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Where is a protest breed of pigs raised that resembles the national flag in a pattern?

At the beginning of the 20th century, Danes living in the northern regions of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein were forbidden to fly the Danish flag. In response, they tried to embody his design in pigs and developed a new breed with a vertical white stripe, called the "Danish Protest".

In 1968, the breed began to be considered extinct, but then pigs with a similar phenotype were again found. Today, the authorities of Schleswig-Holstein encourage their breeding, noting the cultural value of the breed.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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What keeps a duck afloat?

When we use the word "duck" we really mean a very wide variety of birds, from the familiar inhabitants of the poultry yard to the wild travelers in the sky. The duck family includes swans, geese, mergansers, or fishing ducks, and various types of ducks.

Most wild ducks live from the Canadian border to areas where rare trees are still found in the Far North. Only in winter they fly to the central and southern states. But in the south they remain for a short time. As soon as the ice begins to melt in the north, they return home - to reservoirs, rivers, swamps, on the shores of lakes and the sea coast, where they like to live.

Ducks can swim in icy water without any problems.

The reason they stay afloat is because the duck's body is densely covered with waterproof feathers. A gland located near the tail secretes an oily liquid that wets the feathers. Under them is a thick layer of fluff. Even the webbed feet of ducks protect them from the cold winter: since they have neither blood vessels nor nerves, they simply do not feel the cold.

The paws of ducks are located behind the body, which allows them to swim excellently, and on land gives them a characteristic waddling gait. Ducks can move quickly through the air and in short flights reach speeds of up to 112 km / h! Most ducks build nests on the ground near water. They lay them out with tender plants and crush them with their breasts. Females heat their eggs with their breasts while hatching. The duck lays from 6 to 14 eggs and sits on them herself.

Birds molt after mating season. Until the feathers on the wings grow back, they cannot fly. To protect themselves at this time from enemies, they become very quiet, trying not to draw attention to themselves.

There are about 160 species of ducks worldwide, and they are found on every continent except Antarctica.

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