Wild Animals

After a management of about 4 months, the lioness can give birth to up to 4 cubs which, during the first days of their life, will be blind and therefore entirely dependent on their mother. Until the age of 4 weeks they will be kept away from the group and will feed only on their mother's milk. After that they will mingle with the rest of the group.

The Papo forest snail is a mollusc with a head provided with tentacles bearing the eyes at their end. It likes damp places like the woods, hence its name. Its muscular foot secretes mucus to facilitate its movement and allow it all kinds of vertical acrobatics. Its beautiful yellow shell has brown streaks in the shape of a spiral allowing it camouflage in its place of life.

The caterpillar is the larva of the butterfly. Among the four stages of successive development (egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly), the caterpillar is one of the two mobile stages and the one that provides most of the animal's growth, the reproductive function being reserved for the butterfly. The development of the caterpillar requires several moults, the last of which, called pupation, marks the passage to the pupa stage, called a chrysalis in Lepidoptera.

The Papo wild boar is the youngest of the sow and the boar. Unlike adults, it has a coat with dark stripes, preceding the red beast stage around 6 months when it becomes more independent. He is born perfectly alert, with his eyes open and happy to be able to follow his mother on her travels from the end of their first week.

The Papo wolf is a wild, carnivorous animal that flees humans unlike its cousin the dog. In Europe, it is a protected species that lives in mountains, meadows and forests. Like the gray wolf, it is a fearsome hunter that runs very fast. To feed, it attacks animals that are weaker than it. It lives in packs and the dominant pair gives birth to cubs.

Out of the water, the Papo beaver stands on its hind legs, which are large and wide with powerful claws but also webbing for swimming quickly. Its small front paws, also clawed, have very nimble fingers for digging. On the lookout, it leans on its paddle, a large flattened tail that serves as a fin, rudder and pendulum in the water. An excellent swimmer, he is always ready to dive.

The Papo chickadee, also called the great tit, is the most common and largest of the Eurasian tits. She is easily identifiable thanks to her yellow belly, her cap and her black tie. Its short and robust beak allows it to catch insects such as caterpillars or aphids that are sometimes harmful in orchards, which makes it an excellent friend for the gardener.