Flora

Rainforests - this is more than 50% of all green spaces of the planet. Over 80% of animal and bird species live in these forests. Today, deforestation of the rainforest is happening rapidly. The figures are terrifying: more than 40% of trees have already been cut down in South America, and 90% in Madagascar and West Africa.

Baikal is located in the eastern part of Siberia, is an ancient lake, whose age is approximately 25 million years. Since the pond is very deep, it is a great source of fresh water. Baikal provides 20% of all fresh water reserves on the planet. The lake fills 336 rivers, and the water in it is clean, clear.

Scientists say that anthropogenic activity negatively affects the state of nature. Ecological problems of forests are one of the global problems of our time. If the forest is destroyed, then life will disappear from the planet. This needs to be realized by those people on whom the preservation of the forest depends. In ancient times, people revered the forest, considered it the breadwinner and treated it with care.

Mangroves are evergreens that grow in the tropics and in the equatorial belt. They grow in conditions of high humidity, mainly on the banks of rivers. Mangroves create a kind of border between land and water. Many species of animals and birds find shelter in mangroves.

The Republic of Tatarstan is located on the territory of the East European Plain and is part of Russia. The entire relief of the republic is predominantly flat. The forest and forest-steppe zone is located here, and the Volga and Kama rivers flow. The climate of Tatarstan is temperate continental. Winter is mild, the average temperature is -14 degrees Celsius, but the minimum drops to -48 degrees.

The Republic of Khakassia is located in the southern part of Siberia, occupies part of the Chulym-Yenisei and Minusinsk hollows. There is a mountainous area, and plains, hills and elevations. On the territory there are semi-deserts and steppes, taiga and forest-steppes, alpine meadows and tundra high in the mountains, where a unique and amazing nature has formed.

Kalmykia is located in the southeastern part of Russia, lies in the zone of steppes, deserts and semi-deserts. The territory is located in the south of the East European Plain. Most part is occupied by the Caspian lowland. The western part is the Ergenin Upland. There are several rivers, estuaries and lakes in the republic, among which the largest is lake.

The Republic of Bashkortostan is located in the Urals and in the west of the Southern Urals. Various landscapes are spread on its territory: in the center are the ridges of the Ural Mountains; in the west part of the East European Plain; in the east - Trans-Urals (combination of elevation and plain). The climate in Bashkortostan is temperate continental.

The Republic of Mordovia is located in the east of the East European Plain. The relief is mostly flat, but there are hills and elevations in the southeast. In the west is the Oka-Don plain, and in the center is the Volga Upland. The climate zone of Mordovia is temperate continental.

Coniferous forests - this is a natural zone, which consists of evergreens - coniferous trees. Coniferous forests grow in the taiga of Northern Europe, Russia and North America. In the highlands of Australia and South America, there are coniferous forests in some places. The climate of coniferous forests is very cold and humid. According to international classification, the following types of coniferous forests exist: evergreen; with falling needles; present in boggy forests; tropical and subtropical.

Udmurtia is located on the territory of the East European Plain and is part of Russia. The territory is covered both by hills and hills, so by river valleys and lowlands. The taiga and subtaiga landscape is presented here. Udmurtia is located in the temperate continental climate zone. Winter is harsh, snowy and frosty, the average temperature is -15 degrees Celsius, and a minimum of -40.

The world of rainforest flora is enormously diverse. Among the trees that grow on the coast you can find a coconut tree. Their fruits - coconuts are very useful, they are used in cooking and cosmetology. Coconut tree Here you can find different types of banana plants that people use as fruits and vegetables, depending on the stage of ripening.

Equatorial forests are located in the equatorial regions of the earth. They are located in the following corners of the planet: Africa - in the river basin. Congo Australia is the eastern part of the continent; Asia - The Great Sunda Islands; South America - in the basin of the Amazon River (Selva). Climatic conditions Mostly forests of this type are located in the equatorial climate.

Rainforests are a special natural area, which is characterized by a huge variety of species of flora and fauna. Forests of this type are found in Central and South America, in Africa and Asia, in Australia and on some islands of the Pacific Ocean. Climatic conditions As the name implies, tropical forests are located in a dry tropical climate zone.

Over the past several millennia, human activity has done little damage to the environment, but after the technical revolutions the balance between man and nature has been disrupted, since since then natural resources have been intensively used. Soil has also been depleted as a result of agricultural activities.

One of the largest and most famous deserts on the planet is the Sahara, which occupies the territory of ten African countries. In ancient writings, the desert was called "great." These are endless expanses of sand, clay, stone, where life is found only in rare oases. Only one river flows here, but there are small lakes in oases and large reserves of groundwater.

Broad-leaved forests are characteristic of the temperate climatic zone. These forests are located at the following points on the planets: cover the western and eastern parts of Europe; found in Central Russia; on the Japanese islands; in the northern part of China; in North America; in southern South America; in New Zealand.

Mixed forests are a natural area that is characteristic of a temperate climate. Broadleaf and coniferous trees grow here at the same time, which is why the forest has such a name. The location of forests of this type on the planet: North America - the north of the USA, the south of Canada; Eurasia - in the Carpathians, in the south of Scandinavia, in the Far East, in Siberia, in the Caucasus, the sulfuric part of the Japanese islands; South America; New Zealand is part of the islands.

The largest swamp in the world is a group of Vasyugan swamps, which are located between the Ob and Irtysh rivers in Western Siberia. This natural site will soon be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The total area of ​​the swamp is 53 thousand square kilometers, which, for example, is larger than the territory of Switzerland.

Modern reservoirs have many environmental problems. Experts say that many seas are in a difficult ecological state. But the Aral Sea is in a catastrophic state and may soon disappear. The most acute of the problems of the water area is a significant loss of water. Over fifty years, the area of ​​the reservoir decreased by more than 6 times as a result of uncontrolled land reclamation.

The biosphere, the upper shell of the Earth in which all living organisms exist, makes up the global ecosystem of the planet. It consists of the hydrosphere, the lower part of the atmosphere, the upper part of the lithosphere. There are no clear boundaries of the biosphere; it is in a constant state of development and dynamics. Since the advent of man, we should talk about the anthropogenic factor of influence on the biosphere.

The warm season has already come, and most of our compatriots went to help their parents in the gardens, or sunbathe in the dachas. In order for our work not to be in vain, and in the fall we would be able to see an excellent harvest; Fertility is the ability of the earth to satisfy the plant's needs for minerals and fertilizers.

It is very important to conduct an agrochemical analysis of the soil in order to plan garden and garden work. This check is most in demand at a time when there is a decrease in the fertility of the earth. As a result of such an analysis, it is possible to identify the main soil problems and select technologies that will help eliminate all problems.

In the Republic of Buryatia, nature is colorful and unique. There are mountain ranges, and coniferous forests, and river valleys, and spacious steppes with forbs. The climate on the territory is sharply continental: there is little snow, long, frosty winters, summers are warm and, in some places, hot. There is relatively little rainfall in Buryatia, not more than 300 mm on the plain, and not more than 500 mm in the mountains in a year.

The Republic of Adygea is located in the Caucasus. A unique and rich ecosystem has developed here, where there are mountain slopes, and forests, and wide steppes, and alpine meadows. The biodiversity of the animal and plant world contributes to a mild and warm climate. In the summer, plants bloom magnificently, and animals breed their offspring.

Altai is a unique ecosystem in the center of the mainland, which is called part of the Altai Mountains, which is part of Russia. There are lakes, river valleys and mountain slopes. Culturally, Altai combines Asian traditions and the Slavic world. Several natural zones are represented on this territory: alpine zone; steppe; tundra; forest; subalpine zone; semi-desert.

Siberia occupies a vast territory, the area of ​​which is more than 10 million square meters. kilometers. It lies in various natural zones: arctic deserts; forest tundra; taiga forests; forest-steppe; steppe zone. The relief and nature of Siberia are heterogeneous throughout the territory. Scientists distinguish such natural areas as the West Siberian Plain, the Central Siberian Plateau, and the mountain ranges of Eastern and Southern Siberia.

Speaking of the desert, first of all, we represent the sandy expanses, where there is no water, no animals, no plants. But such a landscape is not widespread, and nature in the desert is very diverse. Some species of birds, mammals, herbivores, insects and reptiles are found in the deserts.

In the Far East, a unique ecosystem has developed in which a forest and a tundra zone are combined. This territory is located in the following natural areas: - Arctic deserts; - tundra; - coniferous forests (light coniferous forests, dark coniferous forests, coniferous-birch forests); - mixed coniferous-deciduous forests; - forest-steppe.

Every year the noise pollution of large cities is constantly growing. The main sources of noise are automobile, air and rail transport, manufacturing enterprises. 80% of the total noise falls on vehicles. Sounds of twenty to thirty decibels are considered to be a normal noise background.

On the territory of Yakutia there are mountains, lowlands and plateaus. There are forests and river valleys. The climate in the territory is dominated by sharply continental. Winter is characterized by low temperatures of -40-60 degrees Celsius, which reigns for about five months: from November to March. Off-season, spring and autumn, pass quickly.

Dagestan is located in the north-eastern part of the Caucasus, along the Caspian coast. Here is a unique nature, different from the Caucasian landscapes. The climate is temperate continental, with hot summers and mild, snowy winters. Fluctuations in annual temperatures are significant, sometimes there are severe frosts. The amount of precipitation varies from 200-300 mm in the plain to 600-800 mm in the mountains per year.

Sakhalin is an island in eastern Russia, which is washed by the Sea of ​​Okhotsk and the Sea of ​​Japan. Here, amazing nature, a rich world of flora and fauna. Some species of animals and plants are listed in the Red Book, they need to be protected and protected from extinction, but above all - from humans. On the territory of the island there are about 36 species of endemic plants, such as holly Gorodok and Iezsky wolf.

The Republic of Karelia is located in the northwestern part of Russia, and a special ecosystem has formed on its territory. There is fresh air and massive forests that occupy most of the territory. Among the most important objects of nature should be called Ladoga and Onega lakes. Small rivers flow through the territory of the republic (the longest of them is the r.

Kamchatka is a peninsula located in the north-east of Russia. A unique flora and fauna has developed here. The peninsula is connected with the continent by the isthmus. There are a large number of volcanoes on the territory of Kamchatka, which is why the peninsula is considered a seismically active zone, so earthquakes are quite common here.

Krasnodar Territory lies in the temperate climate zone. In fact, there is a significant seasonal temperature difference. Winter is snowy with temperatures from -15 to -25 degrees Celsius. Snow is not always and not evenly distributed throughout the territory. Summer is hot and humid, the temperature is over +40 degrees. The warm season is long.

The North Caucasus has unique natural resources, which have no analogues anywhere in the world. There are high mountains with glaciers on the peaks and forests with broad-leaved trees, coniferous trees on the slopes and alpine meadows, as well as fast-flowing mountain rivers. On the open spaces are steppes with feather grass and oases characteristic of the subtropical zone.

The nature of the Crimean peninsula is unique. Its territory can be divided into three zones: steppe Crimea; South coast; Crimean mountains. In these zones, a climate has formed with specific features. The main part of the peninsula lies in the zone of temperate continental climate, and the southern coast - in the zone of subtropics.

Most of the water resources on Earth are polluted. Even if our planet is covered with 70% of water, not all of them are suitable for human use. Rapid industrialization, the misuse of scarce water resources and many other factors play a role in the process of water pollution. Each year, about 400 billion tons of waste is generated worldwide.

Definition of soil erosion Erosion is the damage to the soil by wind and water, the movement of destruction products and their redeposition. Damage to the soil (erosion) by water is manifested mainly on the slopes from which water flows, rain or melt. Erosion is planar (when the soil is washed away uniformly by water drains, which does not have time to absorb), it is jet (shallow gaps are formed, which are eliminated by conventional processing), and there is also deep erosion (when soil and rocks are eroded by strong currents of water).

Deserts have always had a very arid climate, rainfall is many times less than the amount of evaporation. Rains are extremely rare and usually in the form of heavy rains. High temperatures increase evaporation, this increases the aridity of deserts. Rain falling over the desert often evaporates without even reaching the surface of the earth.

The most important environmental problem is still considered the problem of overpopulation of the planet. Why exactly her? Yes, because it was overpopulation that became the prerequisite for the appearance of all the remaining problems. Many claim that the earth is able to feed ten billion people. But with all this, each of us is breathing and almost everyone has a personal car, and they all increase every year.

Earth is undoubtedly the most unique planet in our solar system. This is the only planet adapted for life. But we do not always appreciate this and believe that we are not able to change and disrupt what has been created over billions of years. In the entire history of existence, our planet has never received such loads that people gave it.

The range of changes in accumulation at the height of the nutrition boundary in Russia ranges from 20 g / cm2 on the Severnaya Zemlya to 400 g / cm2 or more on the Kronotsky Peninsula, in the extreme west of Altai and the southern slopes of the Western Caucasus. If we take into account the increase in feeding intensity in the feeding areas and the constant blowing of snow from the ice hillocks, we can assume that the accumulation values ​​vary in the range from 0 to 500 g / cm2.

The ecosystem of the Arctic is fragile, but the environment of the Arctic deserts affects the climate of the entire planet, so when any problems occur here, they can be felt by people in different parts of the planet. The environmental problems of the Arctic deserts leave their mark on the environment as a whole.

In the Crimean Zoo: an exotic bird took away a visitor’s mobile phone in its beak ... It happened in a zoo near the city of Belogorsk. One of the spectators gaped near the cage with pelicans and dropped an expensive iPhone from his hands. The phone fell near the wire, from under which the birds hungrily hung their beaks in anticipation of treats from visitors.

Flowered cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) or Pfeffer cuttlefish belongs to the cephalopod class, a type of mollusk. The spread of flowery cuttlefish. Flowery cuttlefish spreads in the tropical Indo-Pacific region of the World Ocean. It is found especially off the coast of Northern Australia, Western Australia, and in southern Papua New Guinea.

For a long period of time, scientists believed that the ability to dream is inherent only in people who were then thought to be the only biological beings with consciousness. However, recently this point of view has been shaken, and now scientists were able to prove that animals are also endowed with the ability to see dreams.

Scientists have long been worried about how goldfish and goldfish that are related to them can exist for a long time with an almost complete absence of oxygen. Finally, the answer was found: the truth, as it turned out, is “in fault”. As you know, goldfish, despite the aquarium status, belong to the genus of crucian carp.

The Mayan lioness attacked a schoolboy eleven days ago in Engels, Saratov Region, attracted special attention of law enforcement agencies. True, the fact of the attack of this particular animal has not yet been confirmed, and the authorities are interested in another child, for whom the lioness may be dangerous.

It became known that on April 24 in Engels (Saratov Region) a teenager was attacked by a large predator. Presumably it was a lion. On the evening of April 24, a 15-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital. As a police spokesman said, his hips, buttocks and wrist were damaged.

Unusual patrolmen began to walk along the streets of New York. Previously, it was only people and sometimes dogs and horses, but now pigs have replenished their company. This news quickly became rated, and photos of the patrol pig were published even by such an authoritative publication as the New York Post. According to the information he provided, two police officers who were driving a dwarf pig dressed in a uniform vest on a red leash were spotted in the Soho area (Manhattan).

Surgeons from Bangkok (Thailand) took a huge amount of unusual objects from the stomach of the turtle. These items turned out to be almost exclusively coins. Such an original find became the basis for the staff of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Chulalongkorn to give the unique turtle the nickname "Piggy Bank".

While studying the bone remains found during excavations in Denisova Cave (Altai), scientists discovered one bone, which, as it turned out, belongs to a unique animal. This beast turned out to be a strange creature similar to a donkey and a zebra at the same time - the so-called Ovodov's horse. This animal lived in this area about thirty thousand years ago simultaneously with ancient people.

For the first time in history, a group of genetic scientists from different countries was able to create viable chimeric embryos that combine human, pig and other mammalian cells. Potentially, this allows us to rely on the fact that donor organs for humans will be grown in animal bodies. This news became known from the publication Cell.

In Sicily (Italy), a Bengal tiger named Oscar escaped from a traveling circus and settled down to lie near one of the local shops. This became known from local media. Oscar slipped away from his masters this morning, when people had not yet taken to the streets. For several hours, he calmly walked along the streets of a deserted city and only after some time he was noticed by motorists, who reported the police, which was not the usual animal in Italy.

Studies conducted by biologists from several countries have allowed us to look at animals from an unusual angle. Now it is known which animals are able to save people from diseases and indirectly confirm the reality of alternative medicine. The five leaders among medicinal animals included bees, snakes, dogs, cats and horses.

On the territory of the Yekaterinburg airport "Koltsovo" a stiffened corpse of a dog was discovered. This happened last week, however, the details became known only now. It all started with the fact that one of the airport passengers came on a flight with her dog - a lap dog named Tori. However, it turned out that, despite the fact that the hostess had all the necessary documents, she did not declare in advance that she would fly with her pet.

In their own way, the Ministry of Emergencies, hunters and huntsmen celebrated the Old New Year. On January 14, they delivered snowmobile brooms from birch and willow, as well as fodder salt, by snowmobiles. True, in order to deliver all this to the forest, snowmobiles alone were not enough and the sled was tied to them, turning it into a kind of wagon train. The brought top dressing was left in specially equipped feeders, the location of which animals already know well.

Today - January 11 - Russia celebrates National Parks and Reserves Day. This date for the celebration was chosen due to the fact that it was on this day in 1917 that the first Russian reserve, called the Barguzinsky Reserve, was created. The reason that prompted the authorities to such a decision was that the sable, once used in abundance in the Barguzinsky district of Buryatia, almost completely disappeared.

New data on the dinosaur breeding mechanism partially explained why they died out so quickly after a meteorite fall. Scientists from Florida State University found that dinosaurs were engaged in hatching eggs. And at least some of them did this for a very long time — up to six months.

For a long time, one of the main mysteries of the surrounding mysterious dinosaurs was the development of their embryos. Now scientists were able to open the veil of secrecy. All that was known so far is that dinosaurs hatched eggs, however, how long the embryos were protected by the shell, and how they developed, was unclear.

On New Year's Eve, all pet owners are asked to be especially vigilant and observe safety precautions. And there are good reasons for this. For example, according to statistics, most pets are lost precisely during the New Year holidays. And cats and dogs are very afraid of various loud sounds and bright lights - fireworks, firecrackers, fireworks.

Scientists from Canada discovered in the Arctic the remains of a feathered bird that lived on the earth about ninety million years ago. Thanks to this find, paleontologists formed an idea of ​​what the Arctic climate was like in those days. The bird discovered by Canadians was Tingmaitornis arctica. According to paleontologists, she possessed teeth and hunted large predatory fish.

Studying the DNA of primitive jawless lamprey fish allowed Russian geneticists to find the answer to the question of how our ancestors got a complex brain and the cranium needed for it. The discovery of a special gene, the evolution of which gave our ancestors both the skull and the brain, is described in the journal Scientific Reports.

To get into the ward to the patient is not always possible even for relatives and friends. Everyone knows that medical facilities have reception hours and the like. As for pets, everything is much stricter here. Animals are not allowed even to the dying. However, sometimes there are exceptions to the rules when hospital staff knowingly violates the rules to enable the dying person to say goodbye to all members of his family, including four-legged ones.

A strange worm was discovered in the Pacific Ocean. The uniqueness of this organism is that in the presence of a head it has a completely absent body. The find became known from such an authoritative publication as Current Biology. According to Stanford University oceanologists, this larva seems to look like an adult worm, which decided to first inflate its head and start growing the body later.

In the city of Huntigton Beach (USA, California), huge hordes of unknown creatures crawled ashore. Their number was in the thousands and so far neither the reason for their "landing" nor even what these creatures are is known. Biologists helplessly shrug, and mysterious creatures meanwhile crawled along the sand, on which there were deep furrows, and then returned back to the sea.

On Sunday, an international group of experts on the conservation of rare species of animals announced that the large panda is no longer among the endangered species. At the same time, the number of apes is constantly decreasing. The efforts that were made to save the big panda finally brought tangible results.

The pictures presented to your attention were taken in the south of India, in the state of Telangana. They were made by an amateur photographer watching animals. Suddenly, he witnessed an amazing spectacle, which he captured in time on a camera. The heron wished to taste the fish caught the eye of the photographer. And everything would have been completely mundane, if not for the fact that the fish caught by the heron was already captured by a snake.

100 km. from the African coast, in the Atlantic Ocean there are islands. In the fifteenth century, the Spaniards first came to them, they were fascinated by small birds, or rather their voices. Local residents appreciated them for a long time and kept them in cells woven from twigs. Europeans also wanted to have such singers, and they began to bring birds to Europe.

During the screening of the Planet Earth 2 documentary mini-series produced by the Air Force, a flurry of discussions on the Web suddenly began. And all because of one single moment, which attracted the attention of viewers. A funny situation that interested the audience, in fact, did not contain anything funny and was pretty bloody.

The star of the Internet was an ordinary dog, in the course of life of which he came across an original groomer. The result of this meeting was suffering and glory at the same time. All the troubles began when the owner of the dog, named Wembley, decided to give her pet a gift and use the services of a professional groomer (the so-called animal care specialists engaged in cutting hair, claws, etc.

The last holiday of the autumn is World Pet Day. It is celebrated in many countries every year on November 30th. True, in Russia it is not yet official, although it has been celebrated since 2000. When this holiday was just beginning, its motto was the words from The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, which are well known even to those who are not familiar with the work of this author: "You are forever responsible for those you tamed."

The hype that arose around the Khabarovsk flayer was apparently not in vain. It became known that the persons involved in the case - Orlova and Savchenko are now behind bars, although this is not a term yet, but an investigative arrest. At the same time, investigators found that on the conscience of criminals there were not only brutal bullying of animals, among which were both homeless and those who had owners and were taken from shelters.

Among the inhabitants of Amazonia and Central America, as well as among the colonists, there is a legend that the bushmaster viper can sing. This has been said many times, which is rather strange, since it is reliably known that snakes cannot sing. Finally, scientists decided to unravel this myth. The bushmeister viper, also called “surukuku”, belonging to the genus “Lachesis,” is the largest viper in the Western Hemisphere and can reach 3.5 meters in length.

Three weeks ago, the exhibition of Jan Fabre, an artist from Belgium, started in the Hermitage. During this time, she managed to raise a real storm around herself, which was most clearly represented in social networks. Partly the passions were fueled by the sensational story with the Khabarovsk flayer, whose case has not yet led to any clear result.

When the pig named Penny was only two months old, he was bought by his current owners. No one then knew that in less than a year he would become a star of social networks. When 21-year-old Mike Baxter and 22-year-old Hannah Cambry acquired Penny, he was very small, and it seemed to them that the pet would not be too large in size if it was not overfed as farmers do.

As the presidential race of candidates for the position of US president approaches its climax, more and more new participants are joining it. Now they include animals. In particular, one of the Chinese monkeys and the inhabitants of the Roev Ruchey Zoo (Krasnoyarsk) shared their predictions with the public.

Someone Thomas Kurtis unexpectedly for himself became the "father" of a number of fantastic animals and their likings. Moreover, his 6-year-old son with a strange name for the Russian ear named House became the main "designer" of images. At first, he did not pay much attention to the scribbles of his baby. True, his son's interest in art is more serious than that of most of his peers.

Sharks with two heads began to come across in the ocean. Scientists can not yet determine the causes of this phenomenon. The two-headed shark may seem like a character in a science fiction film, but now it is a reality that is increasingly encountered. A significant part of scientists believe that the cause of such mutations are genetic abnormalities caused by depletion of fish stocks and, possibly, environmental pollution.

The other day, in the south of Australia, they discovered the largest cow in the world. The animal’s name is Big Moo and according to the information provided by British informational publications, it weighs over a ton and has a height of 190 centimeters. In length, the record cow is about 14 feet (about 4.27 meters), and given the gigantic height and impressive weight, you have to admit that the cow can safely claim the title of the largest cow in the world.

Sometimes even the simplest questions about animals lead an adult to a standstill. So now we have prepared questions about animals, which even a first grade student can answer. Try to pass the quiz and answer all the questions correctly. So, let's start ... Questions about animals in the quiz “Do you know animals?

A raccoon that got stuck in the M-41 Bulldog tank in the museum became a hit on social networks. The video was first published on Facebook and in just a day, it already managed to collect over a million views, ten thousand likes and about twenty-two thousand reposts. The animal was stuck in a slit intended for installation of observation devices, only its funny "panties" and tail stuck upside down and above.

Khabarovsk investigators have differently qualified the case against Khabarovsk flayer. Now they are accused of the second part of Article 245 of the Criminal Code, which provides for a more severe punishment. Public outrage at the actions of the accused and dissatisfaction with the too mild actions of the authorities, with signs of a clearly visible “doom,” prompted the authorities to take more decisive measures.

It became known that one of the Khabarovsk flayer confessed guilt. Before that, she tried to hide from justice. She was detained at the Novosibirsk airport, through which she wanted to escape to St. Petersburg. During an investigative experiment, a sadist showed where and how she killed animals.

In London, using a window, a gorilla escaped from the zoo. The huge animal that escaped into the wild made members of the public panic. The staff of the institution and the armed police rushed into his search. Soon, police helicopters also joined the search, circling in the sky above the amusement park and using thermal imagers to find a huge primate.

The hero city of Volgograd may be the victim of a rat invasion. There are already the first symptoms of an impending gray threat. For the first time, they talked about the problem of rats after one of the residents of this city demanded that the territorial administration of Rospotrebnadzor in the Volgograd Region take measures to combat rats, who, without fear, walk calmly through the busy streets of the city.

Off the coast of Guadalupe (Mexico), a large white shark was able to break the cage with the diver, who at that moment was in it. The incident was removed on camera. Employees of a company that specializes in observing sharks by diving in special cages, wanting to attract a shark, threw her a piece of tuna.

According to the publication "Around the World", the seaside safari park, which became famous thanks to the friendship of the goat Timur and the tiger Amur, was among the twelve best zoos in the world. In this zoo, visitors walk without any barriers, accompanied by guides. The creators of the institution managed to create favorable living conditions in the safari park to such an extent that even those species that usually conflict (for example, otter, raccoon and Himalayan bear) quietly adjoin arcs with each other in the same territory.

The assumption that cats have healing abilities has been voiced for many decades. Many cat owners claim that their pets have helped them overcome a variety of diseases. Scientists from Germany and the United States have been able to confirm this popular theory. But, in addition to the fact that cats can cure a person, it turned out that they can still extend his life.

The death of a whole herd of eight wild boars was the result of a truck collision. The incident occurred on October 8 in the Penza district, near the village of Zagoskino, on the Penza-Tambov highway. All boars died on the spot from severe wounds, not one survived. As a result of the collision, the hunting fund suffered damage in the amount of 120 thousand rubles.

For the umpteenth time, ufologists have reported the existence of life on Mars. This time, ufologist Scott Waring saw in the photographs sent to Earth by the rover Opportunity (USA), the outlines of two creatures that surprisingly resembled scorpions, shrimps and other animals covered with exoskeleton. According to Waring, the two creatures he discovered are looking at each other and exchanging some kind of information unknown to us.

Despite the genetic difference between sharks and tuna, scientists have found that both have the same genetic characteristics of a super-predator, among which there is a high speed of movement in water and a fast metabolism. In a paper published in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution, British scientists report that tuna and one of the varieties of great white sharks have surprising similarities in particular in terms of metabolism and the ability to produce heat.

People on Sochi beaches have witnessed a terrible picture - in one place, then in another on the shore, dead dolphins lay. In social networks immediately appeared numerous photographs of the bodies of dead marine animals. It is still unknown what caused the mass death of dolphins. Environmentalists suggest that the most likely cause of animal death was human economic activity, for example, the entry of pesticides into the sea.

Scientists from the UK reported that they managed to find the remains of a primitive dog in Stonehenge. Specialists from the University of Archeology reported that the animal was domesticated. This is confirmed by the fact that the dog was discovered right in the old settlement, which is located very close to the famous tourist attraction of our time and one of the most mysterious buildings of antiquity.

The new terminal of Volgograd Airport over the past week has become extremely attractive for various animals. First, a horse from a nearby equestrian club tried to get on a flight check-in, and now the hare was in a hurry on an evening plane. According to eyewitnesses of what happened, the hare, without showing any signs of fear of people, reached the entrance to the terminal "C" building of Volgograd International Airport.

An expedition of students and scientists from Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk in the Perm Territory discovered traces of living organisms that lived on Earth more than 500 million years ago. Unique traces were discovered at the end of summer on the western slope of the Ural Mountains, on one of the tributaries of the Chusovaya River. According to Dmitry Grazhdankin, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, such finds so far have only been in the Arkhangelsk region, on the White Sea and in Australia.

In San Jose (USA), a man accused of torturing and killing 20 cats pleaded guilty to all charges. Twenty-five-year-old Robert Farmer accused of torturing and killing twenty cats went to a plea agreement. The defendant was arrested last year when surveillance cameras recorded his attempts to catch cats in the vicinity of the city of San Jose.

The largest dinosaur footprint was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert. Its size corresponds to the growth of an adult and belonged to a titanosaur, which supposedly inhabited from 70 to 90 million years ago. The discovery was made by a group of researchers from Mongolia and Japan. Together with the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Okayama National University took part in the study.