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they will want to technical issues like how to address. the call go backwards. first lesson. at least i was able to pick up some tips as my competitors spent posting. to the bonbon. the problem is all these guys are already trying to kill i would sit in front of it . it was slow going but i was determined to make it to the finish line and fortunately was waiting to keep me out and.
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oh the fisa vote so forth were they saying about five kilometers so this is what it takes. to live and work in the arctic. could help me a little. bit it's been a tough introduction to moment's thought i'd head out into the countryside to meet some animals who are thriving in the difficult conditions. but one thing i was really looking forward to doing up here was running into some oxic wildlife but aside from that it also seems that they might have wanted to exotic guests as well so the rest were fellow watch him hi james nice to me. this may be rather far from their native lot spots according to keep iraq film but cold doesn't bother them at all and they're surprisingly even temperate. of course the traditional
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habitat of the ostrich is africa these birds can also survive in the north especially considering the temperatures drop during the night in africa so they can live in different places as long as they have enough food. to eat. i think they are getting a bit hungry so what they want is to give them a snack for my code gets torn to ribbons. there might not be too much grass for them to nibble on round here but these ostrich is don't lack for vitamins and i was about to serve them a favorite cabbage and carrot combination of. that oh well what i've got this is like. it's going straight for the bucket especially this picture over here boys and girls. all. think you madame and miss your dinner was just satisfaction. there are a few nice leftovers on the ground if you would like. you might not expect to find
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a thriving ostrich farm in moments. but people have been surviving on here in the cold for almost two thousand years. or and alexander live across the tundra on the outskirts of moments they're part of the sami people the most northern indigenous people in europe. so they're straight out of a very. tough stick. to get to know. there's one hundred fifty of them all waiting up here. feeding time. so we're going to give them a treat to see. the reindeer all
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the siamese life blunt used for meat on transport and they're well aware of what the shouts of their odors mean so this is the main feeding trough it seems since time to throw it out right before the girls. are still too clever to be done. with this one once the absolute low is going to get about two kilos of all the greats like a shock. the working one so maybe there's a bit more. although the sami have been herding reindeer for centuries yelena says they also embrace the modern world but he says that the herding reindeer is not tradition it's true though that the younger generations has somewhat more defined it was still used ranges can to make footwear in the past they made things follow consumption not production has switched outfits for people driving snow more about you might say we are more than de people but we still want to some of the old
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practices but we can't get away from them. and that includes putting some of the animals to work after all could you really have all these reindeer without a sly. feeding the reindeer is one thing but catching them is quite another xander is going to teach me the traditional way to become a reindeer cowboy. and that means becoming a dab hand with a rope was long we usually catch the ones we think are ill or the reindeer that are going to be used for work with want it know the. and once it's cold up and ready. because nothing. was. going to him. too small for me that's above i got close but close wasn't going to pull all sleigh but if at first you don't succeed. yes yes yes yes yes.
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i can bring you down. some real reindeer rustling. so that was a little odd as well if i were there. thank you very much you would make a good reindeer herder. with all reluctant recruits harnessed up costs way was ready to go if i was going to get to my next destination before nightfall i needed something a little bit cold stone. i think driving one of these might be the most fun you can have and conditions are. pretty serious weather back there. i think i heard a bit of
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the fortunately or finally found somebody to give me directions just with a hello excuse me excuse to can you tell me where is the ball here i'll show you the way thank you it's very important. when you're surrounded by snow for two thirds of the year it makes sense to make the most of it i'm glad the mayor and friends have created one of the region's most original and popular attractions the small village every year the complex is rebuilt from scratch and this time the theme is countries of the worlds. and this is the room of dedicated to england. we have. this shakespeare are here. to be or not to be british bulldog.
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this is your kingdom. come to us that. a home away from. africa south america and europe are all represented here the largest room is reserved for the model i. look at they have moved them. finally here is the russia room. the room of mother russia is here are some famous russian symbols such as the kremlin garron the first man in space and of course the russian troika and the russian birch tree all the wonders of the motherland are on the same play. and thankfully it also happened to be right next to the ball you are welcome thank you dario. and sergey is much needed. when i got to
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work on dinner idema told me that this place really is a dream come true the project is the result of a childhood fantasy when i was young i used to dig out small passages as i grew older the passages grew larger that's how a child's dream materialized the structure has been a run for four years i'm glad to know that this has given people some happy moments . full time as i said goodbye to and headed to my scandinavian themed room we're always in for a bit of a surprise. ok i see what they mean now about a hotel with a difference but. it's been such a long day for the radio. at least i get to lie back and dream of the sea.
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braving the elements and spending evenings in icy hotels i was starting to feel more at home above the arctic circle and it seemed that my adventures with reindeer went over. with all these guys around i'm going to surprise the sun deplores hasn't put in an appearance but this is in fact the highlights all the more months northern elim picks i'm going to see what it takes to be a reindeer rider. these races are the highlights of the games and the sammy riders tear around the blistering speech.
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once the competition is over anyone can have a go at. the things about these races and most of these rangers still quite wild. want to do is easier said than the. speed of the two of them hooked up. ready for some sleigh rides it's the child the transceiver. writes so already and there's a ready i'm already this is the big question. lads they seem to know what they're doing. punches how to hold on tight. all. over though this is there is the. i mean there is the office of.
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sure but exhilarating ride later i walked to the nearby river to get my breath back . i was still dreaming of sailing on the bering sea but i knew there was still plenty more to do before i felt comfortable heading out on to more months frigid waters. but there is a place in the city where the locals have a pretty high tolerance for an icy did. well as well as being a place that entertains visitors the ocean or and also doubles as a research center and today i'm going to take part in one or two little experiments with the residents it was time for the grand entrance of dick all fantastically facial head greenland seal. is really.
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trained to respond to the frequencies of sounds. underwater city. which. now is three hundred. the. seals have incredibly sensitive hearing and the trainers here are looking to find out exactly what sounds they can tell apart. so they don't quite go down still in the learning process. it may still be a work in progress but they're having some excellent results and we want to find out how sharp a series here and. can distinguish sounds with a little difference as little as twenty has between them i think humans herein lies outside to the two hundred has limit seals have
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a very sensitive hearing. and the trainers hope that given time the work they're doing will both benefit science and perk up their performance. so there are some really interesting behavioral studies going on in this oceanarium but it just goes to show that at least in the case of dick here you can teach an old seal new tricks and that writes oh boy i. can do this one. i left to take a well earned rest and i went off to explore some more of the city. more months because one of the youngest regional capitals in russia it was founded in one nine hundred sixteen and it's the largest city in the world north of the arctic
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circle. its most impressive monument is at its highest point. to say the moments because one city during world war two it was a vital supply port for the soviet union and the allies and in fact the germans wanted to cut it off so badly that they dropped more bombs here than anywhere else apart from stalin grat and just like the rodino monument in stalin the locals have built their own enormous tribute to the defenders here and they've nicknamed him a little ship. with fantastic views of the city it seemed like the perfect place to begin my moments experience and luckily i had someone to put me on the right track . with more months of the port came first followed by a nearby settlement accommodating the port workers it's ice free but sometimes it does get frozen over because of fresh water from the local rivers the gulf stream prevents it from freezing over because it is this current that enables europe to
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survive without it the european continent would freeze with. more months is also home to russia's nuclear icebreaker fleet and mom. hose of the city's nautical past easy to find. so this is a monument to. which was the very first polar ice breaker in the world and becoming one of the longest lived ice breakers ever in history and that. is its original anchor. we finally made it to the city docks and a place which has particularly fond memories for better slough. in one thousand nine hundred four the boat we had built sailed out from here the women were sobbing as we left port many of them felt they would never see as again the weather was fine we were wearing shorts those two days before we entered the arctic were great and then the temperatures dropped that was my treasure memories of the voyage not
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just because i built the boat. out of the. biggest laugh was forced to leave his boat in the arctic but he and his crew made it back safely it was an inspiring story and i felt i was finally ready to take to the water so this is what it's all been leading up to my final test in more months and i'm coming aboard. catarina here to see if i can master some. solo captain larry over here hello and. so do i need to do to be a real arctic sailor i'll show you the great thank you very much. we've set sail.
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and immediately i was sent to work on the take. the fun of being on their boats and obviously you can't have. great big lengths of rope lying around in the way of the ship. is a section. we couldn't have picked a better conditions to head out in but you always have to be on your toes out here . for right now the weather is come with lots of sunshine but it may change at any moment the northern seas are no one for the magnificence you know the water appears to be black now but it will turn yellow when it stormy our yard is well equipped to face icy conditions. under power and lee it's a certain type of person that wants to explore these waters mother with the mother of them two people sailing through the arctic are adventurous by nature but of course there are some tiny risks. one of them is the fact that the temperature of the water is always plus four degrees if you spend more than fifteen minutes and
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there you should probably call your wife to say goodbye. as valeri it warns the temperature dropped quickly and we moved into the cabin to take a look at the instruments. that were heading almost directly north zero degrees compass points here my current job is to make sure that we just don't crash into the port but fortunately it's a reasonable distance over there. and in case the weather is to foul there is the latest technology to rely on. going to crash into that number about rates we have to avoid that's a little way down the line there. everyone gets to place it was going to take us nearly two days to get into arctic waters if you like i wasn't going to be seeing an iceberg on this trip but then valarie said he had one extremely chilly final challenge for me. he wanted me to go in there and this is what's
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free a lot to explore is how to do. at least i was being given a survival suit it's capable of keeping you alive in the water for a couple of hours if you can get it on in time. this. morning. but finally i was ready to take the plunge the last big to this. moment or to do this very quickly before i change my mind. could it get also both. out. even with the suits on it's not exactly a pleasant experience i couldn't wait to get michael on board. then out shame's.
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we can consider you a real sailor finisher man a true sailor should wear a real uniform or even more stripes. and i tell you it's much better being on the barents sea and being in it. certainly put myself through the wringer a bit of here but expedition is going to have to wait although the locals do say that if you flip a coin into the water here you will come back. you know years. today more months or more of the poll.
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