Scotland's Animals
Highland Cattle
Wild Cat
Badger
The badger is a carnivore. It likes to eat worms, beetles, slugs, snails, rats, mice and young rabbits. It has an excellent sense of smell which is uses to find food. It is a mainly nocturnal animal so is rarely seen during the day. The badger's home is called a set. It has a series of tunnels and chambers underground.
The badger is a carnivore. It likes to eat worms, beetles, slugs, snails, rats, mice and young rabbits. It has an excellent sense of smell which is uses to find food. It is a mainly nocturnal animal so is rarely seen during the day. The badger's home is called a set. It has a series of tunnels and chambers underground.
Mountain Hare
Pine Marten
The pine marten is generally found in woodlands but can also be found on rocky ground. Pine martens eat mainly rats and mice but sometimes they eat squirrels, small birds, berries, fish and beetles. They usually live in holes under tree trunks or between rocks or boulders but sometimes they use a bird's nest or a squirrel's drey. |
Red Deer
The Red Squirrel
Roe Deer
Grey Seal
Harbour Seal
Bottlenose Dolphin
Birds
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