Animals from North Africa, North America and Eurasia

By My Ebook Publishing House

This encyclopedia is full of fascinating information and amazing colour photographs that can answers to thousands of intriguing questions about the animal kingdom. It offers informative descriptions and interesting facts of animals that live in North Africa, North America and Eurasia. From bisons to eagles, padas, alligators and many more. Each entry describes the animal's characteristics and behavior.

• Language: English
• Publisher: My Ebook Publishing House
• Release date: Mar 25, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310473449

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Animals from North Africa, North America and Eurasia

(Holarctic region)

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Contents

The American Bison

The Golden Eagle

The Giant Panda

The Flamingo Bird

The Red Crossbill

The Northern Raccoon

The Great Bustard

The Roebuck

The Great White Pelican

The Bearded Vulture

The American Alligator

The Walrus

The Harbor Seal

The California Sea Lion

The Snowy Owl

The Lynx

The Dromedary

The Mute Swan

The Common Kingfisher

The Common Cuckoo

The Camel

Animals from North Africa, Noth America and Eurasia (Holarctic region)

The American Bison

(Bison Americanus)

The bison is the giant of the north-American mammals, having the length of 3.65 m, the height of 2 m and the weight of 600-1000 kg. his hair of a blackish-brown color, forms a sumptuous mane, which prolongs past the back and on the forefeet. In the spring, he changes his winter fur, which detaches, falling in large tufts.

6 to 8 decades ago, the large herds that scoured the North-American prairies reached hundreds of thousands of specimens. Some enormous herds even exceeded one million heads. When such a herd traversed, in her path, a railroad, the train was unable to circulate for a period of time, for the embankment and the rails were largely destroyed. Although a heavy animal, the bison swims easily, traversing the rivers in quest for new nourishment locations. When the Europeans have stepped on America’s land, the amount of bison was of 30-60 million heads. In the ruthless battle with the natives, the Europeans have sought to destroy their food first, namely the bison. Thereby, these animals have reached, in 1895, at only 800 heads, being threatened with a complete extinction. After severe precaution measures were taken, the amount of bison began to increase, reaching today as far as 20.000 specimens. They now live in small bands, sheltered in large reservations.

Unlike his cousin, the European Bison (Wisent), which is a wild (forest) animal, the bison lives in the steppe. Also, while in the bison, the high back is formed of a continuous curve, in the European Bison, it has a dent that highlights two prominences.

The females give birth almost every year. The youth attach itself from the herds, always increasing the head count. The food of the bison is formed of all sorts of herbs, of leaflets and of the branches of the most different arbors, which he encounters during his wanderings.

In the zoological gardens, the bison, such as the aurochs, are specimens that are much sought by the visitors. Their entire appearance reveals strength, grandeur and beauty. The aged males often become peevish and aggressive towards the man.