Saturday, 04 February 2012
A to Z of British Mammals
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| Badger |
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Badgers have a powerful, barrel shaped body with blunt tail and short, sturdy legs with strong claws. With coarse hair, the underparts and legs... |
| Bank Vole |
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As the UK's smallest vole, the adult Bank Vole has a reddy-brown coat with a rounded, mouse-like appearance, prominent ears and a long tail. An... |
| Barbastelle Bat |
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The Barbstelle bat is a medium sized bat that has long silky fur that is dark brown to black in colour. The Barbastelle also has an almost frosted... |
| Bearded Seal | ||
| Beaver |
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Droppings are small for such a large mammal - 2.3cm long with diameter of around 2cm. Remains consist almost entirely of bark/wood remains.Generally... |
| Bechstein's Bat |
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A medium sized bat with fairly long fur that is pale to reddish brown on its back and a light grey on its underside. The Bechstein's bat has short... |
| Black Rat |
The Black Rat has a pointed nose, large ears and a slender body when compared to the Brown Rat (Rattus Norvegicus). |
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| Bottle-nosed Dolphin |
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| Brandt's Bat |
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The Brandt's bat has a shaggy fur that is a light reddish brown in colour with a visible golden... |
| Brown Hare |
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Similar to a rabbit but with longer, larger black tipped ears and longer hind legs, the fur is tawny grey/brown in colour with a lighter coloured... |
| Brown Long-eared Bat |
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The second most common bat in Britain with ears that are three quarters the length of its head and body. While at rest it tends to either curl its... |
| Brown Rat |
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The Brown rat has coarse, grey-brown fur with a thick scaly tail, which is always shorter than its body, and has small finely haired ears. |