Horns and hooves

31/03/2021

The inhabitants of Iceland are absolutely not concerned with the issue of national security. The country has no army, air force or navy. Even police officers in Iceland do not carry weapons. Of all the law enforcement agencies, the most influential is the Coast Guard. And in case an Icelandic man wants to serve, he can serve in the Norwegian army under an agreement concluded between the countries.

28/03/2021

The top of the most beautiful places reveals a truly heavenly place on earth - the most picturesque valley of glacial origin in the state of California. The mountainous terrain of the valley is decorated with an abundance of crystal waterfalls, pristine lakes and lush vegetation. For tourists on the vast territory of the valley there are a lot of hotels, campings and other benefits of civilization.

25/03/2021

Giraffes do not have vocal cords, so they cannot “speak!”
Humpback whales make the loudest sound of any mammal and can be heard from 20 kilometers away!
Horses have a good memory, they can remember things, the people they met, and the skills they owned a few years ago.
Zebras run in zigzags to escape predators.

23/03/2021

23/03/2021

Much is known about the great Siberian miracle - Lake Baikal - the deepest lake in the world and the largest source of fresh water on the planet. But still, some surprising facts: there are 23 thousand cubic km of water in Baikal and all the largest rivers in the world - Volga, Don, Dnieper, Yenisei, Ural, Ob, Ganges, Orinoco, Amazon, Thames, Seine and Oder - should flow for almost a year, to fill a basin equal in volume to Lake Baikal. And there are so many fish here that after catching all the fish on Lake Baikal and distributing it to the Russians, everyone will receive more than 1 kg of fish. And the coastline of Lake Baikal has the same distance as from Turkey to Moscow.

22/03/2021

Stanislavsky would never have shouted "I don't believe!" opossum that pretended to be dead. When a possum is frightened, he lies on his side, closes his eyes, bleeds from his nose, and in general he plays a ghoul masterly. And when the danger, having photographed him with a bottle, leaves, the possum magically comes to life. There is even an expression in English playing possum - "to pretend to be nothing".

21/03/2021

The ring-tailed lemur is so named because of its long, densely striped tail. Another distinctive feature of this animal is the ability to meow and purr, for which it was nicknamed the ring-tailed lemur, or katta. Lemurian habits, interesting facts and description of the animal studied by Prostozoo.

19/03/2021

The African elephant was also threatened with extinction because of the hunting, which it fell victim to at the beginning of the 20th century, since there was a great demand for ivory (from tusks), and because of the important changes made by man in his habitat. Elephants now live mainly in giant national parks, where zoologists study them and are protected by guards. Unfortunately, this is not enough to prevent poachers from killing elephants. The situation is different with the Indian elephant, which has never been in danger, since man has used it for centuries in various jobs.

18/03/2021

Сегодня, самым большим плотоядным в мире, считается южный морской слон, самцы которого могут достигать веса более 5 тонн.

17/03/2021

It is also called an oryx. A large antelope is gaining weight up to 260 kilograms. In this case, the height of the animal at the withers is 130-150 centimeters. Horns add growth. They are longer than that of other antelopes, stretching a meter or more. Most oryx subspecies have straight and smooth horns. On the neck of the oryx there is a semblance of a mane. Long hair grows from the middle of the tail. This makes the antelope look like horses.

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16/03/2021

The African elephant was also threatened with extinction because of the hunting, of which he became a victim at the beginning of the 20th century, since there was a great demand for ivory products (from tusks), and because of the important changes made by man in his habitat. Elephants now live mainly in giant national parks, where zoologists study them and are protected by guards. Unfortunately, this is not enough to prevent poachers from killing elephants. The situation is different with the Indian elephant, which has never been in danger, since man has used it for centuries in various jobs.