What is common between our dog and foreign monkeys and snails? Detailed answer

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What is common between our dog and foreign monkeys and snails?

Only in Russian and some languages of the former Soviet republics is the @ sign called a dog. In other languages, @ is most often called a monkey or a snail, and there are also such exotic options as strudel (in Hebrew), marinated herring (in Czech and Slovak), moon ear (in Kazakh).

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Why do geese fly in formation?

Imagine that you hear a distant cry in the sky: "Ha-ha-ha!" You look up and see a wedge-shaped formation of geese flying south.

This goose wedge moves at a speed of 80 km/h. We can speculate why they fly like this. You probably know that planes fly in the same formation so that each of them can see the others and follow the leader. The geese also have a leader, whom they follow during their flights, a clever old gander who knows the way perfectly, both day and night. The wedge-shaped action is as convenient for them as it is for airplanes.

There are about 40 species of geese. Only 10-12 of them live in the United States, and virtually all of them are only winter visitors. The goose can be considered a Canadian bird.

The most famous type of geese is called the "Canadian goose". During migration, he flies through almost all of North America. It has a black head and neck with a broad white patch that widens near the bill and sometimes extends to both cheeks.

The Canada goose usually lives with one goose its entire life. His favorite food is grasshoppers, but he does not disdain other insects or worms. Most of the time he eats plants: wild rice, reed roots. He builds his nest on the ground, like other geese, by the way, leveling its bottom with his chest.

Canada goose is a delicacy and until recently thousands of birds were killed each year. An adult goose weighs about 5-6 kg. But now there is a law prohibiting the hunting of these birds.

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