Kazakhstan is a bilingual country. The Kazakh language has the status of the state language, while Russian is declared the official language. Russian is used routinely in business; 64.4% of the population speaks the Kazakh language.
Known as caribou in North America, the reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) is a charismatic and hardy species that inhabits the northern reaches of the planet. While the reindeer may occur as a number of different subspecies throughout its range, all are superbly adapted to a life in the extreme conditions of the north.
Snakes are limbless reptiles with elongateââ bodies that are covered with scales. All snakes lack external ear openings and eyelids and have loâng, forkeâd tongues. Two Maryland species, the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) and timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) are in the viper family (Viperidae).