Columns belongs to the Kunih family, as it has a number of similarities with the nearest relatives. Miniature animals are appreciated by their fluffy fur, which is used to make brushes, fashionable clothes and other goods. Siberian columns have the second name Itsi. The main distinguishing features of animals are the difficult and unique features of the species. Most often, you can meet mammals in Asia, in the Far East and on the territory of the warning.
Description and features
Adult columns grow up to 50 cm in length, of which 1/3 of the part is the tail. Body body weight rarely when exceeding 800 g. A miniature animal has short paws, pointed muzzle, large and expressive eyes, roundshaped ears. Columns have an elongated, flexible and moving body. The special pride of the animal is a beautiful fur that changes its color depending on the time of year. So, in winter, the hairline in the mammalian is ocher with a pronounced red tint. White spots and a unique black mask around the eyes are noticed on the muzzle.
Itatsi wool also changes depending on the season. In winter, the fur is magnificent and thick, in the summer a shorter and rare.
Columns loves living areas. The animal is especially attracted by the presence of rats, poultry and mice. In the wild, the mammal prefers to live near coniferous or deciduous forests, where you can find many rodents. Open spaces are not attractive to Itatsi, they like a dense taiga located along the river or on the slope of the mountain.
Animal behavior
Columns Night animals. They go hunting when dusk and are not limited to certain territories. Mammals at a time can pass more than 10 km. At night, the animal shines slightly with a reddish color at the animal. The speakers are excellent hunters and successfully overtake prey even in the winter season. They are able to make their way under the snow up to 50 cm in depth.
Columns do not build their own. They occupy abandoned areas, or are located in piles of lobby, under the branches of trees. Animals have several shelters in which they rest depending on the desire and location. The columns do not hibernate, therefore, strong cold in warm shelters, from which they may not be selected for several days. To get to the right place, the animal makes swift jumping.
When animals are annoyed, they make hissing, accompanied by a whistle. The “Voice” of the animal is similar to chattering or tweeting.
Nutrition of mammals
In the diet of Itatsi, river residents prevail, for example, fish, rats, muskrats. The speakers catch the sacrifice with their tenacious claws. The treats of animals are also considered grouse, hazel grouse and other birds. Mammals of this species are very brave and dexterous, because they easily climb stony and overgrown areas, the tops of trees and rocks, hollows and crevices.
The speakers also feed on mice, carutons, chipmunks, proteins and hares. They do not disdain frogs, larvae and insects. In especially hungry, animals can approach a person and ruin the courtyards with a poultry.
Reproduction
Lonely columns begin to get closer only in the spring in the wedding period. Males conduct furious contractions to win a female. After fertilization, the female individual hatches with cubs from 30 to 40 days, during pregnancy, it equips its nest.
4-10 babies are born, who need not only mother’s milk, but also warm, as they can die from the cold. The caring mother practically does not leave the nest. Throughout the first month, the cubs open their eyes, wool appears on their body, and a kind of mask appears on the muzzle.
