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scattered on the meadow. There fore, it is easy to foresee their fate when they
meet a pack of wolves or other beasts of prey.
"We propose that all the horses which the
BOOS of some countries intend to
grant for this project should be brought together in Askania-Nova, " says
deputy-director of the institute Pyotr Golovanev. "Here herds will be formed and
the 'novices' will acquire, as a result of contacts with horses from Askania-
Nova, the habits of life in a herd. Perhaps, it would be better to wait till the first
offspring: families with foals, according to - our observations, are more stable.-
After that they will be sent to the Gobi reserve of the Mongolian People's
Republic. The next responsible stage - adaptation to life in natural conditions -
will also be monitored by scientists. When their population reaches several
hundred the task may be considered complete: after that the laws of nature will
take over".
Notes:
mare кобыла
millennia (pl. от millennium) тысячелетие
foal жеребенок
stallion жеребец
beast зверь, животное
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MAN AND GIANT SEAL MEET ON CALIFORNIA'S WINTER BEACHES
Pescadero, California. Every winter since the late 1960s, northern elephant
seals measuring up to 16 feet (five me tree) long have been "hauling out" onto a
small beach near Pescadero to give birth, fight and mate.
Tens of thousands of people gather on the rugged shore-line to watch. The
demand to witness one of nature's greatest shows is so great that tickets for it are
sold weeks in advance through a nationwide reservations agency.
You hear them long before you see them. Deep, throaty roars issue from
the males as they fight for territory and gather their harems. Only the biggest
and most aggressive bulls get to mate.
As you pick your way among the sand dunes, the first seal comes into
view. The huge male bellows in your path. Then you spot another and another,
looking like enormous slugs asleep on the sand.
More than 1,000 of them crowd the beach, about 50 miles (80 km) south of
San Francisco and a 30-minute walk from Highway 1, California's coastal road.
The area, Ano Nuevo state reserve, is off-limits to the public except for guided
tours.
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