Rarest flowers. Cosmos Atrosanguineus – a flower that smells like chocolate

Many would agree that flowers – the easiest and most beautiful way to convey feelings and emotions, to cheer up yourself and your family. Flowers bring happiness, relieve stress, reduce pain, and help curb the anger. Here you can find the rarest flowers in the world. These beautiful flowers are not sold in stores, but their number has 270,000 species. Caring for such plants requires special skills and knowledge. Rare flowers, tend to be very expensive or impossible to obtain.
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Kelimutu volcano on the island of Flores rarely visited by tourists

Kelimutu volcano – a mystical place tucked away on the island of Flores, in the ocean. It is rarely visited by tourists – because of the remoteness and poor infrastructure. After the death of volcanoes remain Scary and beautiful craters. Over time, they become overgrown, sometimes filled with sea or rain water, forming ponds and even lakes. Ancient craters of extinct volcanoes had mystical character. They were often equated with death and fear, with the gates to the underworld.
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Beautiful and dangerous Green snake, Poisonous West African Green Mamba

Poisonous West African Green Mamba
Called Green Devil, Mamba is a very beautiful snake. Its scales are emerald green, with shades of blue and yellow. However, young snakes are light green, but when they grow to 70 cm, they begin to gradually darken. But do not be tempted by the beauty of the snake: do not forget that it is the green mamba that enters the twenty most dangerous snakes on the planet. The poison of the green mamba is very strong, it is even more toxic than the poison of some cobras. For example, the bitten mouse dies in a few seconds. In fact, all the poison contained in the glands of one mamba, is enough to kill 9 people. Compared with the black mamba, green is more dangerous for humans, despite the fact that the first is the fastest on our Earth. But still, the green mamba leads in terms of the number of human deaths. This is due to the fact that, firstly, the green mamba sometimes settles on tea plantations and mangoes. When people start harvesting, they involuntarily disturb unmerciful snakes. Secondly, the green mamba can attack for no apparent reason. As a result, each year, from the attack of these mambas in Africa, more than 40 people die.
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Slavic calendar 2015 White Owl year

Slavic calendar 2015 White Owl year

While the majority of people choose their figurines, toys, magnets, calendars, and greeting cards with symbols of 2015 – sheep and goat, supporters of Slavic traditions hasten to remind: Sheep and Goat – symbols of eastern horoscope. According to the Slavic calendar, 2015 is a year of White Owl, the most intelligent bird. Owls – wise calm birds, they represent the age-old folk wisdom, clarity of mind and intuition. Slavic horoscope of animals reflects the harmonious unity of man and nature. It consists of a cycle of 16 years. By the calendar of the ancient Slavs year began on the day of the vernal equinox. Therefore Slavic animal horoscope begins on March 21, that is, if you were born before this date, you should take into account the previous totem.
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French actor Jean Marais and Muluc

The famous French actor Jean Marais was adored by millions of women around the world, and he adored dogs. The most famous of his dog became Muluc, ordinary mongrel, which he picked up during the Second World War. The dog was tied to a tree and looked worried and even aggressive, but that did not stop Marais. He untied the poor fellow, and since then the touching friendship of the great actor and the dog has begun. As it turned out later, the dog lived in the town of Compiegne, where it was called Lulu. Marais began to call him – Mulu or Muluc. Four-legged friend was extremely intelligent and teachable, and more than once helped his master get out of difficult situations.
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Black Orchid beautiful dream

Black Orchid beautiful dream
The Black Orchid is a beautiful dream, because the black pigment does not exist, and absolutely black colors are not found in nature. But there are flowers of dark shades, they look almost black. From this perspective, The Black Orchid flower exists, with even a different species, such as Phalaenopsis Phalaenopsis Black Butterfly ‘Orchids’. Its flowers have a dark burgundy color that resemble exotic moths, for which the plant got its name. The Black Orchid exists only in the imagination of the people, though experts has attempted to create a special hybrid for many centuries. Botanists from California put an end to this quest by growing the black flower that has been recognized as the only plant that can be called the black orchid. The Black Orchid flowers with an amazing vanilla scent has become the embodiment and symbol of beauty and elegance.
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Rare Black Tiger cub at Hangzhou Zoo

A Rare Black Tiger cub appeared in Hangzhou Zoo, Zhejiang province, east China. The tiger cub was born without traditional stripes. His color is completely black and it attracts the attention. The tiger is very unusual, although in his behavior there is absolutely no difference from his brothers and sisters. The tiger is very playful and feels fine, no wonder people pay so much attention to him, but he does not mind at all. As scientists say, such an unusual color may be due to pseudo-melanism, i.e. strips widened to such an extent that merge with each other.
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