About the book: 2003 / Vladimir Bobrov is a professional zoogeographer who studies the nature and animal world of various parts of the earth. The book is based on his twenty years of observation. The reader will visit the hot deserts of Kyzylkum and Gobi, climb the mountains of Kopetdag and the Caucasus, visit the wilds of the Ussuri region and the jungles of Vietnam and India. The author pays special attention to his favorite objects of research - reptiles, talks about their way of life and behavior.