Questions about Mammals
- Are fox populations increasing in Britain?
- Are foxes and rabbits native to Britain?
- Are foxes colour-blind?
- Are foxes getting bolder and, if so, why?
- Are hedgehogs a threat to ground-nesting birds?
- Are hedgehogs declining in the UK and, if so, why?
- Are North American and European Red foxes different species?
- Are there exceptions to the “foxes scatter cache rule” and, if so, what are the benefits of scatter caching?
- Are urban foxes getting bigger?
- Are urban foxes unique to Britain?
- Can hedgehogs get drunk from eating rotting/fermenting fruit?
- Can rehabilitated hedgehogs be released back into the wild?
- Do foxes & badgers bury their dead?
- Do foxes kill for fun?
- Do hedgehogs carry bovine tuberculosis and/or other diseases that pose a danger to humans or livestock?
- Do hedgehogs eat slugs and snails?
- Do hedgehogs hunt mice?
- Do slug pellets pose a risk to hedgehogs?
- Do squirrels make good pets?
- Does surplus killing represent a waste of energy for foxes?
- How can deer vocalise for so long without getting hoarse?
- How can marine mammals see underwater but we can’t?
- How is moth evolution linked to bat echolocation?
- How many hedgehogs are there in the UK?
- How significant are foxes and badgers as predators of hedgehogs?
- I have taken in an injured fox cub and would like to keep it as a pet – is this illegal?
- I’ve rescued a Grey squirrel. Can I release it back into the wild?
- Is it likely that a fox will attack me, my child, my cat or my dog?
- Is it okay for me to feed wildlife?
- Is the British Red fox a different subspecies to that found elsewhere in Europe & Asia? How many “breeds” are there in the UK?
- Is the expression “blind as a bat” justified?
- Should we be culling urban foxes?
- Should we reintroduce large predators (such as wolves, lynx & bears) to control fox numbers?
- What are antlers and why do deer have them?
- What are Chronic Wasting Disease & Tuberculosis and what do they have to do with deer?
- What are Samson foxes?
- What bat species are found in the UK?
- What controls the caching behaviour of squirrels & how do they find their buried nuts?
- What diseases and parasites do Red foxes carry?
- What do you know about losing a pet?
- What impacts do roads have on hedgehogs?
- What is echolocation & how do bats use it?
- What is hibernation?
- What is squirrel pox & when did it arrive in Britain?
- What it the “Pipistrelle Split”?
- What should I do if I find an injured bat?
- What’s the story behind the Grey squirrel in Britain?
- When and how did foxes come to live in our towns and cities?
- Why ARE foxes so smelly?
- Why are some squirrels of the same species different colours?
- Why do badgers have striped faces?
- Why do foxes kill their own young and the young of other foxes?
- Why does my dog seem to have a penchant for rolling in fox poo?
- Why haven’t hedgehogs evolved not to have late litters by now?
- Why help your siblings when you could be starting your own family?
- Why is the largest mammal bigger than the largest fish?
- Why is the Red squirrel declining in the UK & what can be done?
- Why shouldn’t I feed foxes (and dogs in general) chocolate?