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The Marten

The marten is very similar to the long pitchfork
One always regarded the marten as a noxious animal, but them scientists say the opposite, it is very important in our ecosystem.

It so much was driven out that it is in process of extinction. Fortunately projects were set up to safeguard this species.

It has a thin and nimble body, short members, claws which he make it possible to climb with the trees. It has a head punt a pointed nose long ears and black eyes.

Its fur is Chastain, its chest and its throat are white or orange. The winter, its hair becomes thicker to resist the cold. It measures approximately 60 cm, have a provided tail which can reach 20 cm and more. It can weigh between 500 and 1600 G. His/her nearer cousin is the long pitchfork.

The marten is a solitary and generally night animal, because of the man who drives out it for his fur. It lives in the forests of conifers, moderate or mixed, which are in the Northern hemisphere. It lives in the trees but, in winter, it rests under ground. They use the perfume of their abdominal and anal glands for to mark their territory.

The marten is an omnivorous animal. It eats especially rodents (field voles, mulots, dormice), of the birds, eggs and the insects. It can move from 10 to 15 km to drive out. It eats approximately 150 G of food per day.

The martens are viviparous. They couple June at August. They reach sexual maturity between 1 year and half and 2 years. The ovule fertilized develops in the uterus during the last two months front birth. In spring, it can be confined from 2 to 7 small. With birth, the martens are blind, deaf and toothless. The babies are separated after 42 days and reach their full growth around 3 month and half.

The parents learn, very early the instinct of survival to their small. marten can live of 10 à12 years approximately.

The marten is skilful to climb with the trees and to swim. It is of one very great curiosity and with an enormous appetite

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