Yugra Animal Symbols

Abstract

The research project dwells wild animals which are spread in our region on a territory of Siberian taiga: their appearance, behavior; coast of arms and symbols where they are represented. For the project, according to regional character of research, were chosen the most significant animals: a bear, a sable, a squirrel, a deer, a wolf, a fox. In the project was dealt the choosing of a theme and given safety rules in taiga.

Key words: taiga, wild, coast of arm, symbol, hunter.

Yugra Animal Symbols

Russia is a great country. There are huge rivers, forests, valleys and great taiga here. Taiga is a Siberian forest. Let’s go to taiga and see the animals before the dark. Taiga in the night is a very dangerous place. We’ve got Nature Study today. I want tell you about some important Siberian animals. They are symbols or coat of arms of Siberian cities and regions.

This is a deer. It is a Siberian animal and it lives there too. It’s a large strong animal. It’s got long and thick brown or grey hair, not very long legs, big meaty mouth, small yellow eyes and a short tail. Deer can drop its horns in autumn. It eats yagel, grass, leaves. Wolves, wolverines, bears, wild dogs are their enemies. Deer is a very fast runner and swimmer. It can walk on a long distant, but not very fast.

Кто живет в тайге?

Deer is a sacred animal of Khanty and Manci people. They sing songs about them, read poems. This is Khanty folk song:

My little one, my fluffy ball

It’s so good to play with you

And to caress your side.

The tail and the little horns,

Ringing hooves,

From the dew drops

You take your drink.

Khanty and Manci have clothes and shoes made of deer skins. Khanty eat deer meat, make chooms of their skins, use them as a transport. You can see deer horns on a coast-of arms and a flag of Ugra. Deer is a symbol of Beloyarsk and Nizhnevartovsk district.

Now have a look at a big brown bear. Bears are big, strong and dangerous because they are often hungry. They can jump, swim and run very fast. Certain bears are great tree climbers too. They sleep in winter in dens. How big can a bear be? Its length is up to two meters and weight up to 500 kilograms. Young bears live with their mothers up to 3-4 years. It’s got a big body with brown hair, short tail, big head, small ears, toothy smile and small black eyes. A bear’s got strong paws with 10 centimeters nails. It eats nuts, lizards, fish, berries, mushrooms, meat, honey. It’s active in the morning and afternoon. A bear is a symbol of Kogalim and Yugorsk.

Wolverine looks like a bear. It’s head ‘s big with a long mouth and sharp strong teeth. It’s got a long fluffy tail, brown hair with a grey stripe. One of the USA states has a name Wolverine state. Wolverine is a strong and sly animal. It’s a great runner and tree climber. Wolverine can eat everything. It ‘s a taiga cleaner. Young wolverine lives with mothers up to 2 years. It can’t be domestic, because of its behavior.

Now have a look at the grey wolf. Their weigh is 60-85 kilograms and height is 1 meter. It looks like a big domestic dog but very dangerous. Its main weapon is strong teeth. It’s got a long and strong tail, grey hair. Young wolf’s got blue eyes but old one has yellow ones. It likes hunting at night. It’s a great hunter and meat eater. This is a squirrel. Squirrel ‘s got fluffy brown hair in summer and grey in winter, long beautiful tail. It’s so cuddly. It can run fast and jump in trees. Squirrels eat nuts, mushrooms, berries, leaves. They live in hollows of tree trunks. Squirrel is a coast of arm of Langepas.

Look at the fox. It’s got long body, short legs, long fluffy tail. The fox’s face is sharp, eyes are big. Its got long and fluffy winter hair. Foxes can be red, yellow, grey. Foxes live in holes under trees. They eat everything, but like eating mice, eggs, birds, chicks, rabbits, lizards, frogs, fish, berries. Usually hunts in the night and sleeps at day. It can hear and smell very well, but see badly. It’s a sly, fast animal. Grey fox is a symbol of Surgut.

Rules for a walking in taiga

1.Don’t walk in taiga alone.

2.Don’t touch and catch animals. It’s a wild. It’s not domestic.

3.Don’t come to animal babies.

4.Don’t catch animals and take them home. They can die.

5.Don’t let your dog to walk in taiga. It can scare animal and bird babies.

6.Don’t burn fire.

7.Don’t throw rubbish.

What do they eat?

Their habits

Where do they live?

Vocabulary

Bear - медведь

Coat of arms- герб

Deer- олень

Den - берлога

Enemy - враг

Fox - лиса

Hollow - дупло

Horn - рог

Mushroom - гриб

Region - область

Sable - соболь

Sacred - священный

Siberian - сибирский

Skin - шкура

Squirrel - белка

Symbol - символ

Taiga - тайга

Tail - хвост

Toothy - зубастый

Wolf - волк

Wolverine - росомаха

Yagel – ягель