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How long do chinchillas live at home?

How long do chinchillas live at home?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

In many countries of the world, people keep chinchillas as pets. These funny little animals are unpretentious in care, very beautiful, with constant fuss and care they cheer up everyone. Before buying an animal, many people are interested in how long chinchillas live, because this fluffy lump becomes a family member from the first days, so I want him to be around for as long as possible

Reserve "Taimyrsky". Reserves of the world and Russia

Reserve "Taimyrsky". Reserves of the world and Russia

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The Taimyrsky Reserve has a complicated history of creation. Today it occupies an area of more than 1.5 thousand hectares. Rare representatives of flora and fauna listed in the Red Book are protected in these territories. The official date of foundation is considered to be 1979, it was then that the reserve was created with the aim of a detailed study and conservation of forests, mountain, tundra and lowland ecosystems

Mountain gorilla: photo, description

Mountain gorilla: photo, description

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

This article focuses on the Critically Endangered Central African Mountain Gorilla, one of the largest primates on earth

Ringed cap: description, distribution, taste

Ringed cap: description, distribution, taste

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The ringed cap is a mushroom of the Spider web family. He received this name for the presence of a rather wide yellowish-white film ring on the leg. The people also call it: chicken, dim rosites, Turk, white bog

Traveler plant: why is it called that?

Traveler plant: why is it called that?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Plants, like many people, love and know how to travel. Through thousands of kilometers, through hundreds of years to our times, travel plants have reached, which have become familiar and irreplaceable. The travel plant potato was once thought to be poisonous; its flowers were used as a decoration for ladies' outfits. Now you understand how much people lost in past centuries without tasting potatoes, which are indispensable on our dining tables

National Valdai Park: Description

National Valdai Park: Description

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Russian land is rich in beautiful places and unique landscapes. Perhaps life is not enough to see them all with my own eyes. The lake-forest complex of the Valdai Upland has been preserved due to the fact that at the end of the 20th century the national Valdai Park was organized here

Grotto is Grottoes in nature and in the interior

Grotto is Grottoes in nature and in the interior

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There may be a grotto inside an ordinary cave. Pilgrims who travel to such places could notice how, after narrow cave manholes, a large hall suddenly appeared, which is called a grotto

Flying fish - the victory of nature over logic

Flying fish - the victory of nature over logic

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

An unusual underwater creature that can fly lives in the subtropics. This is a flying fish, the fins of which successfully replace the wings. What do you know about her?

The most s alty sea: in the world, in Russia, in the world ocean

The most s alty sea: in the world, in Russia, in the world ocean

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Dead Sea, despite the fact that its waters contain much more s alt, is not even the s altiest lake on the planet. It is ahead of Lake Assal, located in Djibouti. Its salinity is 35%, while its "rival" has only 27%. The s altiest sea is

Spreading bell: description and application

Spreading bell: description and application

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There are up to 300 types of bluebells in the world. They are common in mixed and deciduous forests, ravines, meadows, along river banks. Most grow throughout Russia, and some of them can only be found in the Caucasus. The most famous of all types is the sprawling bell. It is used in landscaping but is more commonly known in folk medicine

Nymphalidae butterflies: general characteristics, description, range, type of food

Nymphalidae butterflies: general characteristics, description, range, type of food

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

A colorful moth in a jar for Valentine's Day is an original gift. And, most likely, it will be a nymphalida butterfly - a representative of one of the Lepidoptera families. The most numerous and replete with colorful representatives. But the world of butterflies is much more diverse and amazing. Their importance in nature can hardly be overestimated, and their transformation from a caterpillar into a beauty is amazing

Beetle borer: beautiful pest

Beetle borer: beautiful pest

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The borer beetle is a beautiful bright insect. Its shiny, iridescent wings are used in creativity. Despite their beauty, all goldfish are pests of fruit and berry trees. In this article, you will learn about these beetles, the black borer and how to deal with it

Interesting fern - floating salvinia

Interesting fern - floating salvinia

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Salvinia floating fern is a small plant floating on the surface of water bodies belonging to the Salviniev family. This type species of the genus Salvinia is the only one growing on the territory of the Russian Federation. The plant is often cultivated as an aquarium

What is she, a dragon fish (arowana)?

What is she, a dragon fish (arowana)?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Arowana or, as it is called in another way, dragon fish, has an interesting reputation. There are many beliefs according to which the owner of this resident of the aquarium will certainly be rich, luck and success will become his constant companions, and peace, kindness and comfort will settle in his house

Secretary bird or serpent?

Secretary bird or serpent?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The secretary bird is a beautiful bird with long black head feathers that stand out against its white and gray plumage. The article tells about what she eats, how she lives and breeds, and also about why these birds are so valued by the inhabitants of Africa

Reserve "Khakassky". State Natural Reserve "Khakassky"

Reserve "Khakassky". State Natural Reserve "Khakassky"

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In 1999, the Chazy reserve was merged with the Maly Abakan reserve. This is how the Khakassky State Nature Reserve appeared, spreading over the endless mountainous taiga expanses

Interesting facts about butterflies for kids. Lemon Butterfly: Interesting Facts

Interesting facts about butterflies for kids. Lemon Butterfly: Interesting Facts

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

In this article you will find interesting facts about butterflies. The material can be used for classes with children of preschool and primary school age

The fastest insects in the world

The fastest insects in the world

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Among the animals, the cheetah can develop the highest speed - up to 130 km per hour! At short distances, he can easily overtake a car. In the water, no one can compete with a sailboat fish, which travels 110 km in one hour. The peregrine falcon, a bird of prey, dives at a speed of 350 km per hour. What are the fastest insects you know? They will be discussed in the article

Two-color leather: description, distribution, photo

Two-color leather: description, distribution, photo

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The Bicolor Kozhan is a small-sized bat from the Smooth-nosed family. Outwardly, this animal is not very attractive, but it has an interesting structure and behavioral features that are characteristic only for this species. That is why it is of interest to many animal lovers

Amorpha shrub plant and its use in medicine

Amorpha shrub plant and its use in medicine

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Amorpha shrub - a plant that has primarily analgesic and sedative effects. Amorpha (Amorpha fruticosa) is a perennial shrub reaching a height of 2 meters, rarely a plant grows up to 6 meters high). Belongs to the legume family, has been widely used in medicine

Let's talk about berries: tyutina (mulberry) in medicine and cooking

Let's talk about berries: tyutina (mulberry) in medicine and cooking

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Do you like berries? Tyutina is a delicacy known to everyone since childhood. But despite the fact that mulberry grows in central Russia, few people know that it has very useful healing properties. It is thanks to them that tyutina is a berry that has become widespread in folk medicine and cooking. This will be discussed in our article today

Who is stronger - a bear or a lion? The power of a bear versus the agility of a lion

Who is stronger - a bear or a lion? The power of a bear versus the agility of a lion

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Wildlife has always attracted people with its unsolved mysteries. The world of animals is fascinating, and probably no one will be able to unravel it to the end. Who is stronger - a bear or a lion? There is still no clear answer to this question about the two largest predators of nature. Maybe we'll try to find out after all, whose power will prevail?

Banyan: a grove tree and a symbol of India

Banyan: a grove tree and a symbol of India

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Nature has struck and will continue to strike humanity with its creations. Among the plant wonders, one of the most amazing is the banyan tree (photo), which is visually perceived as a whole forest

Far Eastern cat (leopard cat): description, habitat, food

Far Eastern cat (leopard cat): description, habitat, food

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

A wild Far Eastern cat has feline relatives living in warm countries. Probably, his ancestors got into the territory of the taiga in an incredible way, or it used to be much warmer here, and after a cold snap they had to adapt to severe weather conditions

Archipelagic countries. Places where dreams come true

Archipelagic countries. Places where dreams come true

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Archipelagic countries are places that tourists visit with pleasure. They include a whole group of islands, inhabited and uninhabited. There are many places like this on earth. Each of them is interesting in its own way, has its own flora and fauna and nature, unique in its beauty. Sometimes the archipelagos are part of a country located on the mainland

What oak flowers look like

What oak flowers look like

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Even children know what an oak tree looks like. Everyone also knows that oak gives acorns. How many have seen oak flowers?

Rivers of the Ulyanovsk region: list, natural conditions, photo

Rivers of the Ulyanovsk region: list, natural conditions, photo

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Ulyanovsk region - a subject of the Russian Federation, located in its European part. It is located in the region of the middle Volga region. The largest European river Volga divides it unevenly into two parts. Administratively, the Ulyanovsk Region is part of the Volga Federal District. The regional center is the city of Ulyanovsk

Ceiba (tree): photo, description, where it grows

Ceiba (tree): photo, description, where it grows

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

This plant is one of the most famous for its vitality and beauty. It has become widespread on many continents, in many sunny warm countries. This article will present an amazing and unusual ceiba plant (tree). Where it grows and what it is, you can find out by reading a short story about it below

Oriental lilies: description and photo

Oriental lilies: description and photo

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

In our article we want to talk about oriental lilies. They have large, beautiful, fragrant flowers. And undoubtedly, oriental lilies are aristocrats among summer plants. They are so beautiful that it is impossible to look away from them. And the intoxicating aroma is sometimes even too saturated

Fiery rainbow - the secret of an unusual natural phenomenon

Fiery rainbow - the secret of an unusual natural phenomenon

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A fabulously bewitching spectacle - a fiery rainbow - can only arise when several natural factors merge. What these conditions are and how this rarest phenomenon is formed is described in this article

The capybara animal is the largest rodent. Description, photo

The capybara animal is the largest rodent. Description, photo

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A capybara animal, or, as this animal is also called, a capybara, is a herbivorous mammal that leads a semi-aquatic lifestyle. Outwardly, capybaras resemble guinea pigs, but they are much larger in size

Animals of Madagascar: unique fauna of the island

Animals of Madagascar: unique fauna of the island

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In 1500, thanks to pure chance, the island of Madagascar was discovered. The team of the Portuguese navigator Diogo Dias was caught in a storm that forced them to land on the only land nearby. Thus, an island with extraordinary nature and rich fauna was discovered

Mountains in Chile: name and maximum heights

Mountains in Chile: name and maximum heights

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

If among the states of the world there was a competition for the most unusual form, then the first place, no doubt, would be taken by a country called Chile. With a total length of 4300 km, its width does not exceed 200 kilometers. Such a unique geographical position could not but affect the relief of the country. From our article you will find out if there are mountains in Chile and how high they are

Mosquitoes are blood-sucking insects. Description and distribution of mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are blood-sucking insects. Description and distribution of mosquitoes

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Mosquitoes are small insects with thin legs and a long proboscis. They are often confused with mosquitoes, but there are significant differences between them. Who are mosquitoes? Where do they live? What threatens a meeting with them for a person?

The spotted woodpecker is a skilled bird

The spotted woodpecker is a skilled bird

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Friends, the spotted woodpecker is a bird that deserves respect and attention from us readers! Let's talk about it

Black-banded cichlazoma: maintenance, reproduction, compatibility and reviews

Black-banded cichlazoma: maintenance, reproduction, compatibility and reviews

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The Blackbanded Cichlazoma is a medium sized, dynamic fish. It is suitable for both experienced aquarists and beginners. Of the advantages, its activity, bright contrasting color, vitality and ease of breeding are especially distinguished. Thanks to picky feeding and care, the fish continues to occupy a leading position among lovers of aquarium animals

How to give birth to cows?

How to give birth to cows?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The mystery of the emergence of a new life is always an exciting and crucial moment. In animal husbandry, where the basis for making a profit is a large and he althy livestock, a safe release from the burden plays an important role. In dairy cattle breeding, the birth of cows is a hope not only for the repair of the herd, but also for milk production in general. The process doesn't always go smoothly. Timely assistance can save the life of both the calf and the mother. In a private economy, the loss of a breadwinner is an irreparable loss

Mount Taganay. The height of Mount Taganay

Mount Taganay. The height of Mount Taganay

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Taganai is a mountain range located in the west of the Chelyabinsk region. It occupies part of the Taganay National Park. This is a magnificent creation of nature, beauty embodied in stone

An interesting fact about the nature of Russia

An interesting fact about the nature of Russia

Last modified: 2025-06-01 05:06

Every second in the reality surrounding us, various amazing events take place, about which it would be interesting to know something special. Even now, at the moment when you are reading this article, you can find out for yourself some interesting fact about nature

A caterpillar is a butterfly larva: varieties, life cycle, nutrition

A caterpillar is a butterfly larva: varieties, life cycle, nutrition

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Caterpillars are insect larvae that belong to the Lepidoptera order. These little creatures are very vulnerable and can easily become someone's prey, so they have to protect themselves in order to turn into one of the most beautiful insects after some time