How much do we know about our smaller brothers?Do we know the possibilities of pets? Take, for example, cats. Scientists have determined that representatives of the feline family can travel within 600-700 kilometers from home. But among the purring creatures there are real champions. Lost cats return to their owners in another city or even a country. One such hero was immortalized by the Murmansk people. Why did they put a monument to the cat Semyon in Murmansk?
Way home
Прототипом кота из бронзы выступил реальный character belonging to the Sinishin family. A married couple returning from the south through Moscow lost an unlucky pet in the metropolis. They did not try to look for an animal: Moscow is a big city, and the probability of finding a pet there is zero.
What was the surprise of the owners when sixhalf a year later, a tired, hungry, emaciated cat appeared on their doorstep. The animal mingled loudly, and when it was allowed into the house, it was followed by a bowl of food and, having satisfied the hunger, it was cozy on the TV.
Legendary Semyon walked about two thousandkilometers This is the distance that separates Murmansk and Moscow. The event could not go unnoticed, and in 1994 the newspaper Murmanskiy Vestnik wrote about the traveler. Later, the cat was shot in a short film.
For a long time this story was considered a legend, butjournalists managed to find the purr of purrs Alevtina Mikhailovna Sinishina. The woman said that for many years she and her husband had come to terms with the loss of a pet, and the return of Semyon was a real surprise for her husband and wife.
The adventures of an amazing animal leftindifferent correspondents, filmmakers and just caring people. A journalist from the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, who was delighted with the cat’s devotion to his native home, presented the spouses with his autographed book.
Monument to the cat Semen in Murmansk: history
The idea of creating a sculpture belongs to the reporter Dmitry Kachalov. The journalist suggested that the authorities acquire a kind of symbol of the city, like Chizhik-Pyzhik in St. Petersburg.
The idea was supported, but with the image of the capitalPolar regions were not determined immediately. Enthusiasts offered to cast in bronze the mythical deity Cthulhu, a boy stuck with his tongue to a frozen hill, reindeer, prepared according to a local recipe for cod liver However, the majority of citizens gave their votes to Semen. Murmansk citizens chose a model of the monument and partially paid for the installation.
Victory in the competition of works of masters won the project of Nadezhda Vinyukova from Moscow, on the basis of which the monument to the cat Semyon was cast in Murmansk.
The opening of the monument
From the sculpture solemnly pulled the canvas 2October 2013. The event was timed to the Day of the city. The ceremony was attended by the head of administration Andrei Sysoev and the mayor of Murmansk Alexei Veller. At twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the townspeople saw a fat cat sitting on a bench with a knapsack on his back. Since then, the monument to the cat Semen in Murmansk is considered open.
Bronze Semen does not look like his livingbrother, because to maintain such a weight after a long journey is impossible. Yes, and bags with belongings from cats can not be. Nevertheless, the sculpture aroused great interest among visitors to the event, especially among children.
Unfortunately, the opening did not call the hostessreal cat. Perhaps this happened because very few people believed in the authenticity of the story. But Alevtina Mikhailovna is not mad. Together with her grandson she took part in the voting, and although she herself preferred the work of another master, the chosen monument to Semyon the cat in Murmansk does not cause objections to a woman.
Sculpture Description
The monument does not so much perpetuate the imagecat traveler, how much symbolizes the dedication of pets owners. The sculpture of small forms is made of bronze and covered with a patina. The weight of the bronze seeds is one hundred and twenty kilograms, the height is more than one meter. The animal sits on a 1.6 meter long bench. The shop is decorated with the inscription: "Cat Semyon".
Monument to Semyon the cat in Murmansk (photo below) is an invitation to sit, think about the eternal, share your problems with a wise life experience purring.
Believe
After the opening of the monument, residents of Murmansk right therebegan to whisper in the ear of a bronze traveler cherished desires. Belief was born at the opening ceremony. The chiefs of the city shared their dreams first, then the children occupied the cat. Will come true if conceived, time will tell. And is this really important? The main thing is that around the bronze cat formed a halo of mystery, as befits an urban sculpture.
Monument to the cat Semen in Murmansk: where is
Символ столицы Заполярья расположился недалеко от Semenov lake. This is an amazing place that combines civilization and nature. Around the reservoir there is a recreation park where you can eat, ride a boat, experience the thrill of the rides.
Since the name of the cat is consonant with the name of the lake,someone might think that the object is named after the seeds. In fact, it is not. The lake was named after the pomor Semen Korzheva, who lives in these parts long before the appearance of the first buildings and moorings.
Monument to the cat Semen in Murmansk (address: shore of Lake Semenovskiy) was installed in one of the favorite places of rest for the citizens. Nearby streets are Gagarin, Aleksandrov and Heroes-Severomorsk Avenue.
Other cats travelers
In Murmansk stands a monument to the cat Semyon.But the hero's prototype is not the only animal that has covered the distance. So, in 2012, residents of Rostov-on-Don lost the Barsik cat in Krasnodon (Ukraine). The animal returned a month later. Murlyka traveled a distance of 200 kilometers, crossed the Ukrainian-Russian border.
In England, the cat returned home three weeks later.Pet ran 70 kilometers through the forest. The length of the path of the purring creation home from Holland was 150 kilometers. Similar feats were repeated by cats in France and the USA. Persian found the owners after their move to Oklahoma. It is noteworthy that before the animal has never been in this state.
Scientific research
The amazing ability of cats to navigatespace studied by experts in Germany and the United States of America. The Germans drove purring in closed boxes around the city, and then released. The participants in the experiment easily found their way to their home. Then scientists complicated the task: the cats were not only taken out of the city, but also allowed the animals through the maze. The results exceeded all expectations: 98% of the subjects successfully coped with the puzzle. Moreover, the cats were not just selected from the labyrinth, but they did it through the exit that leads home.
Similar results were obtained and the Americans. In the experiments of US ethologists, animals did not see the road, because they were fast asleep, but when they woke up, they orientated themselves on the ground without any problems.
Experiments confirm the abilitycats choose the right way, but do not explain the reasons for this behavior. One of the hypotheses is the presence in the tissues of purr iron interacting with the magnetic field of the Earth. Their bodies are like a compass. To confirm the scientific hypothesis, a magnet was put on the cat, after which the animal had problems with orientation.
The above cases show how little they know.humans about other creatures. We should be more attentive to our smaller brothers. Maybe then the coexistence of living organisms on Earth will become more constructive.
