{"id":475,"date":"2010-08-16T08:10:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-16T08:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=475"},"modified":"2010-08-16T08:10:12","modified_gmt":"2010-08-16T08:10:12","slug":"animal-life-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/animal-life-in-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal life in Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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okser in the roade<\/p><\/div>\n

If you are outside of Oslo, you will likely see more than just m\u00e5ser <\/strong>(sea gulls). \u00a0In fact, when I lived in Oslo, well actually I lived a good 15 min. T-bane ride from the city center, I saw a hjort <\/strong>(deer) right outside my apartment one day-that was unexpected, but certainly pleasant. \u00a0It made me feel even more at home. \u00a0If you are anywhere by havet (the ocean), you will definitely see way more m\u00e5ser<\/strong> than you ever would want to. \u00a0Actually, hearing them is by far the worst part. \u00a0Here in Troms\u00f8 they are everywhere and they make a lot of noise, which can make it quite difficult to sleep (trying to get in the mood to go sleep when it\u00b4s light as day is hard enough!).<\/p>\n

Anywho, there are many wild animals to be seen in Norway. \u00a0I was driving with a friend from Troms\u00f8 to his home town and I expressed that I really wanted to see an elg<\/strong> (moose). \u00a0I had previously only seen elg<\/strong> at Yellowstone. \u00a0I got lucky-literally 30 seconds later an elg <\/strong>crossed the road not more than 50 meters in front of us. \u00a0Needless to say, I was happy.<\/p>\n

Since arriving in northern Norway, I have also seen sei<\/strong> (coalfish) and \u00f8rret<\/strong> (trout) when we were p\u00e5 fisketur<\/strong>, as well as an \u00f8rn <\/strong>(bald eagle) when we were grilling out on a friend\u00b4s deck. \u00a0I wasn\u00b4t with on this fisketur<\/strong>, but my friend saw small haier <\/strong>(sharks) swimming around his boat. \u00a0I\u00b4ve seen a hare<\/strong> (yes, hare) and a rev <\/strong>(fox) run across the road. \u00a0Oh, and I can\u00b4t forget to mention the sauer<\/strong> (sheep) that for some reason, like to march down the middle of the road for a while before they end up on the other side. \u00a0This has happened several times now, we\u00b4ve had to wait for every last sau<\/strong> to get out of the way of the car. \u00a0I remember when I was in Hordaland fylke <\/strong>a few years ago, we had to wait for okser<\/strong> (oxen) to cross the road (see pictures…)<\/p>\n

I haven\u00b4t seen any dyr <\/strong>that I\u00b4m scared of yet, except a few large edderkopper<\/strong> (spiders), including the one I found in my tent. \u00a0Reptiles are not found in Norway, so I don\u00b4t have to worry about scorpions or lizards. \u00a0Amphibians, on the other hand, such as frosker<\/strong> (frogs) are found here in Norway.<\/p>\n

I hope to continue to see both familiar and unfamiliar dyr<\/strong> in the wild!<\/p>\n

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we think this was a bj\u00f8rnspor (bear print)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

If you are outside of Oslo, you will likely see more than just m\u00e5ser (sea gulls). \u00a0In fact, when I lived in Oslo, well actually I lived a good 15 min. T-bane ride from the city center, I saw a hjort (deer) right outside my apartment one day-that was unexpected, but certainly pleasant. \u00a0It made…<\/p>\n

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