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british scientists. that's not on life. market prajna. can. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cars or there are no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to cause a report on our. southern russia they can manage could the local early morning is the best time for setting out for this small item from the mainland. this is because gale force winds blow
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here throughout the rest of the day. to make as mean a biologist as going to the deserted island of winning the lakes most mysterious feature. it is couched in incredible legends and is the custodian of many secrets when and how it became home to a herd of horses is unclear. because of its population of noble beasts more than he has since been called a mustang island today it is part of europe's only nature reserve in the stack of. dr katz nina hopes to be able to get close to the mustangs to see how these federal descendants of domesticated horses live in the wild. to carry our good luck and godspeed if you find us horses thank you for the ride. yesterday it was nice when i find them i'll be sure to let you know ok. i for now.
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managed below is one of europe's longest lakes with a high concentration of salt. it stretches all the way from the russian plane to the caucasus mountains as it runs through the cooma manage depression a natural border between europe and asia. there are no fresh water reservoirs rivers all springs on wagner island because of the salinity of the soil. will consequently there are no trees or shrubs that even. the island is overgrown with low grass. some of time here is marked by school xing hate droughts and strong winds. the horses have a hard time surviving in such conditions because main confirms. this here
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is the skull of an adult horse it belonged to a female. it died from natural causes. no trace of hooves is found in the sand there are no trails leading to the hole spawns a soul to make the lakes water under. the horses can only survive on the islands in the land where rain accumulates in small depressions in the. dock because means soon finds a narrow trail in the grass. you know paris is a horse trail and similar trails take horses to a watering place that's said or even chill it's cruel and such trails the horses tread on them but they don't trample and down.
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some one hundred fifty species and kill of a found in the wild this flower with a short stamina brightcove about gave birth to the first cultivated varieties of king lives this is the bald schrenker that one see is the island's open spaces and low hills of the rest of nature reserve flare up in a riot of colored. people often our school mind it yourself so sure it's that's because the bulk of its yearly place deep underground is a depth of about seventy centimeters even a plow want to remove it it's on didn't know fred at all. the wild kulit has always been a native plant of russia's steps in the past it was a symbol of vitality and fertility unlike the bulbs we may buy for our gardens these chill it starts life a small seeds years will pass before the bugs emerge above ground.
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human steak seven he has to come out battle at the first street here they look like the paddle so they steal it i think months till they're at least sixty years of age . that you live is one of the few flowering plants that are comfortable in open arid areas in geological terms the so-called managed depression is an almost ideal playing with small lakes two to three meters deep fish and weeds and not found in them because it's too salty. colonies of microscopic crayfish called growing shrimps and the water it's reddish hue. they are common and sold more and the most likely to be only an absence. the horse trail involved the island take stock has maintained what is now a small dried out lake. what makes the rust off
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reserve different is that this island is surrounded by a salt lake it's called managed good deal ok this is one of the lakes base the water is very salty the horses don't drink such water. as a seasoned explorer trails and only guide. i don't think a horse is smell could be mistaken for anything else with a view to i would say that it is very distinctive though. they must be somewhere here near by. your feet in. the free roaming mustangs on the island are in total isolation the locals have another theory as to how the horses came to lake managed. in the old days robbers
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stole whole says in neighboring villages and had them there to this day the horses a still mistrustful of people. the island is now closed to tourists and only research is can visit get few have been able to approach the stallions let alone get inside the hood. who are really are they order for these are the horses we have spent ages looking for there are eight young colts these free roaming horses are called mustangs. i can see the horses grouping together ready
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to head off at dawn tomorrow they will be much camer and then we will be able to take a look at life down side to hurt. them a. look they're off into the sunset sort of. from time immemorial pulses help schuman survive in these a steer regions nomads regarded this open space in europe south as a highway linking europe and asia. over the ages many ethnic groups inhabited these parts including scythians. castles tattles and mongols in
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the old days the horse was a status symbol only warriors and the elite could afford to keep such mounts. the camel was the most common domesticated animal among ordinary folk. carols we used in every way possible. honest to carry loads in the way used for mate and all. that we used to last. bopha staff of the rostov reserve and researches from the biodiversity conservation center i've come up with a project to keep what were once native animals and the staff of this small herd of camels graze during the day and return to an open pen for the night the camels like it here and are only too happy to give up the open wild in exchange for food and
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water they have easily adapted to living in the step one of the signs of healthy camels is upright rather than crumpled and drooping humps camels rapidly multiplied in this small herd. on your they have a hierarchy of. camels a base strong males some of the males are very aggressive they have to be removed from the herd to ensure the comfort of others this is especially important at a time when there are many young camels around we protect them from aggressive males but other was old and young alike co-exist peacefully. because mean has devoted his life to studying horses so much slow that his friends and colleagues gave him the nickname old mustang. for quite some time now the mayor has conducted research on his own this is because while horses dislike the presence
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of many people on the island don't because main lives a home it's life all he needs in the step is water and packed meals he stays in a dilapidated cabin for the night the island's only structure. we constantly observe the mustang's way of life we're looking for opportunities to create isolated territories for them so they can feel themselves at home without being bothered by humans.
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the bugs of wild q-tips in the last of reserve open with the first rays of the sun . the shrink actually blooms for only a few days this brief period is known in the reserve as red carpet time. in the morning the only island surrounded by fog the academy knows for sure the hood is nearby. in the morning they are most likely to be either
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in the depressions or at the water hole this behavior is characteristic of all animals roaming around to step. in the morning they feed on moist grass at this time the plants are rich. and there is also a lot of juice here at this meets their water requirements. over the years on the island the herds behavior has become quite varied. typical of all free roaming animals it's up to the alpha male to decide where the herd go visit any particular moment. but even without a leader the horses follow their natural instincts and flock together as they move around the island as soon as a small group of horses begins moving the others gradually join in.
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for most of the year the mustangs live in a type of hollering there are three to four mares with colts in each of them each karriem has a leader king knows which mazza his mates and does his best to protect them against terrorism and stallions may kick up a fight even if one of them unintentionally trespasses on the territory of another family. the mustangs on the island have no enemies wolves can't get here because it's too dangerous for them to swim even feathered credit has never nest here they prefer
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other islands will. migrating birds fly over lake managed to be low on one of the longest flight paths in eurasia. the lake is now a protected area families and so forth a foul nest on the lakes small islands preparation the island is home to the largest colony. a rigid hierarchy is typical here just as it is of the mustangs that caspian gulls dominate the island. as these brave birds are omnivorous they plants and mice this helps them survive in any conditions the surf e-list so they can drive even humans away there are no fish here therefore they need to fatalism in the field or
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pick up bread and meat from garbage cans that's why the gal has become such a common bird at lakemont is good deal another lia but throughout the south. the gold colony is the largest seagulls nest in the grass or on the shore. of the birds never fly over this part of the island even the black headed gulls stick together and steer clear of the noisy flock of preparation yard and. whenever they see caspian gulls approaching they and at least ten nests. but it's the spoonbills which stand out here. provision the island forms the most and most of that have attacked. these birds have peculiar looking beaks.
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they prefer to hunt for crayfish close to the shore. of the. birds are going to have to like hills because they cross stations where. there is an abundance of crustaceans. cormorants are the only birds that feel safe on the island they build their nests away from the goals to form what might be described as settlements the self-preservation instinct tells the cormorants to build their nests high above ground to protect their young from a sudden flood or. small predators get to the island when parts of the lake dry up and they hate when this happens the seagulls
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come to the rescue. when one comes around hundreds of girls attack and kill it. foxes skulls and skin on one occasion bagel turned up here hundreds of down into the water level got wet and the birds finished it off right there and then. the mating season on progression the island has come to an end the colonies birds have laid their eggs and awaiting for the young to hatch. as time goes by. explorer and take less and is often.
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talk to cows mean walk slowly and quietly and poses on the trial the horses can have the slightest noise they have the ability to turn that his backwards. over these here are two mayors and will have none to colds and. that stallion is running after them and wants to take them to an isolated place where they can feed in peace and. it's not quite clear when the first horse is settled on the island the locals were aware of the wild herd back in the early twentieth century and local stories passed through the ages suggest that robbers in times gone by used to steal stallions and mez from nearby villages and hide them on the island they believe those horses of the
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ancestors of the modern day mustangs. scientists have found some evidence in support of this theory the wild horses avoid the island appear to have all the distinctive features and characteristics of the russian don't breed have bred in the dawn region one hundred years ago in one nine hundred ninety five and became part of the rostov nature reserve today the free roaming head is under protection but there was a time when the horses were under threat from invading poaches. poachers would come when the horses were unprotected. and the time one of the stallions called baron often stood watch on high ground to get a good view of the island. as soon as he sensed danger he alerted the hurt the
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horses saw barrin as their leader. even though he had a family of his own of with all the other horses followed his command because they knew that baron had saved them from approaching poachers many times before anybody . talked to cannes maine has learned much about the mustangs after spending several days with them in maine leader is no longer in the herd it now consists of eight hundred families all on equal terms it includes three hundred twenty three adult horses and eighteen colts these are critical figures for their survival if their population grows the mustangs may run out of food. mustangs absolutely love cereal crops they can't live without them would.
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as long as there aren't too many horses here at any one time there's more than enough food to go around. freshwater is a constant issue for the mustangs the morning jus is not enough to sustain them at noon the herd relaxes under the heat of the some towards sunset the mustangs had their drinking place the one nearest them has dried up but there is still some cool water at the bottom. people. will all this is the best place for them to rest before the herd sets out on
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a long journey to the other end of the island where there is still rain water and small pools trucks larger less fuel but all of it is great is that nature created this island away from the mainland and. the horses can lead a happy life. a new truth thousands of years ago their predecessors were here. this is a getaway a secret place for them to be of should know the island of mustang zillah for you with the world with.
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