Vegetative cover associated with climate. The vegetation is dominated by holm oak (Quercus ilex), native and bilobor Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis), which grow up to 300 meters above sea level, and black pine (Pinus niger, var. Dalmatica) to 400 m.
Living on the island, wintering on it or spend their holidays, or on lands him in passing, more than 130 species of birds. Among domestic animals, goats from prehistory trademark of the island, as well as sheep.
Mammals that live in nature a kind of trademark of Brac is dormouse (Glis glis), similar to a large mouse, but with a nice tail fur. Among snakes known ash viper (Vipera ammodytes) from the small horn on his nose and with two poisonous teeth, distinctive and continuous dark Šari on the back. Attacks only rarely, when it feels threatened.
Among domestic animals newcomer will first notice the skin that have already become legendary animals of the island of Brac, on which in ancient times was praised. Then the sheep, whose milk is used in places in the interior of the island of Brac real famous cheese. By island paths and trails are often lucky horse. Provides a pleasant surprise encounter with the half-wild horses grazing
horses on the plains east of the island, who live freely as the Wild West. Much more common than horses on the island of mule and mules, horses and donkeys hybrids, or a donkey and a mare.
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