All forest animals sometimes eat fly agarics (8 photos)

Do you know what unites all the inhabitants of the forest? Little squirrels, cunning foxes, gray wolves, brown bears and powerful elk? They eat mushrooms. Yes, not simple ones, but fly agarics! Are forest animals really secret drug addicts?





This is what modern trends lead to.

Let’s say right away: we under no circumstances urge you to repeat or try what is discussed in the article! Consumption of poisonous mushrooms along with other psychoactive and illicit substances can be fatal!



When the hostess taught me to look for mushrooms, but did not specify which ones.

Therefore, we read, we are surprised and we leave the use of fly agarics to forest animals.





Don't eat, think!

But why do animals eat poisonous mushrooms at all? Firstly, who will stop them?! There is no Ministry of Health in the forest to warn about the dangers of consuming all sorts of things. The police will also not chase people for tygydyks in poor condition. So the animals have a blast! Hunters say that sometimes the stomachs of hunted moose contain not just one or two mushrooms, but several kilograms of poisonous delicacy at once. Just imagine what little jokes the elk had!



The first kiss is an exciting thing. You definitely need to practice!

The second reason why animals overeat mushrooms is parasites and diseases. Have you ever seen a veterinary pharmacy in the forest? That's the same! How do you think squirrels and bunnies should be treated? Depending on the dose, even the most poisonous mushrooms and plants can become medicine.



After such a dinner, not only a ball of talking dough will appear...

Scientists believe that eating mushrooms especially affects intestinal parasites. For wild animals this is a real problem. They would like to feed themselves, but then the parasites in the stomach take away half of the nutrients.

Plus all sorts of disorders, indigestion, pain, horror! So the animals are poisoned little by little: at most one mushroom will make them feel bad, and the worms inside will all die.



Squirrel offers an excellent remedy for diarrhea.

The third reason for eating poisonous things is that it stimulates and gives strength. The very moose whose stomachs were filled with mushrooms were in the rutting period. If anyone doesn’t know, at this time horned males run through the forest like mad and fight with each other for females. That's exactly where you need strength boosters!



There will be some surprise milk!

Moreover, there is no doping control in the forest. So the ungulates will eat fly agarics, recharge with vigor, and go ahead - crush their rivals. As a bonus, mushrooms have an analgesic effect - the chances of emerging victorious from any fight are doubled.



Hedgehogs don’t pick mushrooms on needles, but no one forbade them from taking a bite!

As for having fun - yes, this also happens, very rarely and almost always with a bad outcome, but it does happen. Not only people are prone to using illegal substances for the sake of unusual sensations. But do you know what the difference is? An animal will never become a real drug addict. Nature will not allow it - a novice user will quickly be gobbled up by some predator.