Marine mammals. The seas surrounding Norway are rich in fish, which are due to ideal conditions for the development of plankton in the summer. The abundance of food also attracts baleen whales, which feed on plankton, as well as toothed whales and seals, which they eat …
Fauna – Land mammals
Fauna-Terrestrial Mammals There are many different species of mammals in Norway, what we meet and with us, and many species characteristic of the northern regions. However, a specific way of people settling (numerous farms, admittedly scattered far apart, …
The truth about the lemmings
If something about lemmings, it is probably about their tendency to mass suicide, truth? We've all heard stories of hundreds of thousands of lemmings, jumping off the cliffs, to die in the icy depths of the sea. Some people maintain, that the lemming bite is fatal and that …
Flora of Norway
Flora
Norwegian flora is made up of vegetation typical of a temperate climate. It belongs to approx. 250 flowering plant species. The highlands and northern regions are dominated by mountain and polar vegetation. Common oak trees, large white flowers with eight petals, they grow on the soil …