How the badger’s home might look below ground only the badger itself knows; hunters who have excavated badger burrows might have an idea. The latter experiences are mostly from the time when raccoon dog skins were still highly valued.
Posted by the Animal of the Year team
Tuesday night at 22:02. The badger sniffs the air carefully at the entrance before leaving, and only then chooses the path, depending on the wind direction so that smells reach its nose better. Badgers have a very good sense of smell.
Video clip recorded by Fleur from the badger camera forum.
Text and photos Aare Lindt, www.loodusmuuseum.ee
Translation Liis
Iron prominent (male specimen)
Iron prominent Lepa-hammastutlane Notodonta dromedarius
The iron prominent occurs in the whole of Estonia and is common. The moths can be seen in summer in forests, coppices and gardens. The ”tooth”, hammas, in the Estonian name, hammastutlane refers to the line of conical wart-like protuberances on the back of the caterpillar.
Photos Arne Ader
Translation Liis
Hop. Flowering male plant
Hop Harilik humal Humulus lupulus
Climbers or lianas are more characteristic of the tropics – a little bit of exotics here.
Hops climb in trees up to a height of six meters, sometimes, but rarely, also higher. The partly lignified stem winds only clockwise and attaches itself by hooked spikes on the stems of the plant, leaves and inflorescences.
Hops have two kinds of flowers, male and female, that we find on separate plants – so it is dioecious.
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