Sunday 18 May 2008

Wisents


Bela Vezha Park is a national park which is situated in east Poland and Belarus. It is the home of wisent. Wisent is a member of the bison family.

The wisents

Wisent is the largest of Polich mammals. A wisent can be 200 cm tall and weigh 1000 kg. Wisents are very big and strong. They are herbivorous. There are now only about 3400 wisents left in world.
Wisents live in small family groups of about fifteen. Pregnancy lasts 265 days. Babies weigh 16-35 kg.

Wisent's head is very big. It has small eyes, wide and protruding forhead, short horns and thick neck.

Wisent eats herbs, grass, leaves, bark and acorns. Wisent eats 40-60 kg in 1 day.

1 comment:

Zespół Szkół said...

That's what we need, Kamil. Well done!
drf