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.
Small Mammals. Smaller mammals also live in the Catskills, including the porcupine and the fisher. The porcupine's most distinctive feature is its long quills, of which it has more than 30,000. The quills are hollow, and they allow it to float in the water as the animal swims to look for food.