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Animals in Winter
How animals get through the cold days
Also in: Živali pozimi (Slovenian) · Zvieratká v zime (Slovak)
Winter Is Coming
The days grow short and chilly. A squirrel hides hazelnuts under the leaves. A hedgehog grows plump and weaves a nest of grass. And the fox puts on a thicker, warmer coat.
1
Who Sleeps All Winter
The hedgehog curls into a ball. The dormouse sleeps in a tree hole. A bear and a she-bear settle in a den, where she has her cubs. They live on their autumn fat.
2
Under the Snow Blanket
Snow keeps the ground warm, just like a cozy quilt. Mice and voles dig little tunnels and nibble on roots. The mole burrows deeper down, hunting for earthworms.
3
In the Snowy Woods
A mother roe deer is a doe, the father is a buck, and the baby is a fawn. Deer nibble buds from under the snow, and wild boars root in the earth with their snouts.
4
Birds at the Feeder
Tits and sparrows can hardly find food in winter. They love the seeds and nuts we hang out for them. They puff up their feathers and look like little round balls.
5
White Coats, Big Paws
The mountain hare and the stoat turn snowy white and almost disappear. The hare's wide paws keep it from sinking, and the fox leaps into the snow after a mouse.
6The End
