Fly up to 140 meters. April trip to Southeast Asia (36 photos)

N. DOMRINA

Know how to fly! From time immemorial, man has dreamed of being free, subjugating the air space. But, striving for flights, he managed to create for himself only "improvised" mechanisms. So far, he has not been able to take to the air himself. Birds and even insects are predestined to be skillful flyers, as they rely on the lifting force of the wings and a lightweight skeleton. But it turns out that there are other inhabitants of the animal world, who are not specially equipped for flights, but are able to lift themselves into the air and exist there for some time. A strange community of a wide variety of animal forms, including fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals. The ability to actively fly, of course, is not peculiar to them. But they can hover, glide through the air, and then land softly. And do it boldly, purposefully or, conversely, slowly, as if enjoying your magnificent skill. From jumping to gliding, the range of aerial exercises performed by these unusual and mostly not-so-famous terrestrial creatures. Probably, this is how the birds once began their flights, eventually conquering the expanse of heaven. But now we will talk about animals living in forests, on trees. Jumping or, if you like, flying from one tree to another in search of food and shelter, these "smart" creatures simply save themselves the ascent and descent. In the same areas where trees do not grow too closely, ordinary jumps from branch to branch were not enough. And I had to master gliding flights - both for life and for survival.

With the help of its fluffy tail, the squirrel "steers" in the air.

While in the air, the flying squirrel stretches its leathery membrane between the front and hind legs, which gives the fur coat of a soaring animal a very elegant look.

The flying dragon is a rarity among reptiles.

The three-phase flight of the flying squirrel makes it possible to reveal multiple exposures.

Despite the large growth and the lack of special devices for flying, the sifaka from the island of Madagascar became the best aerial acrobat among his relatives - half-monkeys.

By stretching the membranes between the fingers and toes, the flying frog from the island of Borneo makes flights over short distances.

In flight, a folded gecko from South Asia.

Flying Dragon. This small lizard of the genus Agamidae got its name for its unusual ability for reptiles for gliding flight. As a special device for moving through the air, flying dragons have something that partly resembles bird wings - two wide skin folds. These folds are located on the sides of the body and are supported by the highly elongated last five to seven false ribs, which ensure the mobility of the dragon's "wings". In the normal state, the "wings" are folded and adjacent to the body, only in the air the flying dragon spreads them like a braking parachute. Another pair of flat skin outgrowths is located on the sides of the neck.

Flying dragons live in tropical forests, the places of their main distribution: the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Borneo, South India. Dragons spend most of their lives in trees. They descend to the ground only to lay eggs or if the flight from tree to tree is not successful, which, however, happens extremely rarely. As a rule, dragons climb the tops of trees. From there they jump down, then at a fairly high speed they go into controlled gliding flight, sometimes changing direction both vertically and horizontally, and after a deceleration phase they land accurately "in a given area." In open areas, flying dragons are capable of flying 60 meters or more in the air, although, as a rule, their flight range still does not exceed 50 meters.

Upon landing, flying dragons immediately climb up the tree trunks again, devouring the insects living there along the way.

Flying dragons are rarely seen by people, because they are remarkably adapted to the environment and can remain invisible.

Squirrels. Of course, squirrels cannot keep up with the outstanding achievements of flying dragons in soaring in the air. They don't have a "sail," that special bodily attachment that most good fliers have. But squirrels have learned to do without such special devices.

Jumping from tree to tree is vital for a squirrel: this is how it finds food and escapes from enemies. The squirrel does not make long, power jumps and, having chosen a target, reduces the distance between the starting point and the “branching” to a minimum. For jumping, squirrels use the outer region of the crown, jumping from the thinnest branches that can barely support their weight. Therefore, it is quite possible to say that proteins travel through the air purposefully. The steering wheel is the tail. Having fluffed it, the squirrel slows down the free fall, keeping in the given direction. However, despite this, squirrel jumps always take place with a significant loss of height.

flying squirrels. In terms of living space and food requirements, those living in Asia, Europe and North America flying squirrels are almost indistinguishable from ordinary squirrels. They also live in the forests, the same nutcrackers and lovers of fruits, just as curious, playful and good-looking. But as far as the ability to fly, there are significant differences. Despite all their acrobatic walks through the treetops, ordinary squirrels bear no comparison with flying squirrels.

The advantage of flying squirrels is the presence of a leathery membrane. It is located between the front and hind legs and, at rest, surrounds the body of the animal, like a coat. In preparation for flight, the flying squirrel protrudes special cartilage or crescent-shaped bones on the wrists, stretching the membrane.

In a weightless gliding flight, a dwarf squirrel (its body length is a maximum of 15 centimeters, weight 70 grams) flies 50 meters. The flying rodent regulates the flight altitude, its direction and speed by raising and lowering its "arms", as well as using a long fluffy tail.

The largest flying squirrel is the giant flying squirrel, or taguan.

The length of her body is more than 60 centimeters, the tail is the same length. In flight, the animal resembles a small airship. Like all flying squirrels, it is active mainly at night. Prefers to eat leaves. Taguan often settles in housing near a person: in gardens, in bird houses or on rooftops. But he behaves so secretly that almost no one notices him.

geckos. These prehensile-legged lizards are well-known for their upside-down climbing of sheer slopes, thanks to the microscopic bristles on their toes. There are half a million of these bristles on each foot, and each bristle is also covered with tiny hairs. Geckos are found throughout the tropics and subtropics.

Of course, one born to crawl cannot fly. And most of the 670 species of geckos adhere to this rule. Only the Madagascar flat-tailed gecko, as well as the lobe-tailed gecko from South Asia, are at risk for short-range gliding flights. The ability to fly is provided by wide folds of skin that border the torso and legs, and a flat leathery fringe on the sides of the tail.

Frogs. Speaking of frogs, they think about their ability to swim and jump, but hardly about their ability to fly. However, the Borneo flying frog and related tree frog can. Both have highly developed webs between their fingers and toes, which expand in the air and significantly reduce the speed of falling. A tree frog, whose body length is about 7 centimeters, can cover a distance of several meters in a gliding flight.

snakes. There are many adventure stories about reptiles, but flying kites do not have many pages. Only the decorated tree snake and the common ornamented snake from South Asia can fly. These snakes rush down from a height of 15-20 meters of coconut trees. During the jump, the snake flattens the body in a horizontal plane, strongly drawing in the stomach. At the same time, the ventral and caudal shields, equipped with a sharp longitudinal keel on the sides, form a small air cushion, which slows down free fall so that fragile animals do not receive damage when they hit an obstacle.

The decorated tree snake performs its airborne exercise when it eats all the lizards and geckos on the palm tree where it sits. Having moved to another tree, the snake again rushes into the depths of the branches.

marsupial flying squirrels. The climbing marsupials of Australia took off in three different forms: the pygmy flying couscous, the marsupial flying squirrel and the giant flying couscous (aka the large flying possum).

Among all the marsupials capable of flying even in its homeland, the Australian pygmy flying couscous is a perfect baby, since this acrobatic is barely the size of a mouse. Despite the fact that he is not afraid of being close to a person, no one knows who is hunting insects in the garden in the middle of the night.

Much more noticeable are marsupial flying squirrels, like all flying marsupials with a typical membrane on the sides of the body. Like on an inflatable pillow, these cat-sized marsupials, by no means rare, glide up to 50 meters. And it happens that mothers fly with children on their backs or babies in a bag.

Even more than the marsupial flying squirrel, the giant flying cuscus is impressive, its body length reaches 50 centimeters. True, it does not belong to the marsupial squirrel, but to the koala family. In marsupial squirrels, the membrane is on the outer fingers, while in the "giants" it is only on the elbows. This determines a different flight path: in flying squirrels it is rather rectangular, in giant couscous it is closer to triangular.

half-monkeys. Among the lemurs, the most diverse family of prosimians in Madagascar, the sifakas (or crested indris) are absolute masters of jumping and flying. Making air travel, they do not rely on an airbag or sailing aids, but only on the strength of their legs. Head first, the sifaka flies swiftly from trunk to trunk and from branch to branch. Jumping 10 meters or more is not uncommon for him.

Woolwings. These animals live in South-East Asia, stand isolated from all mammals. Their "airsuit" consists of a dense, fur-covered webbing that connects the neck, fore and hind limbs, and tail.

Wormwings live in trees in tropical and equatorial forests. Having climbed into the upper part of the crown, they rush into the air and soar silently, almost without losing height. They easily fly between trees growing one from the other at a distance of up to 70 meters. And the maximum flight range of woolly wings is 130-140 meters, while the height loss is only 10-12 meters.

We will continue the story about unusual flyers next time.

According to the materials of the magazine "Das Tier" (Germany).

If you hear a contented grunt in the Philippine forest, this will not necessarily mean that a snout pig is hiding in the foliage. A very similar sound is made by the binturong, a rare inhabitant of Asian forests. He grunts not always, but only when he is pleased with something. If the bear is not happy, then he lets out alarming cries. Medvedkot is nocturnal and moves along the branches using a long tail. The bear cat feeds on eggs, leaves and other vegetation. Sometimes it can dine on small chicks. Lives in captivity for about 20 years. On the island of Palawan in the zoo near Puerto Princess you can see these funny little bears.

Flying lemurs live in the Philippines - one of the most amazing animals on the planet

The flying lemur is a very original animal living in the countries of Southeast Asia. He does not have wings, however, he can fly up to 100 meters in one jump. Like ordinary lemurs, the flying lemur is engaged in flights and other active life activities at night, and during the day it sleeps, gently hugging a tree. The head of a flying lemur is somewhat reminiscent of a dog, but the body is very similar to a flying Canadian squirrel. In Mindanao, flying lemurs are called "kagwangs". Representatives of this rare family of animals live in Malaysia.

An ordinary kagwang weighs from one to two kilograms. It has small ears and huge eyes so it can see better at night. Its membrane stretches from the front paws to the tail. She helps the flying lemur to escape from all kinds of predators, including the Philippine eagle.
The flying lemur lives in Basilan, Leyte, Samara, Bohol and Mindanao. The kagwang population has not been counted in our time, however, the Philippine government has included the flying lemur in the list of endangered animals on the planet and banned its commercial use.

Philippine tarsier, or maomag

The ghost tarsier (Tarsius spectrum) is a tiny animal that lives on several islands in the southern part of the Philippine archipelago, it is an endemic and endangered primate species.

Tarsiers have been on Earth for at least 45 million years and are one of the oldest animal species in the Philippines. Once tarsiers were widespread in Europe, Asia and North America, but now they can be found only in remote corners of the planet. The size of an adult tarsier is comparable to the length of a human finger.

The size of the Philippine tarsier is small, the body of an adult animal (except for the tail) is not larger than the width of a human palm, about 100 mm. The tail of the tarsier is longer than the body. The average weight of males is about 134 g, females - 117 g.

The first thing that attracts attention in the appearance of tarsiers is their disproportionately huge eyes, adapted for hunting in the night forest. The rounded head of the tarsier can rotate more than 180 degrees in both directions, i.e. the tarsier can easily look behind itself. The ears are also very mobile, almost always in motion. The tarsier has facial muscles on its “face”, it can change the expression of its cute muzzle, which makes the animal very “human”.

Tarsier fur is thick and silky, grayish to dark brown in color. A long bare tail is used for balance. The fingers on both the front and hind limbs are developed and very long. The ends of the fingers are flattened, forming pads designed for climbing the branches of trees. On all fingers, except for the second and third, there are flat nails, on the second and third - sharp claws used by the animal when combing the fur. The fingers in the hand are not really opposed, but when climbing, the tarsier embraces the branch, leaving the thumb behind.

The hind limbs are more developed, the ankles of the "legs" are elongated. Tarsiers can jump sharply and far both in danger and when moving from tree to tree. The length of the jump can be several meters (and this is for such a crumb)!

If the tarsier is very dissatisfied with something, it emits a thin squeak. With the help of voice, tarsiers can communicate, report the boundaries of their territories and call on partners, but in general it is noted that tarsiers use their voice much less often compared to other primates. The maximum recorded lifespan of the Philippine tarsier is 13.5 years (in captivity).

Javanese macaque

The Javan macaque - Macaca fascicularis - is a medium-sized monkey. Body length from 40 to 60-65 cm. The weight of an adult male is 4 - 8.5 kg, females 2.5 - 3.7 kg. The tail is about half a meter long, the limbs are short. The coat is gray with a greenish tint, there is a dark tuft on the head, a light mustache and sideburns are characteristic. They breed all year round. This species is famous for the fact that individuals living near sea coasts can dive in rivers and lagoons in search of crabs and other edible marine life, for this they are often called crab-eating macaques. Some individuals can even kill large crabs on land with stone blows. Monkeys of this species have well-developed cheek pouches in which food is carried. The basis of the diet is leaves, grass, insects, young shoots, flowers. In search of food, macaques raid rice plantations. Javanese are not as aggressive as other macaques.

Pilandok, Palawan mouse deer

Pilandok, Palawan mouse deer - Tragalus nigricans - an adult weighs only 2 kg, about 40 centimeters at the withers, this is the smallest ungulate. Its other name is kanchil. Contrary to its name, this deer is not a member of the deer family. Males do not have horns. For self-defense, he uses fangs on the upper jaw.

The body is like a hare, the fur is brown and white. A dark line runs from each ear past the eyes to the nose. The legs are slender, the size of a pencil, with small hooves at the end. The most notable feature is the pig's conical muzzle.

Pilandok is a solitary nocturnal animal that feeds at night on leaves, fruits, flowers, twigs, shrubs and other vegetation in forests or near mangrove swamps. During the day, he stays in the forest, often spending a long time motionless, sometimes resting in the branches of low trees. An extremely territorial animal. marks the territory with urine, feces, and secretions from the gland under the chin.

Philippine sambar

Philippine deer, or Philippine sambar- Cervus philippinus or Rusa marianna - larger than the Philippine Spotted, and its fur is dark, black-brown, without any spots.

Philippine sika deer

The Philippine sika deer - Cervus alfredi - is a close relative of the sambar. Its coat is a rich dark brown with yellowish-white spots. The height at the withers is 71 cm. The species is found on most of the islands of the Philippine archipelago.

The largest wild animal in the Philippines is the Tamoro bull.

Tamoro bulls are rare animals found only on the island of Mindoro. Outwardly, they are similar to carabaos living in other countries of Southeast Asia. Such a bull weighs about 300 kilograms. Its distinguishing feature is the ability to climb up the almost vertical ledges of mountains. Once such a bull was found at an altitude of 2 kilometers above sea level. Most often, tamoros like to graze somewhere in the vicinity of a water source.

buffalo carabao

In the Philippines, the water buffalo festival (carabao) is held. At this time, residents carefully clean the buffaloes, shave, cut, massage with aromatic oils and put on crowns of flowers. Then each family proudly leads the well-groomed buffaloes to the square in front of the church, which results in a colorful procession adorned with flowers, fruits and plants of a wide variety of colors. The priests bless the buffaloes, wishing them good health in the coming year. It is also interesting to see how the buffaloes "take in the mud" again.

Eastern clawless otter

Eastern clawless otter (Aonyx cinerea - In length (with a tail), it is slightly less than 1 m, weighing up to 5.5 kg. It is usually dark brown in color. Otters of this genus have unusually reduced claws on both pairs of limbs. They look like nails. The forelegs are brush-like and partially webbed, and the toes are used for catching prey in a way that other otter species do not have.

bearded pig

The bearded pig - Sus barbatus - is the same size as a wild boar, or a little smaller (body length 100-160 cm, weight about 100 kg), but relatively more high-legged. She got her name for the elongated light bristles that frame the muzzle from the corners of the mouth almost to the ears. The body is covered with sparse bristles, through which a gray or grayish-pink body shines through.

Kaguan, or woolly wing

Woolly wings - Dermoptera - are mammals capable of flight (or rather, gliding) at a distance of up to 140 m. Gliding is carried out due to the "wing" - a membrane covered with fur that connects the limbs, tail and neck of animals. An endemic species lives in the Philippines - the Philippine woolly wing, also known as the kaguan or "flying lemur". Body length (without tail) up to 42 cm, weight - 1.7 kg.

Fruit bats (flying foxes)

Fruit bats (flying foxes) - Pteropodidae - reach large sizes: body length up to 42 cm and wingspan up to 1.7 m (flying foxes). However, there are also small nectar- and pollen-eating forms only 5-6 cm in size, with a wingspan of 24 cm. The mass varies from 15 to 900 g. The tail is short, underdeveloped or absent; only in long-tailed fruit bats (Notopteris) is it relatively long. Fruit bats are active at night and at dusk. The day is spent in the crowns of trees, under the eaves of roofs, in caves, less often in large hollows. There may not be a permanent shelter, as fruit bats roam in search of food. From places of daytime to places of feeding, they can fly up to 15 km long, and in total fly up to 90-100 km per night. Smaller species are solitary; large ones usually accumulate on days in large groups. Thus, palm fruit bats (Eidolon) sometimes form noisy settlements of up to 10,000 individuals even in major cities. Some species are active during the day. During rest, the fruit bat usually hangs upside down, clinging with sharp claws to a branch or to an unevenness on the ceiling of the cave; sometimes hangs on one leg. The body is wrapped in wide leathery wings, as in a blanket; in hot weather, fanning them like a fan. Fruit bats, as a rule, do not fall into hibernation.

Dugong, sea cow

Dugong - Dugong dugong - aquatic mammal, body length up to 4 m, weight up to 600 kg. The name "dugong" comes from the Malay duyung, meaning "mermaid", "sea maiden". A small, inactive head passes into a massive spindle-shaped body, which ends in a tail fin located horizontally. The head is small, rounded, on a short neck. There are no auricles. The eyes are small, deep set. The nostrils are shifted upward more than other sirens; equipped with valves that close under water. The muzzle looks chopped off; ends with fleshy lips hanging down. The two lobes of its tail are separated by a wide middle notch and pointed at the ends. It is on the verge of extinction and is listed in the international Red Book. Can be found in the Philippines (more often in the province of Palawan).

Africa in miniature

Extinct animals

With the discovery of fossils in the last century, scientists believe that elephants, rhinos and stegodons (pygmy elephants) lived in the Philippines. Two species of elephant and one species of rhinoceros have been identified, namely Elaphas beyeri, Elaphas namadicus and Rhinoceros philippinensis. Four species of Stegodon are found in the Philippines: Stegodon trigonocephalus, Stegodon luzonensis, Stegodon sinensis and Stegodon mindanensis.

The twenty-seventh game of the Second Team Tournament.

Members

Alexander Altshuler

Alexey Paevsky

Yakov Podolny, pediatrician from Karmiel (Israel)
Alexander Altshuler, economist from Kaliningrad
Alexey Paevsky, science journalist from Odessa (Ukraine)

Game progress

First round

Themes:

ABC
Men and women
Flowers
Musical instruments
Islands
…tooth…

ABC (300)

In 1895, Vice Admiral Stepan Osipovich Makarov developed exactly this for the Russian fleet.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Semaphore alphabet

ABC (400)

The stories from his 4-volume "ABC" have been included in anthologies and primers for 140 years.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy

ABC (500)

Bulgakov's Sharik learned the alphabet from them. Mayakovsky admitted the same.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: signboards

Men and women (500)

In a recent survey of British families, the word babe - "baby" took first place in this list.

Correct answer: The most disliked addresses to wives

Flowers (400)

Peruvian Moyobamba is nicknamed the city of these flowers: up to 3500 species are found in the district.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: orchids

Flowers (500)

The national holiday sair-lola, dedicated to these flowers, is celebrated in Tajikistan at the beginning of summer.

Correct answer: tulips

Musical instruments (500)

General Evgraf Zhivago was surprised to learn that his found niece Tonya masterfully plays this instrument - just like her own grandmother, Tonya is not known.

Jacob answers.
Player response: Piano.
Correct answer: Balalaika

Islands (400)

In this novel, perhaps the largest of the vehicles born of the fantasy of Jules Verne operates.

Jacob answers.
Player response: "Floating island".
Correct answer: "Floating Island"

Islands (500)

From the shipyard built by Peter I on this island, 500 ships left for three centuries; now the island has become a district of Arkhangelsk.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Solombala

…tooth… (500)

The eighth and ninth Zhiguli models received this nickname for their body shape.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: "Chisel"

Musical instruments (300)

Auction. In the autumn of 1941, according to the directive of the People's Commissariat of Defense, 60,000 of these tools were sent to the front to raise the spirit of the soldiers.

Jacob plays. Rate - 900.
Player response: drums.
Correct answer: Harmonicas

Musical instruments (400)

Initially, they were made from boiled cow or goat ribs. Nowadays, they are mainly made from solid wood.

Correct answer: Bones

…tooth… (400)

The crater shaft of this active volcano on the Kuril Island Urup form three rocks.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Trident

…tooth… (300)

If the actor learned the text of the role in this way, then no stage fright will bring him down.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: by heart

Men and women (400)

In this film by François Ozon, the only man doesn't say a word; even the audience hardly sees the face.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: "Eight Women"

Men and women (300)

According to legend, she secretly entered Caesar from her brother, ordering him to be wrapped in a precious carpet. Plutarch clarifies: not in a carpet, but in a modest bed bag.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Cleopatra

Islands (300)

Sculptures (500)

Cat in a bag. Topic: sculptures. The sculpture "Russia", created in 1896, is a masterpiece of Kasli casting. What 3 items are under the shield?

Played by Alexander. The bet is 500.
The player does not respond.
Correct answer: Crown, scepter and orb

ABC (200)

At the end of 1917, the secret organization "Azbuka" was created in Kiev to fight against Bolshevism. The letters of the alphabet served the agents in this capacity.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Underground nicknames

…tooth… (200)

In the Miocene, this marsupial, or tilokasmin, lived in North America.

Correct answer: Saber-toothed tiger

…tooth… (100)

The Moscow Kremlin has 1045 of these "dovetails".

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Battlements of the wall

Flowers (300)

In the USA and Western Europe, unlike in Russia, it is believed that such a bouquet brings happiness.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: With an even number of colors

Men and women (200)

Suvorov ordered to carry this "gift", bought for his own serfs, "as they carry chickens, but very safely."

Correct answer: Brides

Musical instruments (200)

In 1712 he made a cello for the Grand Duke of Tuscany; now the American Yo-Yo Ma plays the instrument.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Stradivarius

Musical instruments (100)

Poets consider it their attribute, even if they don’t understand anything about music.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Lira

ABC (100)

Letter codes, that is, the alphabet itself, were invented by his colleague Weil, which the inventor himself denied.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: morse

Flowers (200)

This popular song performed by actress Nina Sazonova was first heard in the TV movie "My Street".

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: "Daisies hid"

Islands (200)

The Croatian island of Galesnjak is shaped like this; No wonder it is called the "Island of Lovers".

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Heart

Flowers (100)

Auction. In the Song of Hiawatha, the loving sighs of the south wind Shavandase destroyed this flower.

Played by Alex. The rate is 1,000.
Correct answer: Dandelion

Men and women (100)

At the beginning of the play, he was unrequitedly in love with the beautiful Rosalina, but the new love turned out to be stronger.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Romeo

Islands (100)

The name of this island was jokingly deciphered as "Communism off the coast of America."

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Cuba

Round result

Jacob - 1 100
Alexander - 700
Alexei - 2 500

Second round

Themes:

Bridges
fly hunting
Questions from…
Spiritual Affairs
solar system
Length

Length (600)

This Russian measure was approximately equal to the length of a human step.

Correct answer: Arshin

Length (800)

Its length must be known in order to calculate the circumference of a circle.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Radius

Solar system (600)

This year, asteroid number 274301 was named after this online encyclopedia.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Wikipedia

Bridges (800)

The Keshwa Chaka Rope Bridge over the Apurimac River is the last surviving bridge built by the inhabitants of this empire.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Inca

Solar system (800)

On this planet you can find the land of Lada, the plain of the Snow Maiden and even the canyon of Baba Yaga.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Venus

Length (1 000)

Question-auction. This modern competitive discipline was part of the program of the ancient Olympics. Now the record belongs to Mike Powell.

Jacob plays. Rate - 1 700.
Correct answer: Long jump

Spiritual Affairs (800)

Peter Negosh, who ruled this country at the beginning of the 19th century, was canonized by the Orthodox Church as Peter Tsetinsky.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Montenegro

Spiritual Affairs (1,000)

There is a temple "on blood" not only in St. Petersburg, but also in this Russian regional center.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Yekaterinburg

Fly hunting (800)

Maestro Titarenko removed him from flying, and during a German raid, without a command, he took off on a commander’s plane and shot down a Messer.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Grasshopper

Fly hunting (1 000)

These inhabitants of Southeast Asia fly up to 140 meters thanks to the fur membrane between the paws, tail and neck.

Alexey answers.
Player response: flying squirrels.
Correct answer: Wormwing

Bridges (1,000)

To remember (1 000)

Cat in a bag. Topic: To remember. The project of Turkish architects was preferred, and for 60 years Anitkabir in Ankara has been visited by millions of people, and not only Turks. What is Anitkabir?

Played by Alexander. The rate is 1,000.
Player response: National Museum.
Correct answer: Mausoleum of Ataturk

Solar system (1,000)

This space telescope, which orbited the Sun, managed to “look out” for 4 years of work more than a hundred planets outside the solar system.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: "Keppler"

Solar system (400)

In a photograph taken by Voyager from 6 billion kilometers away, it appears as a pale blue dot.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Land

Solar system (200)

After Pluto was excluded from the planets, the title of the smallest planet in the solar system passed to him.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Mercury

Spiritual Affairs (600)

Filipinos carry a dark-skinned statue of the Savior around the capital three times a year; According to legend, this is exactly what happened on the ship that brought the statue to Manila four centuries ago.

Correct answer: Fire

Bridges (600)

This event first took place in 1982, although it did not go on the air. From the Soviet side, 200 students, hastily gathered in Ostankino, participated.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Teleconference with the USA

Questions from… (200)

Questions from the makeup artist

Make-up artist Natalya Orekhova asks questions. Checking the makeup of Josephine and Daphne, the director of the film "Only Girls in Jazz", forced the actors to go to this institution and only then began filming.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Women's toilet

Questions from… (600)

If the lower eyelid of an actor is lightly smeared with a special pencil that looks like lipstick, then the actor will do it.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: will cry

Questions from… (800)

In the film "Spring" Rina Zelyonaya as a make-up artist of the film studio commands: "Average plump, sexy number four!". What is she talking about?

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Lips

Questions from… (400)

A special black lacquer helps to give the viewer the illusion that the actor does not have this.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Tooth

Questions from… (1,000)

Take starch, add talc, zinc oxide, chalk. What will happen?

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Powder

Fly hunting (600)

Who flies two meters above the water and immediately flops back?

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: stingray

Bridges (200)

This is the Khimki microdistrict, and a swing bridge for entering the ship.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Gangway

Fly hunting (400)

According to J.K. Rowling, the Ministry of Magic banned these "vehicles" from being brought into Britain. Not otherwise frightened of the competition brooms.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Flying carpets

Length (400)

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: noah's ark

Spiritual affairs (200)

This archangel accompanied Muhammad during his miraculous ascension to heaven.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Jabrail

Bridges (400)

The people of Rotterdam have nicknamed this graceful bridge "the swan". Official name bridge to bear in honor of this famous native of the city.

Correct answer: Erasmus of Rotterdam

Spiritual affairs (400)

According to Teffi, these ancient steps could not be taken without blasphemy: either they would crush the tail of a sacred cat, or they would poke at a sacred dog, or they would eat a holy fly in borscht ...

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Egyptians

Round result

Jacob - 8 000
Alexander - 1 100
Alexei - 7 900

Third round

Themes:

Factories
I'm sitting behind bars
Spices
What from what
The Bears
stairs

What of what (900)

British artist Susan Stockfen put together a map of the world from this. The work took a year, you can admire it at the University of Berkfordshire.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Microcircuits

What of what (600)

African ugali, Romanian hominy, Italian polenta… All three porridges are made from this flour.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: corn

I am behind bars (1,200)

Even during the Cold War, this West Berlin prison was jointly run by the four allied powers.

Jacob answers.
Player response: Muabit.
Correct answer: Spandau

I am behind bars (1,500)

These "innovations" introduced in the Bastille and other prisons to aggravate the suffering of prisoners, King Louis XI affectionately called "daughters."

Correct answer: iron cells

Factories (1 200)

In 1922, the Petrograd Knitting and Hosiery Factory, founded by the merchant Natus, received the order and with it this new name.

Correct answer: Red flag

Factories (1 500)

Soups (1 500)

Cat in a bag. Topic: Soups. Here are French bouillabaisse, Finnish Lohikeito, Spanish gazpacho and German bread soup. Only this soup is supposed to be cooked in a cast-iron and left for another day.

Played by Alexander. Rate - 1 500.
Player response: gazpacho.
Correct answer: lohikeyto

Bears (900)

This Pushkin hero, having got to the gypsies, began to "go around the villages with a bear", which extremely outraged the romantic Ryleev.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Aleko

Bears (1 200)

The “Bear Circus” created by him was filmed in the films “Arena of the Brave”, “Michelle and the Bear”, “Not all bears sleep in winter”.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Valentin Filatov

Bears (1 500)

These bears from an island near Alaska are taken under state protection - their numbers have declined sharply.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Kodiak

Stairs (1 500)

Six denominations agreed not to change anything in this temple without a common consent. So the stairs, who knows how to get on the ledge, do not touch for two centuries.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Church of the Holy Sepulcher

Spices (1 200)

Correct answer: Cardamom

What of what (1 200)

Auction. The purest sand from the Po River, or even imported sand from Istria, was used to make this in Venice.

Jacob plays. Rate - 8 800.
Player response: Yarn.
Correct answer: Glass

What from what (1 500)

From the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts every year they sent a steamer with dirty rags to England, and they received exactly this back.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: drawing paper

Stairs (900)

In the century before last, the first in the world appeared in a New York park on Coney Island for the amusement of the public. It acquired its modern look 27 years later. What are we talking about?

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Escalator

I'm behind bars (900)

Spices (900)

The Portuguese exported pepper miguetta from the coast of present-day Liberia. On the old maps the region is named as such.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Pepper Coast

Bears (600)

In the Norwegian village of Jarfjord, a bear and three cubs broke into a house in the absence of their owners, destroying honey and chocolate and washing down sweets from cans with these contents.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: Beer

I'm behind bars (600)

In the century before last, this Russian ministry sent the academician of architecture Anthony Tomishko abroad. To study the prison case.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: MIA

Stairs (600)

At the third Odessa Film Festival "City Lights" Chaplin was shown there to the live music of the Philharmonic Orchestra.

Jacob answers.
Correct answer: On the Potemkin Stairs

Factories (600)

The Romans called the word fabrica such a small enterprise.

Correct answer: Workshops

Spices (600)

This spice is dried strips of bark.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Cinnamon

Spices (300)

Farmers who grow "organic food" spray hot pepper infusion for this purpose.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: For pest control instead of conventional insecticides

Bears (300)

This species, separated from the brown bear, is now the "youngest".

Jacob answers.
Player response: Grizzly.
Correct answer: Polar bear

I'm behind bars (300)

The son of Marina Tsvetaeva Georgy Efron in his diary calls this institution, where both his father and sister were "Bottles".

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Butyrskaya prison

What of what (300)

At the Winter Smile festival in the Arkhangelsk region, the local team not only built a stove out of it, but also managed to flood it.

Alexey answers.
Correct answer: Snow

Stairs (300)

The image of the progenitor of just such a staircase was found in one of the caves of Valencia. The drawing is about 100 centuries old.

Alexander answers.
Correct answer: Ladder

Round result

Jacob - 1 800
Alexander - 2 000
Alexei - 11 200

Final round

Topic: Around the music

Tchaikovsky dedicated a trio for piano, violin and cello to his memory. And in Great Hall conservatory, his portrait occupies a central position above the stage. What are we talking about?

Jacob's answer: Nikolai Rubinstein
Rate - 600.

Alexander's answer: Cui
The rate is 2,000.

Alexey's answer: Beethoven
The rate is 1,000.

Correct answer: Nikolai Rubinstein

Outcome of the game

Jacob - 2 400
Alexander - 0
Alexei - 10 200

Aleksey Paevsky is declared the winner of the game. The Ukrainian team advances to the final games.

Southeast Asia attracts not only with its exotic traditions and way of life, but also with its nature. Some of the animals that live here are found nowhere else. We present to your attention a selection of animals that live only in Southeast Asia.

proboscis monkey

These unusual and rare monkeys are found only on the island of Borneo. From the local population, they received the nickname Dutch monkeys, because they noticed the same long noses and large bellies in the Dutch colonizers. Males are distinguished by a large fleshy nose, which allows these friendly primates to make bizarre sounds for communication: roars, squeals, grunts. The habitat of these monkeys is rapidly declining due to the fact that locals arrange oil palm plantations on their territory.

Komodo monitor lizards

These largest reptiles in natural conditions can only be found on the islands of the Malay archipelago Komodo, Flores and Rincha. The saliva of a monitor lizard contains many bacteria, so it is not necessary for a monitor lizard to bite its prey to death. It is enough just to chase the bitten victim, who dies from blood poisoning within a day.

Hornbill

This bird is the symbol of the island of Borneo. She is so worried about her offspring that while incubating eggs, the female literally immures herself in a hollow. Building materials: branches and earth, are fastened with their own droppings. The result is a strong wall with a small hole through which the male passes food to the female. In such voluntary confinement, the female spends about three months, waiting for the babies to hatch and nursing them. Then he cuts through with his large beak a window in " Big world» 🙂

Binturong

This cat bear (eng. bearcat) is actually neither a bear nor a cat. He is a relative of civet, the very ones that make the most expensive coffee in the world. This is a very friendly animal, thanks to which they began to start it as a pet. This idea is especially popular in the USA. The powerful tail of the binturong serves as its fifth hand, with which it clings to the branches of trees. In addition, the binturong marks its territory with the help of odorous secretions. This oily substance has been used in perfumery for centuries to add durability to perfumes.

Lori or tarsier

These cute animals live in Southeast Asia, the islands of Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and the Philippines. The tarsier's head can rotate almost 360 degrees. In the past, Indonesians believed that the head of the tarsier existed separately from the body, and were afraid to face them, because they believed that the same thing could happen to people in this case.

Red panda

This beauty lives in northern Myanmar, southern China and mountain slopes Nepal. In English, the animal is called firefox and it is in honor of the red panda that the famous browser is named. The animal is listed in the Red Book, and is endangered because of its beautiful fur, which is used to make hats.

sun bear

The smallest member of the bear family lives on the islands of the Malay Archipelago. For its size, the local population gave it the nickname "bear-dog". And he got the name "sunny" for a bright spot on his chest. This bear has the longest claws and tongue with which it destroys termite mounds, and the shortest coat among bears, which allows it to easily endure tropical heat.

black-backed tapir

It lives in Myanmar, Thailand and the Malay Peninsula. Despite the brightness, the animal's unusual coloration is protective, helping it disorientate predators. In the dark, the white part stands out, and the outlines of the animal themselves are lost. The image of a black-backed tapir is guessed in a good spirit that saves people from nightmares in Chinese and Japanese mythology.

orangutan

These are the only Asian great apes found in Borneo and Sumatra. They are so similar to people that their name is translated from the Malay language as "forest man". We were lucky to watch them with our own eyes during.

flying dragon

This name was given to small lizards due to the ability to soar on their "wings", which they use not only for movement, but also to intimidate enemies. For people, flying dragons do not pose any danger and are so small that they fit in the palm of your hand. They are common in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines.

This was the promised ten amazing animals of Southeast Asia, and in conclusion, I would like to add a small bonus 🙂

Rafflesia

Almost all of the above animals are listed in the Red Book and are rare species that are under the threat of extinction. Have you seen any of these animals?

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In the numerous and diverse world of the fauna of mammals that are able to "fly", or rather plan, there are only a few. The most famous are flying squirrels, spiketails, marsupial flying squirrels and woolly wings. Here we will talk about the latter. Kaguan (Cynocephalus volans), flying maquis, or Filipino woolly wing, or just a woolly wing.

This unusual animal belongs to arboreal mammals that live in the tropics of Southeast Asia. There are only 2 extant genera and 6 fossil genera in the Colleopteran order. Of the living, in addition to the Filipino, the Malay (lat. Cynocephalus variegatus) woolly wing is known.

From the name it is not difficult to guess about the areola of their habitat. The first chose the Philippines, or rather, the islands of Leyte, Bohol, Mindanao, Samar and Basilan. The second is Thailand and the islands of the Indonesian archipelago.

It is difficult to say who this animal resembles more - to someone a cat, to someone. Its dimensions are small - up to 65 cm along with the tail, weight is about 2 kg. On a small pretty muzzle there are large round dark eyes and rounded small ears.

The small limbs of the woolly wing are equipped with sharp claws, so that it is more convenient to climb trees and hang on branches. But to plan between the trees, it is helped by a dense flying membrane that connects all the limbs, tail and neck of the animal. There are also small webs between the toes on the paws.

By the way, the flying membrane of the woolly wing is the largest among other "flying" mammals. From above, she, like his whole body, is covered with small, soft and thick fur, which is why they called this animal a woolly wing. The coat of the kaguan varies from brown-red to grayish-brown, the light belly and the same light spots on the sides stand out only against the general background.

Kaguanas are nocturnal animals that spend most of their lives in trees. On the ground, they can be found very rarely, since they crawl along it and can easily become prey to predators. Colleopterans spend their days in hollows, getting out of them after sunset. It is at this time that you can see their flights. When they jump, they spread their paws in different sides and stretch the tail, thanks to this, the membranes are stretched as much as possible.

The flight range of woolly wings is up to 140 m, with a height loss of only 10 m. Smaller distances (20-30 m) they actually fly in a straight line. But that's not all. By changing the tension of the membrane, the kaguan can control the direction of flight. They land in the same way as, for example, flying squirrels or. Taking a vertical position at some distance from the target, they land on the tree with all 4 limbs.

The diet of these flying animals is purely vegetarian: buds, leaves, flowers and fruits of various trees. Interestingly, the breeding features of the woolly wings are similar to representatives of marsupials, so they are sometimes referred to as them. The female brings, as a rule, one (rarely two) small, naked and blind babies. For the first 5-6 months, he lives, firmly clinging to his mother's belly. Hanging on a branch or just sitting on a tree, the female bends her tail to her abdomen and creates a kind of protective bag for the cub. The cubs will be ready for independent life only after 2-3 years.