🌄The Greater Caucasus is a 1,000-km-long mountain range with peaks higher than the Alps.
🦌The Caucasus is home to unique wildlife, such as the Caucasian wisents and Saiga antelopes.
⛰️The mountains provide essential grazing grounds for animals to survive the cold winter.
🌬️The region experiences extreme weather changes, from snowstorms to sudden heatwaves.
🌿The steppes of Kalmykia are a critical habitat for Saiga antelopes.