Презентация "Камчатский медведь"

Kamchatka’s gentle giants

For many people the bear is a national symbol of Russia. There are lots of folk tales about this strong and clever animal. But Russian bears aren’t all the same. The Kamchatka brown bear isn’t like the Siberian bears.

Kamchatka is a wild land of volcano, forests and lakes. It is also home to thousands of Kamchatka brown bears.

The Kamchatka brown bear is very, very big. It can weight 400 kg. When it stands up it can be 2.50 m. tall. It is very strong, with big teeth and long, sharp claws.

These big animals are usually very peaceful- unlike Siberian bears. For most of the year they live in thick forests and eat berries, nuts and roots.

In the summer months, millions of salmon swim up Kamchatka’s rivers from the sea. These fish are the bears’ favourite food. Bears travel hundreds of kilometers to live next to the rivers and catch the salmon. Bears are very good swimmers, and there thick fur keep them warm in the ice-cold water.

When summer finishes, the bears go back to the forests. There they make a warm home where they can spend the winter.

Let’s take care of these clever and beautiful animals.