Bearish
The bear order belongs to the mammal family. According to some important characteristics, they are very similar to the canid group. However, there are some important differences between these mammal species. Representatives of the bear order are distinguished by a stockier build and larger size.
Predators of the order Ursidae are the youngest group, the isolation of which occurred relatively recently. The first representatives were small. Then the size of the individual gradually increased, which made it possible to distinguish them into a separate group, separating them from the canine family.
Polar bear
It is rightfully considered the largest representative of the “bear family”. In size it surpasses even the well-known grizzly bear.
Brown bear
The brown bear is also known as the common bear and belongs to the predatory mammals of the bear family. The largest and most dangerous species of land predators with a powerful and well-developed body. It has the typical appearance of all bear representatives. It is found in the territory from England to the Japanese Islands, as well as from Alaska to central Mexico.
Canids
A dog can rightfully be called man’s faithful friend for many centuries. However, other mammals also belong to the canine family. Basically, this includes wild animals that have not yet been domesticated by humans.
Absolutely all representatives of canines are predators. Their main characteristic feature is the presence of a high level of intelligence. Canine ways of living in a pack, observing the hierarchy established there, raising their authority and gaining recognition among other individuals. During evolution, some representatives of the canid order disappeared forever.
Steppe fox
The fox of this species is small in size: body length is up to 60 cm. In summer, the animal’s fur is short and gray in color, and in winter it becomes thicker and longer, acquiring a light gray tint. The animal lives in semi-desert and steppe.
Blue Arctic fox
Animals of this species are under threat because people kill them for their snow-white fur, from which they sew clothes. Individuals of the blue fox live on the coast of the Bering Sea.
Red (mountain) wolf
In appearance the animal is similar to a fox. Because of its beautiful fiery red fur, hunters shot wolves, so now the population of the predator has sharply declined. At the moment, rare flocks of 12-15 individuals can be found in the Far East.
Arctic fox (arctic fox)
The arctic fox is also known as the common arctic fox. Belongs to mammals of the canine family. Widely distributed in the tundra and forest-tundra of Eurasia and North America. Often found on Arctic islands. The body length of arctic foxes varies from 50 to 80 centimeters with a tail of up to 30 centimeters. It has a lush fur coat that is yellowish-gray in summer and snow-white in winter.
Hyenas
Hyenas belong to the predatory representatives of the mammal family. Many people call hyenas dogs, perhaps because of their external resemblance. However, this opinion is erroneous. In fact, they are related to cats.
The hyena can rightfully be called one of the most controversial and externally repulsive predators. Even when pronouncing the name of this detachment, many people experience rejection. It's all because of her appearance. In fact, people in ancient times tamed hyenas quite easily. After a short period of time, the hyena willingly lived with the man, followed him everywhere, replaced the dog and even followed commands.
Striped hyena
The striped hyena is a large animal with a body height of up to 80 centimeters and a weight of up to 60 kilograms. It has a short body, which is emphasized by a mane of coarse hair up to 30 centimeters long. It is found throughout northern Africa, as well as in some regions of Asia from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bay of Bengal. Widely distributed in India and other countries further east.
First and second edition
The Red Book first appeared in the USSR, in 1978. The 14th General Assembly of the Union for the Protection of Animals was held on the territory of the state in the city of Ashgabat. It is to this event that the creation of the first book in the history of the state is attributed. It consisted of only two parts, the first of which described rare species of animals, the second - plants.
In 1984, the book was edited and republished. A large number of rare animals have been added to it. For the first time, large-sized specimens were presented there, and a classification of rare fish species appeared. The Red Book has expanded its volume so much that a second volume had to be created to accommodate all the subspecies by class.
Musteluns
Representatives of the mustelid family are small and medium-sized predators. Their weight can vary greatly - from 100 grams. Up to 40 kg. The length is also very different - from a few centimeters to one and a half meters. All mustelids have a special body structure. As a rule, they have it very long and elongated. Each animal also has excellent flexibility. This allows him to move quickly and hunt for food.
The vast majority of mustelids boast well-developed hair. The determining factor here is the cold habitats located in the northern regions.
European mink
The small animal is found in Russia in the region of Western Siberia and the Ural Mountains, and lives on the banks of reservoirs.
Dressing
The bandage or pereguzna is a unique exotic predator from the mustelidae family. In appearance it is similar to a ferret, but differs from it in its smaller size, blunt muzzle and large ears. The color of the dressing is very variegated and is distinguished by a bizarre alternation of white, yellow and black colors. This animal can be found in the north-west of Mongolia and China, as well as on the Balkan Peninsula and Western Asia.
Caucasian otter
The Caucasian otter is a small predator that in appearance resembles a marten or mink. It has an elongated body and leads the life of an active hunter. You can meet it in places in the Western Caucasus, in the Kuban or Kuma region, not far from the sea coasts. In the southern range it may extend beyond state borders.
Sea otter (sea otter)
The sea otter is a medium-sized animal with a body length of up to 140 centimeters and a weight of no more than 45 kilograms. The color of their body can be different: from light red to dark brown. There are also albino sea otters, which are completely white, and melanistic ones, which are completely black. Sea otters live off the coasts and coasts of California, Alaska and the far east of Russia.
Cetaceans
Cetaceans belong to the family of mammals and the order of cetaceans. Currently, there are several theories regarding the appearance of this category of animals. One of them suggests that they evolved from artiodactyl representatives, transferring their habitat to water. Another says that these two groups have always been similar, but separated from each other.
The largest number of cetaceans can be found in all the oceans of our planet and even in some freshwater lakes. Some species live exclusively on one hemisphere, while others can be found on both sides of the world.
Atlantic white-sided dolphin
The Atlantic white-sided dolphin is found exclusively in the North Atlantic. Some individuals were recorded in the Barents and Baltic Seas. They are found in places where the water temperature does not drop below 7.5 °C. The body length of these representatives is 2.8 meters, and the upper body is colored black, while the underbelly and head are colored white.
White-faced dolphin
A distinctive feature from other representatives of its genus is its black sides and fins. Having arrived to the shores of the Baltic Sea, you can confidently wait to meet this “handsome guy”.
Black Sea bottlenose dolphin
The Black Sea bottlenose dolphin is a whole genus, which includes three species that live throughout the world's oceans. The total population size does not exceed 9 thousand individuals. The bottlenose dolphin can reach a body length of 3.5 meters and a weight of up to 300 kilograms. The animal has a large skull and a brain with many convolutions.
Gray dolphin
The gray dolphin is a species of mammal in the dolphin family. It is the only representative of the genus of gray dolphins. Adults can reach a weight of up to 500 kilograms with a body length of up to 4 meters. Distributed in open and coastal waters throughout the world, with the exception of the western coast of Africa, northeastern South America and the polar seas.
Harbour porpoise
The porpoise is a member of the porpoise family. Their body length reaches 160 centimeters, and the average weight varies from 50 to 60 kilograms. The upper part of the body is dark gray with light sides and a white belly. Animals dive deep, but do not completely emerge from the water. They can form small flocks.
Lesser killer whale
The small killer whale, despite its name, can reach 4-6 meters in body length. It is black or dark gray in color with a distinctive white stripe on the ventral side. On the territory of Russia it is found in the waters around the southern part of the Kuril ridge. Distributed in temperate and warm latitudes of the World Ocean.
killer whale
The killer whale is the largest representative of carnivorous dolphins. They feed on all living things: fish, cephalopods, marine mammals, etc. Distributed throughout almost the entire World Ocean, they are also found near the coast and in open waters. In Russia they are found near the Kuril ridge and the Commander Islands.
Narwhal (sea unicorn)
A narwhal is a toothed whale that is a member of the narwhal family. Has external similarities with a beluga whale. A distinctive feature of the narwhal is a long tusk growing from the upper jaw and twisted in a left-handed spiral. It grows throughout its life, reaching 1.5 - 3 meters in length. Animals live in the Arctic waters of Greenland, Canada and Russia all year round.
Highbrow Bottlenose
The high-browed bottlenose is small in size compared to other cetacean species. The length of an adult reaches 10 meters. They are found mainly in the waters of the North Atlantic, off the coast of North America and Europe. In the northern regions it often appears among the ice near Greenland and Iceland.
Commander's Belttooth (Stanger's Belttooth)
The Commander's harttooth is also known as the Steineger's harttooth and belongs to the cetaceans of the beaked whale family. They are a very rare and poorly studied species. Body length reaches 5-6 meters. They are found in the North Pacific Ocean, as well as near the Commander Islands, Alaska, Vancouver, Oregon and British Columbia.
Gray whale
The gray whale is a marine mammal from the group of baleen whales. The body length of an adult varies from 11 to 15 meters with a weight of up to 35 tons. According to a number of characteristics, gray whales occupy an intermediate position between right whales and minke whales. They inhabit the northern part of the Pacific Ocean, but undergo regular seasonal migrations.
bowhead whale
The bowhead whale is a baleen whale that inhabited the polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Its body length can reach 20 meters, and its weight ranges from 75 to 100 tons. The body is dark in color with a massive head on which is a large curved mouth. Animals of this species live in cold waters with difficult climatic conditions.
Japanese right whale
The Japanese right whale is a member of the right whale family. In terms of external characteristics, it is almost indistinguishable from the North Atlantic right whale, but is slightly larger with a body length of up to 18.5 meters. Its habitat covers the northern part of the Pacific Ocean from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska.
Gorbach
A bright individual. It has an interesting swimming style: it arches its back. It got its name for this feature.
Northern blue whale
The northern blue whale is the nominate subspecies that served as the basis for the first description of the species by Carl Linnaeus. The body length of these representatives can reach 27 meters, and their weight ranges from 130 to 150 tons. They are found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans.
Northern fin whale (Herring whale)
The northern fin whale is also known as the herring whale and belongs to the order of cetaceans. The body length of an adult varies from 18 to 19 meters, and the weight can reach 50 tons. They have a slender body and a small head. They live in all oceans and seas from the Arctic to the Antarctic, widespread from the Barents Sea to the Azores.
Sei whale (Wilder whale)
Sei whale is a large striped animal with a body length of up to 20 meters and a weight of about 30 tons. The color on the back is predominantly dark, on the sides there are small light spots on a gray background, the belly can be gray or white. The sei whale is found in all oceans, preferring waters with temperatures from 8 to 25 °C.
Beaked whale
The marine cetacean is found in the waters of Kamchatka and the Far East. Adults grow up to 8 meters in length and weigh 2-3 tons.
Sperm whale
The sperm whale is the largest representative of toothed whales and the only one from the sperm whale family. Male sperm whales reach 20 meters in length and weigh about 50 tons, while females do not grow more than 15 meters and weigh 20 tons. You can meet sperm whales in the waters of the entire World Ocean, with the exception of the cold northern and southern regions.
