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Corvid birds: description, photo, diet, characteristics and features of species

Corvid birds: description, photo, diet, characteristics and features of species

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Crows or corvids are a family of birds from the order of passerines. Among the birds of this order, it is the representatives of this family that are distinguished by their large size and developed intelligence. Which birds belong to corvids, what are the features of their biology and whether it is worth keeping them in captivity - all this in this article

Giant mole rat: description, photo. Rare animal species

Giant mole rat: description, photo. Rare animal species

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

This unusual and rare animal in nature belongs to the class of mammals, the order of rodents. About the features that this strange animal called the giant mole rat has (where it lives, about the places of distribution, about habits, etc.), will be described in this article

White steppe mushrooms eringi: characteristics and features of cultivation

White steppe mushrooms eringi: characteristics and features of cultivation

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Pleurotus eryngi is the scientific name for white steppe mushrooms. In addition, they are often referred to as royal oyster mushrooms, many consider them the most delicious mushrooms of this family. And indeed they have something to call royal, because they are characterized by a large fruiting body with a strong aroma and unique taste

The big-horned deer is the largest representative of the deer family

The big-horned deer is the largest representative of the deer family

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Although the big-horned deer has long since died out, its image, restored on the basis of archaeological finds, delights and amazes even today. The greatest interest is caused by its large antlers, like those of an elk. There is not and never was a second such deer in the world

Gulf of Corinth and coastal Greek cities are a real paradise for tourists

Gulf of Corinth and coastal Greek cities are a real paradise for tourists

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The Gulf of Corinth is a place for those who want to know the real Greece, little known by tourists, free from the crowds and fuss of people. This breathtaking place combines mountain landscape and sea coast. The Rocky Mountains are mostly ecologically protected and form one of the oldest areas in Europe with many national parks and ancient cities

Royal vulture is king among vultures

Royal vulture is king among vultures

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The king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) is a large bird of prey from the American vulture family. This is the real king of vultures, fairly large birds that live in Central and South America. It lives mainly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina

Birds of prey in Belarus: description of the main species

Birds of prey in Belarus: description of the main species

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Belarus is a country with a very rich flora and fauna. Its natural resources amaze to this day and delight both local and visiting tourists. If we talk about the birds of prey in Belarus, the photos and names of which are presented in this article, then there are about 29 species. So, what are the most widely known birds of prey in Belarus?

Definition and differences between crane, stork and heron

Definition and differences between crane, stork and heron

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Human vision sometimes does not notice the minor details that distinguish one from the other. Most often this happens when our mind follows a certain strategy and focuses on the whole picture, and not on its parts. People who rarely see birds do not distinguish them precisely because of this optical illusion. Moreover, errors are made mainly in the definition of water birds. In the article we will try to figure out what are the differences between a stork, a crane and a heron?

Bee perga: composition, vitamins, nutrients, contraindications, medicinal properties and rules of use

Bee perga: composition, vitamins, nutrients, contraindications, medicinal properties and rules of use

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Products produced by bees have long been famous for their high nutritional value and beneficial properties for human he alth. Both honey and bee pollen are must-haves in your home cellar to use them for healing and strengthening immunity if necessary. Due to its composition, bee pollen is a real storehouse of nutrients and has found its application as a natural medicinal substance

A penguin has wool or feathers, what they eat, how they live - some interesting facts about these amazing waterfowl

A penguin has wool or feathers, what they eat, how they live - some interesting facts about these amazing waterfowl

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Penguins, despite being members of the bird family, cannot fly. After all, they spend most of their lives hunting fish and other marine animals underwater. Their legs, located far behind, together with the tail, act as a rudder. And the wings, which had lost their original purpose, became rigid, like strong oars. But what are they covered with in a penguin - wool or feathers?

Mountain sheep: what are they?

Mountain sheep: what are they?

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One of the types of "climber animals", that is, living high in the mountains, are mountain sheep. These dexterous and graceful artiodactyls are close relatives of mountain goats, and their relatives also include musk oxen and taras. All of them belong to the family of bovids, and biologists themselves count 7 different species of rams

Lamiaceae family: description

Lamiaceae family: description

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In our article, we want to talk about the labia family. According to the latest data, there are about two hundred genera - 3500 species. They are distributed almost all over the world

Sphagnum swamps are a type of wetland. Sphagnum peat bog

Sphagnum swamps are a type of wetland. Sphagnum peat bog

Last modified: 2025-06-01 05:06

In temperate latitudes, mainly in the forest and forest-tundra zones, such a variety of wetlands as sphagnum bogs is formed. The predominant vegetation on them is sphagnum moss, thanks to which they got their name

Names of trees of the Russian Federation

Names of trees of the Russian Federation

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Each of us knows the names of trees since childhood. We do not think about what they mean, why they sound like that, and not otherwise. Just like the words sun, sky, earth or birds

Alder tree - an indispensable healer and primary source of living energy

Alder tree - an indispensable healer and primary source of living energy

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Alder is a tree belonging to the birch family and very common in Russia. You can recognize it by its gray-green crown and leaves with small notches

Tree leaves in summer and autumn

Tree leaves in summer and autumn

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Depending on the season, the leaves of the trees are colored differently. Young leaves in spring have their own shades. In summer, they are all green, although they have some differences in color tone. But what happens to them in autumn? Why do they become different in color?

Blueleg is an edible mushroom. Description, photos of bluelegs

Blueleg is an edible mushroom. Description, photos of bluelegs

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

With the onset of warm weather, many residents of stuffy cities go to the forests to hunt mushrooms. This not only helps them to relax in nature, but also provides tasty and he althy natural food. In order not to get poisoned, you need to know which mushrooms you can collect. Some of them look like poisonous, others are conditionally edible. But there are also mushrooms that are very loved by many people for their ease of preparation and pleasant taste. One of them is blue

Brown cubs: features of growth and development

Brown cubs: features of growth and development

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The brown bear is found in taiga forests, mountains and conifers abounding in windbreak. A large population can settle in permanent habitats. In the midst of winter, brown bear cubs are born to the female. How do they develop and mature?

Chanterelle ordinary: mushroom description, photo and drying tips

Chanterelle ordinary: mushroom description, photo and drying tips

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The chanterelle mushroom is valued for its excellent taste, as well as for its powerful medicinal effect. He is not afraid of insects due to the content of chinomannose, which kills all helminth larvae

Great lakes of the world: TOP 10

Great lakes of the world: TOP 10

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In our view, the lake is a small, beautiful, picturesque place for recreation, swimming, fishing. For those who are accustomed to ordinary small bodies of water, it is difficult to imagine that it can be so huge that the horizon is not visible! The great lakes of the world are worthy of admiration! What are they and where are they located?

Piranha fish: description and photo

Piranha fish: description and photo

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Piranhas are monsters from horror films and scary stories, small but bloodthirsty inhabitants of the waters of the Amazon and other rivers in South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina). And what do we know about them? Perhaps nothing. After all, all knowledge is limited to just one species - an ordinary piranha, which has earned itself a bad reputation

Unzha is a river in Russia. Description, features, photos

Unzha is a river in Russia. Description, features, photos

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Unzha is a river flowing on the territory of the largest state located on the mainland of Eurasia. Its channel runs in the European part of the Russian Federation through two regions - Vologda and Kostroma. On its banks you can find recreation centers, fishing complexes, there are also places for recreation with tents. People often come to this area to hunt and fish

The largest rivers in Spain: Tajo, Ebro and Guadalquivir

The largest rivers in Spain: Tajo, Ebro and Guadalquivir

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Spain is a European state located on the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary and Balearic Islands. The northern and western parts of the country are washed by the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, and the southern and eastern coasts are washed by the Mediterranean Sea. The rivers of Spain are of particular importance in ensuring the life of the peninsula

An amazing animal - a gray seal

An amazing animal - a gray seal

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The gray seal is the sweetest and most charming creature. Of course, the cubs are of particular delight. Find out what these animals look like, where they live, what they eat, how they reproduce and what lifestyle they lead

The bowhead whale is an interesting marine giant

The bowhead whale is an interesting marine giant

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The huge bowhead whale feeds on plankton. In this regard, it has a specific structure of the oral cavity. Can absorb up to 1.8 tons of food per day

What is a river, what are rivers

What is a river, what are rivers

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Human life has always been closely connected with rivers. This was not only in the past, there is such a connection today. People always built their first settlements on the banks of reservoirs, closer to sources of fresh water. They were used for fishing and irrigation, as a means of communication, timber was rafted along them

The Western Bug River: description, tributaries, flora and interesting facts

The Western Bug River: description, tributaries, flora and interesting facts

Last modified: 2025-06-01 05:06

There is a strange property of flowing water - it is different on each segment of its path. The Western Bug River is no exception to this rule. At the source in Ukraine there is a noisy and disturbing stream, gaining strength and striving for a long journey. In the middle Belarusian current, it is sedate and smooth water, which bears its natural beauty with dignity. Closer to the mouth, on the territory of Poland, the Bug turns into a full-flowing tributary of the Vistula, which, having traveled a long way, came to its river finish

Common cottonmouth: habitat, snake habits

Common cottonmouth: habitat, snake habits

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Cottonmouth is a small poisonous reptile. In length, his body, given the tail, rarely outgrows eighty-five centimeters. The upper part of the body is painted in a dark brown color, broken by light stripes, vaguely resembling zigzags. The belly is the lightest part of the body. The head is large. When viewed from above, it appears somewhat flattened

Trinidad Island, Brazil: description, attractions, nature

Trinidad Island, Brazil: description, attractions, nature

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Formerly a British colony, the island state of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, located on the border between the Atlantic and the Caribbean, next to Venezuela, unites two large islands of the same name and many small

Common copperhead - the snake of our forests

Common copperhead - the snake of our forests

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The common copperhead is widespread in our forests. These snakes live in the mountains of the Caucasus and in the forests of the Middle Strip

An ordinary snake is not a viper for you

An ordinary snake is not a viper for you

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The common snake is a completely harmless snake that lives in Russia and abroad. Unfortunately, the poor reptile is often confused with the viper. Imagine how many snakes die by mistake every year! Today my article is dedicated to these cute snakes

Poisonous snake species

Poisonous snake species

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The poison does not harm the snake itself. This is the result of evolution, because poisonous species of snakes did not appear overnight. The poisonous glands that are in the mouth appeared from altered salivary glands, in a process of natural selection that lasted for millennia, the most resistant to poison remained

Equatorial forests are the lungs of our planet

Equatorial forests are the lungs of our planet

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Equatorial forests are also called the lungs of our planet. This is true because plants give off huge amounts of oxygen. Their destruction will lead to a significant deterioration in air quality. Many environmentalists are sounding the alarm in connection with the cutting down of trees and the transformation of the forest area into coffee, rubber or oil plantations

Alpine barbel is the most beautiful beetle

Alpine barbel is the most beautiful beetle

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This beetle belongs to the Mustache family and is the only representative of the genus Rosalia in all of Europe. This genus is relic, it has come down to our time from the distant past, having survived several geological epochs. Alpine barbel is a very large and amazingly beautiful beetle. It is described in detail in the article

Monkeys: types, features. What types of monkeys are there?

Monkeys: types, features. What types of monkeys are there?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Monkeys arouse people's interest. How many species of these animals live on our planet, what do they eat, what are the features of their life? We enjoy reading about all this and watching TV shows

Protective coloration in animals. Mimicry, disguise and protective coloration

Protective coloration in animals. Mimicry, disguise and protective coloration

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Protective coloration is the protective color and shape of animals that make their owners invisible in their habitats. In fact, this is a kind of passive defense against natural predators

Viviparous fish. Blue shark. Cramp-fish

Viviparous fish. Blue shark. Cramp-fish

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Many sharks are known for being viviparous. For example, such species include tiger, herring, frilled sharks, hammerhead fish and others. Also on this list is the blue shark. The size of this fish usually does not exceed 3.8 meters

Beautiful fish: species, names. The most beautiful fish in the world

Beautiful fish: species, names. The most beautiful fish in the world

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Practically all water bodies of our planet are inhabited by beautiful inhabitants - fish. The world ichthyofauna is represented by 25,000 diverse fish. Each species has unique shapes and unique coloring

How does cinnamon grow in nature?

How does cinnamon grow in nature?

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

Cinnamon is getting more and more popular these days. She has a great smell. We see it on supermarket shelves, but we don’t always think about how this plant looks in its original form

Singapore Zoo: reviews, address, photo

Singapore Zoo: reviews, address, photo

Last modified: 2025-01-23 09:01

The flora and fauna of the Earth is multifaceted and delightful. Many species can be viewed freely at the Singapore Zoo