Animals

According to estimates, there are about 85.000 of them, but the actual number is between 50.000 and 120.000 species. So far, at least 15.000 extinct species have been identified in the fossil record.

It uses it primarily to hunt for prey. It picks up the scent with its tongue, transferring it to the Jacobson organ—an olfactory organ located in the nasal cavity in many tetrapods.

For centuries, oryxes were part of the environment that ensured the survival of the indigenous popul ...

It is also a great source of collagen.

They dig a burrow system with multiple exits in the ground or under limestone rocks. Burrows are dug ...

Of the 750,000 individuals observed, only two were albino.

The wingspan is 34 to 39 centimeters and the weight varies from 70 to 98 grams.

When female approach, they mate on a leaf where eggs are being deposited during the process. Females ...

Sea lampreys belong to the class of Chondrichthyes, which make up a minority of all living fish. Of the nearly 35,000 species of fish, there are about 1200 cartilaginous species only.

They can shed an arm anytime, like octopuses. This mechanism is used to distract the potential predator and gives brittle star an opportunity to edge away from danger.