On the planet there are so rare animals that zoologists a little know of their way of life and habits. The human factor became the reason of disappearance of many representatives of fauna.
In the world at the moment more than 800 animal species and birds who are on the verge of disappearance. Some of them so seldom meet in the nature that are almost not studied and the person does not know of their habits and features of activity. One of such small animals – a wombat. He is considered the most rare animal, but scientists know that there are at least two species of these mammals.
Rare animal – a wombat
The habitat of this small animal are open spaces of southeast Australia. Here also his relative – the kvislendsky wombat who is also on the verge of disappearance, but meeting in the nature much more more often lives. Both of these animals resemble the European beaver, however, judging by the structure of a skeleton and other signs superficially, they are not relatives. The wombat is surprising that he is one of the largest animals on the planet who dig the earth courses. And their size such is that in them can take place in a prone position of people of average build. Length of such tunnels sometimes reaches 30 m. Pads of a small animal are equipped with the sole equally intended for digging works and for fast run. Therefore he is capable to disappear dexterously from enemies, having dug the decent underpass in only a few minutes. A wombat – a herbivore. In the south of Australia he does not lack a stern. Despite peaceful temper, it needs to defend from predators. The main strategy applied by this small animal – flight in the hole. Feature of the Australian soil – a large amount of the sand applied with winds on a vegetable earth's mantle. For this reason at wombats teeth are quickly used up. These animals treat group of marsupials. After the birth the cub within half a year is in this maternal pocket from skin. As a rule, in a year the female brings only one kid. The main enemy of these small animals – the Australian peasant, to which not to liking digging talent of a wombat. Sometimes the small animal so is fond of creation of the underpasses that he gets into possession of farmers, and for this reason is ruthlessly exterminated.
Amur leopardOne more representative of fauna began to meet extremely seldom in the nature because of the person. The most beautiful representative of the cat family not just is today on the verge of extinction, there were no more than ten these representatives of fauna. Habits and the habitat of a leopard are well studied, there are no secrets about his origin and classification. These large graceful predators were exterminated by the person because of presence at them of a skin, valuable to fur production.