Der Steinmarder Martes foina

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Beech Marten(Martes Foina)
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Table of contents
Slide 1 Introduction Slide 2 Table of
contents Slide 3 Habitat and Spreading Slide 4
Propagation Slide 5 Portrait Slide 6 Beech
marten and its enemy the human Slide 7
Enemies Slide 8 Food of the Beech marten
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Habitat and Spreading

• It mainly lives in Spain and Southern Europe
• It lives in woods.
• It also likes to live in attics or barns

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Propagation

• takes place in summer (June till August)
• they become sexually mature with 15-27 months
• each litter has 3-4 pups
• They can be up to 18 years old

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Portrait

• Size and Weight 65-75 cm 1,5 kg
  Categorymammal, predator
• Way of hunting nocturnal
• Attitude Loner
• Coat drab and gruff
• Other like a dog, white spot on throat

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Beech Marder and ist enemy the human

• they are hunted because of their fur
• often killed by cars
• are called vermins, because they bite through
  cables of cars

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Enemies
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Food of the beech marten
Beech marten are omnivores
It eats birds and their eggs, rabbits, frogs
and insects

• but also berries and fruit

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