The oldest polar bear in Europe has died in the Berlin Zoo

The bear died on December 24 in her enclosure. In the last few years, she suffered from heart disease and was under the supervision of veterinarians. Katyusha was the only polar bear in the Berlin Zoo. She also left no offspring. “Of course, we have been closely following our oldest bear for the past few years. Thanks to optimal veterinary care and daily medication, Katyusha was able to reach such a venerable age for a polar bear. On her last birthday in November, she even ate a whole fish pie,” said Andreas Knirim, director of the Berlin Zoo. In Mexico, fish have learned to create a wave, protecting themselves from birds of prey Katyusha was considered a long-lived person, since polar bears live no more than 25-30 years in the wild, and their average life expectancy is about 20 years. She was born in 1984 in one of the oldest

Archaeologists have found a large Caligula fort in the Netherlands

Large Roman fort built by Caligula discovered near Amsterdam https://t.co/0lMBRYgVhH via @romanhistory1 – Roman History (@romanhistory1) December 27, 2021 Part of the military fortification was partially found several decades ago, but archaeologists did not know its true size and purpose. New excavations and a detailed study of the data and terrain revealed these secrets. According to scientists, evidence of Caligula’s personal presence there was found inside the fort — wine barrels with the initials of the ruler were found on the territory, as well as some personal belongings. Experts believe that this fort served as the northernmost Roman fortification in Europe and was needed by Caligula to prepare for the invasion of Britain, which, however, did not work out — the emperor was killed earlier. But the fortification was useful to the new ruler. It was from there that Claudius sent troops to Kent in 43 AD, after which Britain became

The forum of classroom teachers made friends with 10,000 schoolchildren from all over the country

From December 10 to December 24, a photo contest “New Year’s Class” was held in the forum community. The contest album contains about a thousand ideas for the design of school classrooms. The results of the contest will be published on December 31 — the authors of the most creative photos will receive prizes with community symbols. Kravtsov announced the return of schools to full-time education after the holidays At the moment, the VKontakte community of classroom teachers has 22.5 thousand participants. Classroom teachers from all over the country share news, discuss issues of concern to them in the field of upbringing and education — relationships with children and parents, events for the class and participation in competitions, effective methods of education, work with difficult teenagers and much more. Lectures from invited speakers are regularly held for community members. On January 8, the organizers of the community plan to hold

“Svyaznoy” from the 90s. How Sergey Bodrov became a cult artist of the generation

December 27 marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Bodrov Jr., 20 of them he is not with us. Sergey died in the Caucasus Mountains a few months before his 31st birthday. Together with Sergei Bodrov, more than a hundred people are still missing — their bodies have not been found. Sergey Bodrov, Jr. By the age of 30, Sergey had played the main roles in films that, largely thanks to him, became iconic, he himself shot a full-length feature film “Sisters”, was a presenter on television in the programs “Look” and “The Last Hero”. He managed to become a beloved husband and father of his daughter and son, who was born a month before his death. How an excellent student became a fighter for justice Nationwide popularity fell on Bodrov after the release of the film “Brother”, where he played Danila Bagrov. Sergey was not a professional

A giant sandy Santa Claus appeared on a beach in India (video)

#MerryChristmas? My Biggest Sand with rose installation Art of 50ft long and 28ft wide #SantaClaus by using 5400 roses, at Puri beach in Odisha.Hope this will set a new world record. pic.twitter.com/jQeQIyXuw0 — Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) December 25, 2021 The reclining Santa figure was made by Padmashri Sudarshan Pattnayak, a local artist who became famous for his sand sculptures. The length of Santa Claus is about 50 meters, and the width is about 8.5 meters. Santa’s colorful costume is made of 5,400 red roses and thousands of white ones. According to the author, the preparation of the project took several days, and it took him eight hours to create the sculpture. View this post on Instagram Publication by Jagran English (@jagranenglishnews) View this post on Instagram Published by Zee News English (@zeenewsenglish) Ekaterina Gura Even more interesting things about people

Vampire orchid bloomed in the “Apothecary’s garden”

“A rare vampire orchid from South America, the sinister and beautiful Dracula bloomed at the largest festival of orchids, carnivorous plants and cacti “Tropical Winter” in the botanical garden of the Moscow State University “Aptekarsky Vegetable Garden,” the message says. The press service clarified that in nature this species grows in the tropical misty forests of Colombia and Ecuador at an altitude of 1.3 – 2.1 thousand meters. “The scientific name of the genus Dracula means “little dragon”. The Gothic plant is of great collectible value for orchid hunters from all over the world, and its flowers resemble the muzzle of a monkey. Aptekarsky Ogorod presents the largest in Russia has a collection of dramatic Draculas,” the article notes. Earlier it was reported that the Tropical Winter festival opened in the botanical garden, within which until the spring of 2022 visitors will be able to see more than a thousand orchids

The oldest giant ichthyosaur has been discovered in the USA

Earth’s first-known giant was as big as a #spermwhale @sciencemagazine https://t.co/L3I7AVFZaM — Phys.org (@physorg_com) December 23, 2021 There was an ocean at this place many millions of years ago, and therefore scientists have been finding various fossils of prehistoric sea creatures in local canyons for many decades. In 1998, paleontologists discovered strange fossilized vertebrae of a very large creature in the rock, but full-fledged research was started only in 2011. In December 2021, scientists finally presented to the whole world a mysterious sea creature, which was named Cymbospondylus youngorum. Experts found his skull along with part of the spine and forelimbs, as well as part of the shoulder. This giant ichthyosaur had a skull two meters long, a body of 17 meters, and its weight reached 45 tons. It lived in the Middle Triassic epoch (244-242 million years ago) and had an elongated body with a tail and fin limbs,

The head of the HRC spoke in favor of free PCR tests and against fines for refusing vaccination

“It is already difficult for people, and it is necessary to treat people’s problems related to the epidemic as delicately as possible. The pressure from some bureaucrats increased up to the point of saying that fines should be imposed, that it is necessary to vaccinate forcibly, we are against it,” he said at a press conference in TASS on Monday. According to Fadeev, it is necessary to encourage people to be vaccinated not with the help of fines. It is necessary to explain, persuade, work with people in a human way.Valery Fadeev He also noted that PCR tests and antibody tests should be extremely cheap or free. “An urgent PCR test costs 4 thousand rubles — this is quite a lot of money. I believe that a system should be deployed when citizens can either do a PCR test for free or very cheaply, as well as an analysis for

In Russia, for the second day in a row, less than 24 thousand infected with COVID-19 were detected

The regions are the leaders in the number of new cases of infection: Moscow — 2239; St. Petersburg – 1834; Moscow region — 1616; Sverdlovsk region — 554; Irkutsk region — 537. Per day in 937 cases died in Russia — 3.2% less than yesterday (968). The total number of deaths reached 305,155. 33,715 people recovered during the day, a total of 9,293,486. Regions-leaders in the number of deaths: Moscow – 68; Saint Petersburg — 60; Moscow region — 52; Krasnoyarsk Territory — 39; Voronezh region — 38; Sverdlovsk region — 30. As of December 24, the level of collective immunity in Russia has reached 60.4%. In November, a new strain of coronavirus called “omicron” began to spread in the world. In Russia, more than 40 cases of infection with this strain have been identified. Scientists believe that with omicron, the probability of a severe course of the disease and hospitalization is

Russians admitted that they are annoyed on New Year’s Eve

“Most often, Russians are annoyed by noise on New Year’s Eve: 19% of respondents admitted that explosions of firecrackers and festive fireworks cause them exclusively negative emotions, and this is 3 percentage points more than last year,” analysts found out. In addition, 10% of compatriots are dissatisfied with the abundance of alcohol and drunk people around, another 7% are dissatisfied with the television program. Lack of sleep due to night walks unnerves 3% of respondents. 2% of respondents admitted that they are annoyed by their own loneliness, which is felt especially acutely on New Year’s Eve, and the general obsession with celebrating. Another 2% are upset that the holiday is going too fast. For 23%, the main factors of discontent in the New Year are extra money, poorly functioning cellular communication, too much food, a mountain of dirty dishes in the kitchen, expensive taxi services, the need to work, endless