Birds
This bird is known for its intelligence and is thought to be as smart as first or second grader! Its also known for its sleek black feathers and distinct call.
Raven
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This annoying insect is infamous for its blood-sucking bite. This insect "kills" more humans on planet earth than all the other wild animals combined.
Mosquito
This reptile is known for carrying its house on its back. The top of its house is called the "carapace" and the bottom is called the "plastron".
Turtle
These highly intelligent mammals are famous for their ability to problem solve and work as a team. Sadly, there are only 30-50 of these howling hunters left in Switzerland.
Wolves
These are the official languages of Switzerland.
German, French, Italian, Swiss German and Romanish.
This male bird of this species is famous for its yellow beak, bright green head, purple wing and its orange, webbed feet (male).
Mallard Duck
These beautiful bugs are the most common type of insect in Switzerland as there are almost 200 recorded species! Examples include the small tortoiseshell, marbled white and meadow brown.
Butterflies
These reptiles can be found all over Switzerland, living under rocks, beneath the bark of trees and even in burrows near the water! They can often be seen in the early mornings sunning themselves on a rock in order to get warm enough to go hunting for bugs and other small creatures.
Lizards
This cunning carnivore has red hair on its head and back, white hair on its belly, black boots and a tail tipped with black fur. It is famous for its ability to "pounce" on unsuspecting prey like mice and voles.
Red Fox
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What is unique about the Swiss flag?
Its square shaped.
This bird of prey hunts at night and is infamous for its rather scary call that sounds like a scream! On the other hand, its thought to be rather cute with its heart-shaped face and big-bright eyes.
Barn Owl
This arachnid is the largest of its species found in Switzerland. They can live to be 3 years old and give birth to about 60 live young per season. They are also known to be cannibalistic when food is scarce or defending their territory.
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Giant House Spider
Some species of these reptiles can be dangerous to humans but most species are harmless and only want to stay hidden from humans. Sadly, many harmless species of this reptile are killed by humans because of mistaken-identity, thinking they are venomous when they really harmless.
Snakes
This herbivore is easily recognized by its large antlers and red coat. They have adapted to live in most every habitat in Europe and can be seen in coniferous swamps, aspen-hardwood forests, clear cuts, coniferous-hardwood forests, open mountainous areas, grasslands, meadows, valleys, and pastures.
Red Deer
What food item do the Swiss eat more of than any other country in the world?
Chocolate!
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Most people know this bird because of its rather smelly and slimy diet of dead things! They are very important to the environment because they are natures clean-up-crew.
Buzzard (Vulture)
These 8-legged arachnids are super creepy as they like to burrow under the skin of the animals they bite for a nice meal of blood! They can also be dangerous to humans because they can transfer diseases like Lyme disease and encephalitis from host-to-host with their blood-sucking-bite!
Ticks
This reptile looks like a snake but it NOT a snake at all, its actually a legless lizard! We can tell this animal is a legless lizard because its body is covered in _ k _ n, NOT _ c _ l _ _ . We can also tell its a lizard and not a snake because it can b _ _ _ _ its eyes and snakes do not have eyelids!
Skin, scales, blink
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This bristly omnivore is thought to be a nuisance creature throughout most of the world due to its voracious diet and ability to reproduce very quickly. They use large tusks to defend themselves from predators and to dig for roots, shoots and bugs!
Wild Boar
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Tunnel
This bird of prey is the fastest animal on planet Earth! It has been clocked at over 320kph (200mph) while hunting as it dive-bombs its prey from high in the sky.
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Peregrine Falcon
This bodacious bug is the largest species of insect found in all of Europe. Males of this species can look quite intimidating with their large, sword-like mandibles that they use when battling other males for a mate.
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Stag Beetle
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This slithering snake is venomous (NOT POISONOUS) and can be identified by its triangular shaped, black head and the black spots running down its scaly body. They love to hunt for amphibians and rodents using the heat-sensing pits on their "nose".
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European Adder
This cat is the third largest predator in Europe behind brown bears and wolves. It has a short body but long legs and huge paws compared to the size of its body. Its has retractible claws and its paws work like snow-shoes to help it hunt in the winter. Its has distinctive black-tufts of fur on the tips of its ears.
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Lynx
Switzerland is home to 13 World UNESCO sites including the Old City of Bern, the Three Castles of Bellinzona, and the Lavaux vineyard terraces. What does UNESCO stand for?
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