Dietary fiber or roughage is the indigestible portion of food derived from plants. It has two main components: Soluble fiber, which dissolves in water, is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts, and can be prebiotic and viscous.
Bullfrogs, tree frogs, green frogs, newts and salamanders live in the Catskills too. Birds Many birds of prey call the Catskill Mountains home, in addition to a multitude of common bird species such as cardinals, chickadees, warblers, sparrows, woodpeckers, swallows and thrushes.
The Catskill Mountains in the state of New York include more than 700,000 acres of mountains and forests that make an ideal setting for the area's wildlife. While private land makes up much of the Catskills, more than 290,000 acres of land receive protection in an area defined as Catskill Park. The park includes mountains, meadows, bodies of water, waterfalls and wetlands in which the area's abundant wildlife also lives.