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Animals of the Forest
A Walk Among the Trees from Morning until Night
Also in: Živali v gozdu (Slovenian) · Zvieratá v lese (Slovak)
Morning in the Clearing
A roe deer steps into the sunny clearing. The father is a buck with antlers, the mother a doe, the baby a fawn. They nibble grass and leaves.
1
High in the Treetops
A squirrel leaps from branch to branch. Its babies, called kittens, sleep in a nest of twigs and moss. It eats nuts and hides some in the ground.
2
Deep in the Bushes
A fox has a den under the roots. The father is a dog fox, the mother a vixen, the babies cubs. They hunt mice and nibble berries too.
3
Among the Leaves
A hedgehog rustles by, covered in prickles. Father is a boar, mother a sow, babies are hoglets. When scared, they curl into a ball.
4
By the Forest Stream
Wild boar come down to drink. Father is a boar, mother a sow, babies are stripy piglets. They root for acorns and roll in cool mud.
5
When Dusk Falls
At night an owl sits on a branch with big round eyes. Both parents feed their owlets in an old tree hole. They hunt mice in silence.
6The End
