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contracts with us. have been separate for them and i'll be back with more stories more developments mess in half an hour from now in the meantime we are to take you to a unique place in southern russia an island surrounded by one of europe's longest lakes in an area of stunning natural beauty. southern russia they could manage could be low early morning it's the best time for setting out for this small island from the mainland. this is because gale force winds blow air throughout the rest of the day. go to mean a biologist is going to the deserted island avoid me 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 for the new has since been called a mustang island today it is part of europe's only nature reserve in the statue. go to cannes mean 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 those horses thank you for the ride . yesterday. when i find them i'll be sure to let you know ok. i for now. managed below is one of europe's longest tonights 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 board the island because of the salinity of the soil. consequently there are no trees or shrubs that even. the island is overgrown with low grass. some of time here is marked by scorching heat droughts and strong winds . the horses have a hard time surviving in such conditions because main confirms. this here 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 horse palms the soldier makes the lakes water under. the horses can only survive on the islands in the land where rain accumulates in small depressions in the earth don't because main soon finds a narrow trail in the grass. this is a horse trail and similar trails take horses to a watering place that said even chill it's cruel in such trails the horses tread on them but they don't trample no down. some one hundred fifty species of q litter found in the wild this flower with a short stammen brightcove about gave birth to the first cultivated varieties of she lives this is the blog schrenker she read once a year the island's open spaces and low hills of the rest of nature reserve flare

up in a riot of color. people often alice combine the two it's not so sure it's well that's because the bulk of its yearly place deep on the ground is a depth of about seventy centimeters even a plow won't remove it it's no threat at all. the wild kulik 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 might buy for our gardens these chilly start life a small seeds years will pass before the bugs emerge above ground. human stakes seventy years to come up battles are the first to appear they look like the battle so these two live i think months to their italy six years of age.

but surely it is one of the field of flowering plants that are comfortable and open arid areas in geological terms the so-called managed depression is an almost ideal playing with small lakes two to three metres deep fish and weeds and not found in them because it's too salty. colonies of microscopic crayfish called growing trims lends the water it's reddish hue. they are common and sold more so under most likely to be only an absence. the horse trail on vonnie island take stock as maine to what is now a small dried out lake. what makes the ross store for served different is that this island is surrounded by a salt lake it's called manage good deal oak this is one of the lakes base the water is very salty the horses don't drink such water.

as a seasoned explorer trails are not his only guide. i don't think a horse's smell could be mistaken for anything else and with a view to go i would say that it is very distinctive that. they must be somewhere here nearby to do it in. the free roaming mustangs on board the island are in total isolation the locals have another theory as to how the horses came to make manage to be loath in the old days robbers stole the whole says in neighboring villages and hid them that to this day the horse is a still mistrustful of people. the island is now closed to tourists and only researches can visit yet few have been

able to approach the stallions let alone get inside the hood. load. here they are these are the horses we have spent ages looking for there are eight young cool it's as if these free roaming horses are called mustangs. i can see the horses grouping together ready to head off. at dawn tomorrow they will be much camera and then we will be able to take a look at life going side to hurt. the.

look there off into the sunset. from time immemorial paul says help schumann 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 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.

cannibals we used in every way possible. honest to carry loads i don't know he used for meat and wool. though he is the last. bopha staff of the rostov reserve and researches from the biodiversity conservation center of 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 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 multiply than this small herd. when you're 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. mean has devoted his life to studying horses so much so 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 of many people on the island. something has main lives its 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. a very warm welcome to you this is your news today protesters on the street they have. even chance

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the world's bounty hunters. the escobar the great holmes and archie. the buds of while king lips in the last of reserve opened with the first rays of the sun to shrink a chilly blooms for only a few days this brief period is known in the reserve as red carpet time. in the morning vonnie island surrounded by fog talk to me knows for sure the bird

is nearby. in the morning they are most likely to be either in the depressions or at the water hole this behavior is characteristic of all animals roaming around to step would early in the morning they feed on moist grass at this time the plants are rich in moisture and there is also a lot of juice here at this meets their water requirements. over the years on the island the hoods behavior has become quite varied. typical of all free roaming animals it's up to the alpha male to decide where the hood goes at 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 and the others gradually join in. for most of the year the mustangs live in a type of harini there are three to four mezz with cults in each of them each arima has a leader king knows which from as a 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 predators never nest here they prefer the islands. migrating birds fly over lake managed below on one of the longest flight paths in eurasia. the lake is now a protected area found sums of mortal fowl nest on the lakes small islands preparation the island is home to the largest company. of. a rigid hierarchy is typical here just as it is of the mustang good caspian gulls dominate the island. climbers these brave birds our own interests they plants and minus this helps them survive in any conditions this earth fielitz they can drive

even humans away there are no fish here therefore they need to fatalism in the field will pick up bread and meat from cabbage cancer but that's why the gal has become such a common bird at lakemont is good for 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 black headed gulls stick together and steer clear of the noisy flock of preparation the island. whenever they see caspian gulls approaching they immediately set nests. but it's the spoonbills which stand out here. provision the island forms the most

the most bold of babbitt. the goods have peculiar looking beaks. they prefer the hunt for crayfish close to the shore. birds are going to have bills because they cross stations where. there is an abundance of. only birds that feel safe on the island they build their nests away from the goals to form what might be described as birds settlements the self-preservation instinct tells the cormorants to build their nests high above ground to protect their young from a sudden flood or a. small predators get to the island when

the lakes dry up in the hate when this happens the seagulls come to the rescue. when one comes around hundreds of girls attack and kill it. folks skulls and skin on one occasion. turned up hundreds of down into the water level got wet and the birds finished it off right there and then. the mating season. has come to an end the colonies birds have laid their eggs and the waiting for the young to hatch. time goes by. to the lone explorer and take lessons as often.

talk to cows main walks slowly and quietly and poses on the trial the horses can hear 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 compete in peace but. 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 suggested robbers in times gone by used to steal stallions and mez from nearby

villages and hide them on the island they believe that those horses are the ancestors of the modern day mustangs. scientists have found some evidence in support of this theory the wild horses avoid any island appear to have all the distinctive features and characteristics of the russian don't breed which was bred in the dawn region one hundred years ago in one nine hundred ninety five. and became part of the roster of nature reserve today the free roaming head is under protection but there was a time when the horses were under threat from invading poachers. poachers would come when the horses were unprotected but at the time one of the

stallions called the baron often stood watch on high ground to get a good feel of the island. as soon as he sensed danger he learned to hurt the horses saw barrin as their leader. even though he had a family of his own all the other horses followed his command because they knew that baron had saved them from approaching poachers many times before. dr cans mean has learned much about the mustangs off to spending several days with them the main leader is no longer in the herd it's 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 copulation grows the mustangs may run out of food.

mustangs absolutely love cereal crops they can't live without them would. 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 jew is not enough to sustain them like noon the herd relaxes under the heat of the sun toward sunset the mustang's head to the drinking place the one nearest them has dried up but there is still some cool water at the bottom. ok. all

all this is the best place for them to rest before the hood sets out on a long journey to the other end of the island where there is still rain water in small pools folks love real life the old butterworth is great is that nature created this island easily away from the mainland. this year the horses can lead a happy life lawford a new truth thousands of years ago he says their predecessors were here. this is a getaway a secret place for them yes they should know the island of mustang this elephant was the oldest on the.