AnimalsCroatia
Marten Fun facts for kids
Martes martes
The marten lives in forests across Europe and eats mice, birds and berries.
- Where it lives
- in forests across Europe
- What it eats
- mice, birds and berries
- How big it is
- longer and slimmer than a cat
Fun facts about the marten
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
It can run down a tree trunk headfirst, which most of its weasel cousins can't do.
In autumn it eats lots of berries, and its poo turns blue-black and full of seeds.
The pale patch on its throat is different on every marten, like a fingerprint, so scientists can tell them apart from photos.
In Scotland, people tempt martens with peanut butter sandwiches and jam, and film their visits on live cameras.
Croatia's old money, the kuna, was named after this animal.
It likes to sleep in old squirrel nests, hollow trees or even big birds' nests.
It leaves its poo on rocks and logs as a smelly message, and it smells oddly sweet.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in forests across Europe, and I'm awake mostly at dusk and at night.
I like to sleep in old squirrel nests, hollow trees or even big birds' nests.
In autumn I eat lots of berries, and my poo turns blue-black and full of seeds.
I can run down a tree trunk headfirst, which most of my weasel cousins can't do.
Croatia's old money carried my name, and I have a creamy patch on my throat.
Sammy might be thinking of a marten.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the marten in the Croatia adventure.
Play the CroatiaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
