Storks are long-legged and long-necked birds which usually arrive in Central Europe in March thus signifying the start of spring.

They return to their large nests, which they use for many years, from Africa to spend warm seasons of spring and summer in Europe.

In many countries storks are associated with delivering babies and are a symbol of fidelity and monogamous marriage.

Watch storks in Likavka

Watch storks in Dolny Stal

WORDS
to signify: to be a sign of something.
nest: a place where animals (usually birds) lay their eggs and live. 
fidelity: not cheating on your partner.

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Kings of pain is a Canadian TV series which is broadcast on the History Channel.

Two fearless men Adam Thorn, a wildlife biologist, and Rob Alleva, a handler,  test how painful  the bites and stings of various animals really are.

After being stung or bitten they rank the pain with a 30 point scale.

Their goal is to create a comprehensive guide to measuring pain.

WORDS
handler: a person who trains and is in charge of animals.

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Bears are not the only ones who sleep during the winter.

British researchers have reported that a species of Antarctic cod hibernates throughout the cold season.

The scientists found the fish to be active in the summer and nearly dormant in the winter.

The study was published by the Public Library of Science.

WORDS
to hibernate: to sleep during the winter.
dormant: inactive.

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We tend to think of beauty contests (or beauty pageants) as competitions which decide the physical beauty of women.

However, according to a report on Reuters, a tribe in Saudi Arabia is having a contest to find the most beautiful camel.

And how will judges decide the winner of Miss Camel?

“The nose should be long and droop down, that’s more beautiful,” Sultan al-Qahtani, one of the organizers of the event, said.

“The ears should stand back, and the neck should be long. The hump should be high, but slightly to the back.”

WORDS
to tend: to have inclination or tendency. 
to droop: something going or bending downward, to hang down. 
hump: a raised area, a small hill. 
slight: small in amount or degree. 

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Everywhere one goes in the world, one sees the same problem: homeless animals wandering the streets.

One way to stop this problem is to have your female pets spayed and your male pets neutered.

Many of the offspring of dogs and cats that are not spayed or neutered wind up in pet shelters.

According to the ASPCA, pets which are spayed or neutered live longer, healthier lives.

WORDS
to wander: to go around. 
to spay: to remove the ovaries of a female animal so that it cannot not have young animals. 
to neuter: to remove the sex organs from an animal so that it cannot have young animals. 
offspring: the young of an animal, children of a person. 
to wind up: to come to an end. 

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In Central Europe, there is perhaps one thing that signifies the start of spring more than anything else.

The arrival of the storks.

Like clockwork, they arrive in their nests every March – after their long journey from Africa — just as the region thaws out from the winter cold.

The storks remain in Central Europe until the end of August.

WORDS
to signify: to be a sign of. 
to thaw out: to warm up.

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Have you ever seen a goat or other animals to faint?

The Myotonic is an American breed of goats that collapse in fear.

The goats become stiff or fall over when they are startled.

WORDS
to faint: to lose consciousness
faint in other languages

to startle = to surprise.

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There are about a half of the country’s pets insured in Sweden.

More than 500,000 American households have a pet snake.

Fish are the most popular pet in the UK.

Australian pet owners are less ill than non pet owners.

WORDS
owner: a person who has the legal title to something.

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Peyo is a therapist.

Is there something special about this? Yes, there is.

Peyo is the 15-year-old stallion who brings joy to patients in hospitals.

He is said to have a sixth sense as he always enters rooms with patients who need him most.

WORDS
stallion: a male horse kept for breeding.
stallion in other languages

joy: happiness. 

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There are almost 3,400 species of snake in the world and they live on every continent except Antarctica.

Some of them can swim and climb trees.

But there are also snakes which can fly.

Chrysopelea, also known as the gliding snake, is a genus of mildly venomous snakes which pose no danger to humans. The species can glide by stretching the body into a flattened strip.

WORDS
to glide: to fly by floating without using any power.
glide in other languages

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