What does a Yellow-Throated Marten eat?

What does a Yellow-Throated Marten eat?

The Yellow-Throated Marten (Martes flavigula) is a mammal in the Mustelidae family.

It is a muscular animal with an elongated body, small pointed head, a long neck, and a long tail. 

Yellow-Throated Marten

It is native to forests in Asia, where it is diurnal, active during the day. 

It is omnivorous, which means that it eats a range of food from meat to plants. It eats birds, bird eggs, snakes, rats, mice, rabbits, and fruit. 

The photographed Yellow-Throated Marten is eating mice and an avocado.

Yellow-Throated Marten
Yellow-Throated Marten
Yellow-Throated Marten
Yellow-Throated Marten
Yellow-Throated Marten
Yellow-Throated Marten
Yellow-Throated Marten
Yellow-Throated Marten

Location of photographs: Paris Zoo, France

Photographer: Martina Nicolls

Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

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