01+Predators+in+nature


 * ===The Preadors acitive in our district are the 4 " big ones " in Norway :===
 * The Wolf
 * The Brown Bear
 * The Lynx
 * The Wolverine

The wolf is the largest member of the dog family and can be difficult to distinguish from certain breeds of dogs. In Scandinavia, it lives in separate territoriality and eat mostly moose. An adult female wolf in Scandinavia weigh on average 49 kg and 50 kg male. The tail is relatively straight and is often down. In winter, the color of the coat is usually gray or gray-yellow, while the summer shift toward more greyish yellow and reddish brown. Unlike dogs are wolf's head strikingly massive and the body seems narrower and more erect. The wolf is a specialist in hunting down and capturing large ungulates. By hunting in packs, it can take large prey, such as moose. In Scandinavia, moose, more than 95 percent of the diet of wolves and a flock alone can take more than 100 elk per year on average. Other prey items are also on the menu. In areas with lots of deer, these constitute a large part of the diet. Wolves also eat small game, such as beaver , badger, hare and birds , and rodents. It also takes sheep. The issue of wolf feasting on sheep is discussed in the mediapart of Wiki || ||   ||
 * =The Wolf=
 * =The Wolf=

=The Brown Bear= Brown bears are the largest predator on the Norwegian mainland. Berries are the most important food source when bears will build up fat reserves for winter. Mature males weigh from 100 to 300 kg while females are slightly smaller and weighs from 60 to 200 kg. Habitats of brown bears in Scandinaviavary widely in size, both between individuals and between sexes.Male bears have much larger home ranges than females. Females with cubs are usuallybetween 100 and 150 square miles , while females with cubs have from about 200 to 300square kilometers.Males usually have a living area of ​​between 800 and1000 square kilometers.Young males in the dispersionphase can speed over several thousand square kilometers,and can in principle appear anywhere in Norway ||

media type="youtube" key="hqBzGInXF90" height="204" width="310" align="right" ||  || Wolverine is the largest Marten animal we have in Norway. It may at first glance reminiscent of a small bear and can close down prey many times larger than itself. Males weigh between 12 to 18 kg, while females are between 8 and 12 kilos. Individuals can be between 70 and 85 centimeters long and has a bushy tail, which is between 25 and 35 centimeters long. The head of the wolverine is rough and rounded, with small eyes and small rounded ears. The legs are short and have large paws with five toes with sharp claws. The coat is thick and smooth, and in color from dark brown to black. Most wolverines have light markings above the forehead and cheeks and the sides from the shoulders and back to the tail. Some individuals have white spots on the chest. The powerful physique mean that wolverine in appearance is snarlik a small bear, but the movement and behavior clearly shows that it belongs Marten family. It is hunted in regions where there is a lot of cheep heards. The wolverine can move up to 90 km in 48 hours to hunt. || ||   || Lynx is the only cat living wild in Norway.It is a fast and efficient hunter and eat mainly deer. Males weigh an average of approximately 23 kg, and females average about 17kg.Lynx can be up to 1.2meters long and has a short tail with a black tip.The head is round, with long pointed eartips and whiskers,and the legs are long with large furry paws,which are well adapted to snow in the winter.The coatis covered with more orless distinct black spots..T he main prey is deer. Sheep can also be an important prey for lynx in the summer.They also eat smaller animals such as hares, birds and foxes They snaek on the prey and attack with a few quick leaps. The Lynx is a very fast and efficient hunter, but at least not very persistent. Two of the three successful huntingattempts will be only between 20 and 30 meters,and it is rare that a successfull hunt is over 100 meters.Lynx prefer to eat it fresh media type="youtube" key="M_bph4pTkP4" height="277" width="356" align="center" || ||  ||
 * = The Wolverine =
 * = The Lynx =