Mammal Facts

Question 1

N.American River Otter

Lontra canadensis

Answer 1

13 years wild
25 years captivity

1 - 6 pups

Usually solitary, can live in family groups

Twin Brothers 15 years old

Question 2

Eurasian Otter

Lutra lutra

Answer 2

Up to 15 years

2-3 pups

Solitary - Female raises Cubs alone

Question 3

Asian Short Clawed Otter

Aonyx cinereus

Answer 3

Up to 21 years

7 pups twice a year

Live in family groups with monogamous breeding pair or single sex groups

Question 4

Giant Otters

Pteroneura brasiliensus

Answer 4

8 years in Wild
17 in captivity

1-2 young

Live in family groups

Twin brothers age 6

Question 5

European Ferret

Mustella putorious furo

Answer 5

Up to 10 years

4-12 young

Small groups but like separate spaces

Question 6

Harvest Mice

Micromys minutus

Answer 6

18 months

1-7 young

Mostly solitary

Question 7

European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Answer 7

10 years

4-6 Hoglets
Spring-summer

Solitary

Question 8

European Badger

Meles meles

Answer 8

Up to 15 years captivity
Upto 6 years in the wild

1-5 Cubs in a litter (3 avg)
Egg implantation can be delayed for up to 9 months

Family groups of 5-20

Question 9

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Answer 9

Up to 10-12 years
Most juveniles live about 1.5 years, 90% die before 4 years

Usually 4-6 pups

Solitary but mated pairs raise pups together

1 female - yearling

Question 10

European Polecat

Mustela putorious putorious

Answer 10

5 years in the wild
8-10 in captivity

Up to 12 kittens in early summer

Mostly solitary

Question 11

Eurasian Water Vole

Arvicola amphibius

Answer 11

Up to 3 years
Under 1 year in the wild

4-6 pups 2-4 times a year
Mating season Apr-oct

Solitary

Question 12

European Souslik (ground squirrel)

Spermophilus citellus

Answer 12

3-5 years

2-8 young
May-June

Solitary but build burrows close together

Question 13

Reeves Muntjac Deer

Muntiacus reevesi

Answer 13

Up to 19 years

3 kids every 2 years
No fixed breeding season

Solitary but many live in the same area

Question 14

Red Necked Wallaby

Macropus rufogriseus

Answer 14

12-15 years

1 young at a time
Can be pregnant, joey in pouch and feeding one out of pouch same time

Mostly solitary in the wild but come together to feed

Question 15

Grey wolf

Canis lupus occidentalis

Answer 15

5-6 years in wild
Up to 15 in captivity

4-6 pups in a litter once a year

Live in packs of 12-15 with a dominant alpha male

Question 16

Mouflon

Ovis orientalis

Answer 16

10-12 years

1 -2 calves a year

Live in groups
Rams fight for dominance hierarchy for mating

Question 17

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa scrofa

Answer 17

4-5 years in the wild
15 to 20 in captivity

4-10 boarlets

Females social living in family groups. Male usually solitary in the wild until breeding season

Question 18

Eurasian Lynx

Lynx lynx

Answer 18

Up to 20 years in captivity
Into their teens in the wild

1-4 Kittens once a year
January-April

Solitary

Question 19

Red Deer

Servus elaphus scoticus

Answer 19

4 years in the wild
Lot longer in captivity

1 calf

Social animals - separate herds of same sex herds of related animals until breeding season
Autumn

One is 21 years old

Question 20

Pine Marten

Martes martes

Answer 20

Up to 10 years in wild
Up to 18 in captivity

2-3 kits
Mate Early summer with the egg implantation delayed for birth March/April the next year

Solitary

Question 21

Scottish Wild Cat

Felis silvestris grampia

Answer 21

6 years in wild
Up to 15 in captivity

average 3-4 kittens a year
Jan Feb breeding

Mostly solitary, kittens raised by mother only

Question 22

European Bison

Bison bonusus bonasus

Answer 22

Up to 24-30 in captivity
Less in wild

1 calf
August-october

Social animals living in a herd or mixed or all male groups. 8-13 animals

Age 8-9 currently