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FLORA E FAUNA. Flowers and animals in Italy. The skunk – La puzzola. The skunk – La puzzola. It spreads a very smelly gas in order to defend itself and to match the territory It feeds on rodents, reptiles, birds and insects One or three times a year 5 to 8 puppies come to the life.
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FLORA E FAUNA • Flowers and animals in Italy
The skunk – La puzzola • It spreads a very smelly gas in order to defend itself and to match the territory • It feeds on rodents, reptiles, birds and insects • One or three times a year 5 to 8 puppies come to the life.
The roe deer – Il capriolo • It is not so common • It is the smallest kind of deer • It has a very short tail and puppies have spots on their back • It is very shy and a bit of a loner • It feeds on shrubs and leaves
The wild pig – Il cinghiale • It has brown or grey dense bristles, slender limbs, long snout. • The male has tusks formed by projecting canines • It can live on itself or in groups • It is aggressive just if it is scared • It is fast and agile
The wild pig – Il cinghiale • It usually goes out during the night or in the early morning • It feeds on bulbs, tubers, hard-shelled fruits, but also insect larvae • It lives in woods
Alpine ibex - LO STAMBECCO • It is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps • It is an endangered species • It is a very good climber • Its habitat is the rocky region along the snowline above alpine forests • It feeds on: grasses, and the remainder being a mixture of moss, flowers, leaves, and twigs
Alpine ibex - LO STAMBECCO • Alpine ibexes will hide in the rocks of the steep cliffs when pursued by predators • You can find it in the natural park: Parco Paradiso in the North of Italy
Crested Porcupine – L’Istrice • It has a very big head • It has very short legs, but very long and sharp nails • On its back there are a lot of big spikes (each one is high 30 centimetres!!) • Its head and its belly don’t have a protection • It is very shy and it is always scared, this is why it usually goes out during the night!
The grass snake – la biscia • It can be long up to 1 m • The grass snake is typically dark green or brown in colour with a characteristic yellow collar behind the head • The colour may also range from grey to black, with darker colours being more prevalent in colder regions
The grass snake – la biscia • This snake in non-venemous • It feeds on common frogs or common toad, but sometimes it eats also small mammals and fishes • It doesn’t like feeding on dead animals, but it likes hunting its prey • In order to defend itself from predators, it sometimes pretends to be dead!!
The Vipera - La Vipera • It is a venomous snake, that lives in the countryside of the south of Italy (especially in Sicily and Calabria) • In ornder to defend their territory they bite the enemy and the venom comes out from its theeth
Il fico d’India Il fico d’India
Il fico d’India • It is a plant that comes from Mexico and common in all the Mediterranean Bacin • Its best habit is in the South of Italy and in Sardegna • The plant looks like a cactus, but it has fruits on it. • The fruits are rich of water and seeds, but their peel has a lot of spikes
La palma • Its steam can be high up to 50 metres • Its leaves are very big and palmate • It can grow just in hot countries
Il cipresso • It is ever green. It neves loses its leaves. • It lives in hot climates • It is very common to plant it in graveyards
