Videos recorded by Aita, LK forum
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Otter Harilik saarmas Lutra lutra
The otter belongs to the indigenous Estonian species and is a mammal protected by law. We have to do with an extremely mobile animal whom scientists have difficulties in monitoring.
With a good hearing and sense of smell it distinguishes moving objects in water as well as on land easily. In contrast an unmoving observer at the river bank may not be noticed.
Posted by the Animal of the Year team in Estonian on 26.11.2016
A video of the Latvian badgers, from spring to the All Souls time 2016. It is especially nice to see at the end of the video the badger on the doorstep of his burrow on St Martin’s day this year. The snow keeps falling, the badger sits calmly and does not even think of creeping into the burrow. We also see in the video, in addition to the four badgers, hazel grouse, raccoon dogs, a wolf and other animals. The video is recorded in the Mežaparks ground, with 9 cameras at three setts.
Text and video record Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
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The long-lasting low level of sea water and the small amount of water in rivers has stretched out the spawning period of sea trout. The rise in water level from the recently thawed snow and the frequent rainfalls have made the sea trout to move more actively again on the way to the spawning sites .
In the video made a few days ago at the Vanaveski old dam on the Vasalemma river we see jumping sea trout. The obstacles that the sea trout must overcome on their path don’t seem manageable to all, at least not at the first try …
During the roughly one hour long observation all those who had flown up into the air tumbled back into the frothing water below the dam. Perhaps some clever individuals managed to get over the dam unnoticed, without rushing out of the water.
At the beginning of last week there was still a quite decent winter. The Soosaare sett was covered by a solid carpet of snow and the badgers stayed napping in the burrow. Neither did the raccoons want to go far from the burrow openings in the cold.
Posted by the Animal of the Year team, 20.11.2016
Grey seal Hallhüljes Halichoerus grypus
Actually the seals began to gather at the beginning of the thaw, on Thursday. How did the ”greys” know that it would turn into a long-lasting thaw?
Judged by a glance it can be believed that there are well over three hundred there. Where many are together things always happens …
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