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What are the sizes of the biggest bear?

Due to the fact that bears can stand on their hind legs, and some of them can reach impressive sizes, all sorts of stories about them are quite common, which are full of all sorts of exaggerations. There are legends about great hunters who fought or killed giant bears. There are quite large individuals in the bear family.

Bears are without a doubt the largest of all predatory animals. A lion, for example, rarely weighs more than 230 kilograms. The largest tiger can weigh 270 kilograms. But a large polar bear or grizzly bear can reach a weight of 400-450 kilograms.

The largest of the bears are the Alaskan brown bears. Some males weigh more than 680 kilograms, and their height on their hind legs can reach three meters. This is a very big bear! On the other hand, let's remember the Malayan bears, which even in adulthood weigh less than 45 kilograms.

There are two funny misconceptions about bears. One of them is that they are clumsy and clumsy, the other is that they are stupid. Neither one nor the other is true. The bear may appear clumsy due to the nature of its gait. Bears are flat feet: this means they plant their heels on the ground like a human. When a bear walks, it steps simultaneously with both paws located on one side of its body. Because of this, he has a waddling gait. But don't let that confuse you. A bear rushing on all four legs can catch up with any running person!

Because bears look so clumsy and slow, people think they aren't smart either. But ask any zookeeper, and he will tell you that the bear is the most intelligent and quick-witted of all animals. In addition, in Europe, bears are often trained to perform all sorts of circus acts.

There are four main types of bears in North America: the black bear, the grizzly bear, the Alaskan brown bear, and the polar bear. Grizzlies are the most cruel of them all. This is, without a doubt, the most dangerous beast of all the mammals in America. In the old days, the Indians considered him one of their worst enemies, and a warrior who could kill a grizzly was considered a great brave man!

Author: Likum A.

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When did ballet appear?

What is ballet? This is a type of theatrical performance that combines several things: dance, scenery and music. Some ballets have a plot, others simply reflect an idea or mood. When you watch a ballet, you see the human body take on the most elegant and harmonious poses. All this requires long intense training of dancers in order to look natural and beautiful during the performance.

Ballet is about 500 years old. It originated in Italy at the time when Columbus was discovering America. But it was completely different from today's ballet. In those days, ballet was a form of palace entertainment. Italian aristocrats entertained themselves and their guests with performances that combined dance, music, pantomime, poetry and drama. Thus, the first ballet dancers were royalty and titled persons, and there were no professional dancers.

The dance steps were taken from the elegant but rather simple court dances of the time, and the dancers did not wear dancing shoes. However, such dances were not called ballet until the reign of King Henry III of France.

In 1581, Queen Catherine de Medici ordered grandiose celebrations in honor of the royal wedding. A breathtaking ballet was put on with hundreds of dancers, singers and actors. It was choreographed by the Italian musician Beaujuol. He was probably the first choreographer or dance director. Beaujouol called his work "Royal Comic Ballet", and since then performances of this kind have been called ballets.

The lead dancer in a ballet group is called a prima ballerina. The first prima ballerina was La Fontaine, who danced in 1681.

Later, various changes and improvements were made to the ballet.

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