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• Many animals, no matter how cute Many animals, no matter how cute and harmless they seem, are really and harmless they seem, are really dangerous. Sometimes small animals dangerous. Sometimes small animals are more dangerous than the large are more dangerous than the large ones, because nature compensates ones, because nature compensates for the size and furnishes them with for the size and furnishes them with the poison, claws and teeth. the poison, claws and teeth.

Polar bearPolar bear• This animal is very curious This animal is very curious

by nature he is, and that by nature he is, and that prompts it to get close to prompts it to get close to the man. But the bear will the man. But the bear will attack only if it senses attack only if it senses danger. Polar bearsdanger. Polar bears especially carefully treat especially carefully treat their young, and can torn their young, and can torn to pieces everyone who to pieces everyone who could potentially pose a could potentially pose a threat to the offspring. threat to the offspring.

• The most common polar The most common polar bears habitats are in bears habitats are in northern Chukotka, on the northern Chukotka, on the islands of the Barents, islands of the Barents, Kara and Chukchi Seas.Kara and Chukchi Seas.

Brown bearBrown bear• Bears are particularly Bears are particularly

dangerous when waking dangerous when waking from hibernation. They from hibernation. They are hungry and in their are hungry and in their desire to satisfy their need desire to satisfy their need for food can attack the for food can attack the man. A bear, who man. A bear, who suddenly awoken from suddenly awoken from hibernation in winter, is hibernation in winter, is extremely aggressive and extremely aggressive and irritable and can kill irritable and can kill anyone who stands in his anyone who stands in his way. way.

• Brown bear habitats are Brown bear habitats are forests of central Russia forests of central Russia and Siberian taiga.and Siberian taiga.

WWolfolf• Usually wolf attacks Usually wolf attacks

humans only if it is infected humans only if it is infected with rabies. However, if the with rabies. However, if the number of wolves number of wolves increases, and food increases, and food resources in the places resources in the places where they live are where they live are depleted, the wolves depleted, the wolves become become

• Wolves are widespread in Wolves are widespread in almost all territory of almost all territory of Russia, except for the Russia, except for the south of the European south of the European part.part.

ViperViper• Viper is not able to Viper is not able to

distinguish between objects distinguish between objects that are dangerous or safe that are dangerous or safe for it, so it is always alert for it, so it is always alert and ready to attack. Its and ready to attack. Its venom is compared to the venom is compared to the venom of rattlesnake , but it venom of rattlesnake , but it is believed that it is less is believed that it is less dangerous. For a man viper dangerous. For a man viper bite is not fatal , but can bite is not fatal , but can lead to serious disturbances lead to serious disturbances in the body. Poison of this in the body. Poison of this snake is particularly snake is particularly dangerous in spring, but in dangerous in spring, but in summer it is less toxic. summer it is less toxic.

• In Russia viper is most In Russia viper is most often found in mixed forests often found in mixed forests and bogs and bogs