European pine marten - A rare mammal

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. British researchers have found the carcass of a pine marten in Newtown. The pine marten had been killed by a vehicle. Researchers have conducted DNA analysis which confirmed that the young male animal was a native British animal. This discovery has immediately revealed that the pine marten creature is not extinct. It is important to note that researchers have not seen pine martens since 1971. Ahead of all, the pine marten is native from Northern Europe and belong to the mustelid family. In-depth research have recorded that the pine martens are solitary for most of the year. History has registered that these creatures arrived in Britain and Ireland some 9,500 years ago. Armed with a bushy tail and a body of 53 cm long (about the size of a domestic cat), the pine marten is mainly active at night...

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9786130144739
• ISBN: 978-613-0-14473-9
• No. of pages: 116
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 220 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 171 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology