK have bears?
It is calculated there were over 13,000 bears in Britain 7,000 years ago. ... They are thought to have gone extinct in the UK just over 1, 000 years ago; gradual and persistent persecution, alongside the loss of its forest habitat, saw the brown bear disappear from our landscape forever.
