Each climatic zone is distinguished by its own characteristics and characteristics; therefore, its flora and fauna are specific. Studying the animal and plant world helps to understand the relationship between weather conditions and life processes and better understand the principles of the existence of organisms on Earth. For example, the strip of subtropics, which gave shelter to various creatures. What are its distinguishing features?
Region Characteristic
Hard-leaved forests cover almost all areas where the climate can be described as humid subtropics. Animals adapt to live in a moderately warm climate with rainy winters, hot summers and short-lived snow cover. The average rainfall in such regions is up to six hundred milliliters per year. Such features lead to the fact that animals that live in humid subtropics, get used to seasonality and exist in accordance with natural cycles. Hot summers and cool wet winters are associated with activity in spring and autumn, when optimal moments come with the perfect combination of temperature and humidity.
Fauna features
Animals of humid subtropics are most widely represented by ungulates. In the highlands of the Mediterranean regions sheep and mouflons are found. In hard-leaved forests, one can find fallow deer, small cats, and predators of the Wyverrov family — ichneumons and genet. In the Balkan Peninsula, in the Pyrenees and mountains of Morocco, bears live. The diversity of fauna is influenced by climate variants located in the zones framing the humid subtropics. Animals of the intermediate zone coincide in some species with representatives of temperate territories, and in others with tropical individuals. For example, you can find many animals that feed on seeds - squirrels, forest mice, hamsters. Monkeys, chameleons, porcupines climb from the tropics to these lands. The world of reptiles is diverse - there are turtles, geckos, and snakes, and lizards. Feathered birds are represented by vultures, carduelis, falcons, finches, titmouse and blackbirds, and larks live in deep thickets.
Subtropics of Russia
Such a climatic zone is also presented on the territory of the Russian Federation. It is somewhat similar to the Mediterranean or North African, and in some ways it differs noticeably from them. Animals living in the humid subtropics of Russia, namely on the Black Sea coast, are characterized by a mixture of temperate and tropical zones. For example, in the mountains of the Caucasus there is maximum diversity. In the Far East, wolverines, sables, chipmunks, sika deer, martens, squirrels, and hazel grouse are more common. The animals of the wet subtropics of Russia, photos of which are known to everyone - are Ussuri tigers, a rare species represented only in this territory. No less famous predators of the region are leopards.
Changes in Russian nature
Animals of the wet subtropics of Russia live in fairly favorable conditions. The climate of the Black Sea coast is mild and comfortable for living. But there is a human factor that seriously changes the situation with the fauna of the region. So, in the subtropics there are many ungulates - moose, wild boars, roe deer, saigas and wild deer. Also there are fur animals - foxes, arctic foxes, squirrels. All this attracts hunters, whose actions are often not certified and harm the biodiversity of the Black Sea. Rare animals - bears and wolves - suffer as a result of such activities, so the authorities need protective measures. Disappearing individuals and those whose numbers have declined sharply in recent years are protected by law, and sometimes end up in the Red Book.
Wiverra
Some species of animals deserve special attention. For example, the Viverrova - they are not at the hearing of a resident of the middle lane and seem quite exotic, while they can be found in subtropics around the world. These are small creatures resembling feline or mustelids. Like other animals of wet subtropics, wyverns do not differ in thick and long hair. They have small ears and large eyes, functional limbs with five fingers. Most often, wyverns are brown. They can be found in southern Europe, Africa, Asia and Madagascar. You can meet a wyverra in a forest or a tall shrub. Animals climb trees beautifully, feed on invertebrates and small animals, and sometimes eat plant foods.
Malay bear
It is worth mentioning these unusual animals inhabiting humid subtropics. Animals of this region most often differ in not too impressive sizes - even a bear is no exception. The Malay variety in dimensions resembles a large dog. These bears are also known as biruangs. They are the smallest and most aggressive, they are distinguished by a long awkward body with a wide muzzle and small eyes. Strong legs with long claws serve as a good weapon, as well as a long muzzle with a movable tongue, ideal for catching termites or honey. Black fur is complemented by an orange muzzle and a spot on the chest, which is why these bears are also known as sunny. You can meet them in the tropics and subtropics, regions with mountainous or swampy terrain. These are omnivores, the enemies of which are leopards and tigers.
Ussurian tiger
Animals inhabiting humid subtropics can be both widespread and extremely rare. For example, Ussuri tigers, also known as Far Eastern and Amur tigers, are found in the Primorsky Territory of Russia. These are the largest representatives of the cat family, exceeding the size of lions. The weight of such a tiger is two hundred kilograms, and the body length can reach four meters. At the same time, large cats move absolutely silently. The tiger coat has a red color with black stripes, on the chest and belly it is white. Animals travel alone, strictly controlling their territory. Their abode can be not only moist subtropics, the animal world of which is full of prey, but also taiga, where excellent hunting skills are required. Tigers do not like people and try to avoid settlements. Due to the small number of animals listed in the Red Book. Individuals were in danger due to poachers and thoughtless deforestation. In China, a man is punished with the death penalty for killing a tiger, while in Russia they are only fined. Perhaps that is why there are only four hundred individuals left in the world, and the danger of their extinction is becoming greater every year.
Little monkeys
Animals inhabiting humid subtropics can be large, like a tiger or a deer, but most often they are quite modest in size. Some are even record-breaking small, for example, species of monkeys common in this climatic zone. One of the tiniest can be called marmosets from Latin America. An adult monkey of this kind weighs about a hundred grams, and its body length does not exceed twenty-three centimeters. Small are marmosets. A body of fifteen centimeters long and a weight of one hundred and twenty grams provides them with the name "pocket monkeys". Sometimes such a baby can be no more than a human finger. Marmosets live in trees and can jump several meters away, feed on tree sap, which is obtained with sharp incisors. You can find them in the Amazon. It is worth mentioning the Talapoins living in the forests of Gabon. These are dwarf monkeys in kilogram weight, capable of swimming perfectly and seeing under water. They live in large groups in areas near the reservoir. Although not the smallest in comparison with the marmosets, they differ markedly in size from other primates common in the tropics or in the equatorial forests.