FLORA E FAUNA
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Flowers and animals in Italy
The skunk – La puzzola
The skunk – La puzzola
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It spreads a very smelly gas in order to
defend itself and to match the territory
It feeds on rodents, reptiles, birds and insects
One or three times a year 5 to 8 puppies
come to the life.
The roe deer – Il capriolo
The roe deer – Il capriolo
The roe deer – Il capriolo
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It is not so common
It is the smallest kind of deer
It has a very short tail and puppies have
spots on their back
It is very shy and a bit of a loner
It feeds on shrubs and leaves
The wild pig – Il cinghiale
The wild pig – Il cinghiale
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It has brown or grey dense bristles, slender
limbs, long snout.
The male has tusks formed by projecting
canines
It can live on itself or in groups
It is aggressive just if it is scared
It is fast and agile
The wild pig – Il cinghiale
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It usually goes out during the night or in the
early morning
It feeds on bulbs, tubers, hard-shelled fruits,
but also insect larvae
It lives in woods
Alpine ibex - LO STAMBECCO
Alpine ibex - LO STAMBECCO
Alpine ibex - LO STAMBECCO
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It is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains
of the European Alps
It is an endangered species
It is a very good climber
Its habitat is the rocky region along the snowline
above alpine forests
It feeds on: grasses, and the remainder being a
mixture of moss, flowers, leaves, and twigs
Alpine ibex - LO STAMBECCO
Alpine ibexes will hide in the rocks of the
steep cliffs when pursued by predators
 You can find it in the natural park: Parco
Paradiso in the North of Italy
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Crested Porcupine – L’Istrice
Crested Porcupine – L’Istrice
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It has a very big head
It has very short legs, but very long and
sharp nails
On its back there are a lot of big spikes (each
one is high 30 centimetres!!)
Its head and its belly don’t have a protection
It is very shy and it is always scared, this is
why it usually goes out during the night!
The grass snake – la biscia
The grass snake – la biscia
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It can be long up to 1 m
The grass snake is typically dark green or
brown in colour with a characteristic yellow
collar behind the head
The colour may also range from grey to
black, with darker colours being more
prevalent in colder regions
The grass snake – la biscia
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This snake in non-venemous
It feeds on common frogs or common toad,
but sometimes it eats also small mammals
and fishes
It doesn’t like feeding on dead animals, but it
likes hunting its prey
In order to defend itself from predators, it
sometimes pretends to be dead!!
The Vipera - La Vipera
The Vipera - La Vipera
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It is a venomous snake, that lives in the
countryside of the south of Italy (especially in
Sicily and Calabria)
In ornder to defend their territory they bite the
enemy and the venom comes out from its
theeth
Il fico d’India
Il fico d’India
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It is a plant that comes from Mexico and
common in all the Mediterranean Bacin
Its best habit is in the South of Italy and in
Sardegna
The plant looks like a cactus, but it has fruits
on it.
The fruits are rich of water and seeds, but
their peel has a lot of spikes
Il fico d’India
Il cactus
Il cactus
La palma
La palma
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Its steam can be high up to 50 metres
Its leaves are very big and palmate
It can grow just in hot countries
Il cipresso
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It is ever green. It neves loses its leaves.
It lives in hot climates
It is very common to plant it in graveyards
Il cipresso
I fiori di Sanremo
I fiori di Sanremo
I fiori di Sanremo
I fiori di Sanremo