Today, the 21st of January, the world is keeping the International Hugs Day. One may hug anyone, even a stranger, on this day. Friendly hugs feel great and they are wholesome.
Each year the Holy Theophany is celebrated on the 19th January. Many people plunge into ice-cold water and think about tempering themselves against cold. Not only people but animals, too, can be experts in this issue.
it has become generally known that birds need nutricious food in winter. But birds also need water, too. Normally birds replenish water in their bodies by means of snow. Due to high body temperature and intensive metabolism it does not cause any harm to birds of the north. Even snowbirds and waxbirds that feed upon juicy berries, peck at the snow regularly.
In the Zoo animals don't stalk their prey, they don't need to hide from enemies, they don't have to stay vigilant and inventive to survive. Therefore, they get bored because they can't express the unique abilities of their species.
After seeing the old year off, 6 Brown Bears and 3 Himalayan Bears plunged into deep sleep. They had been preparing for that since Autumn; they stored enough fat deposits. Their diet included seasonal legumes, fruit, meat, fish, cereals, dairy products. Another step of preparation is constructing a den.
When it gets cold, bird migrate to the warm South. Birds from the North swap them. Strange as it might see, each day we see northern birds - rooks, crows and jackdaws. Our Corvidae leave for the south, birds from the north come to replace them.