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The book "Mammals" (from the series "Animal World of Karelia") is dedicated to the highest class of animals, occupying the very top rung of the evolutionary ladder. The reader will find in it an outline of the history of our fauna, learn about the animal population of the main Karelian landscapes, and get acquainted with a description of the appearance of various animals. The author talks about the habitats and lifestyle of mammals in Karelia - their habits, characteristics of reproduction and nutrition, housing structure, migrations, etc. What is biological echolocation and which animals use it, why does a mole dig long underground galleries, why there are “plagues” of hares, where bats hide for the winter and how our other mammals overwinter, when and how many cubs are born in different animals, how they care for their parents, which animals avoid human society, which, on the contrary, try to stay close to him, how animals themselves manage to regulate their numbers - the reader will find the answer to these and many other questions in this book. The publication is intended for the widest reader. It is addressed to everyone who loves their native nature, wants to know more about it and is ready to defend it.