Animals

Males are slightly smaller and lighter than females.

Scientists have been able to isolate a substance from the horseshoe crabs organism that is responsible for attracting eels, but it has not been synthesised yet.

Various studies suggest between 50.000 and 100.000 hedgehogs die each year on roads.

Among some African tribes, hunting shoebills is forbidden and the bird is the subject of superstition. Some say that the mere mention of the bird's name on a boat trip can bring on a storm.

They are adjusted to temperature fluctuation of 21 to 30 degrees Celsius, and the humidity of no less than 70%.

The largest specimens may reach 3,5 meters total body length. Adults weigh about 16 kilograms on ave ...

90% of snails have a dextral shell, the rest develop left-handed shells or both right-handed and lef ...

Goshawk and sparrowhawk are the greatest threats to these birds. Because of predation, survival rates of these birds cannot be accurately estimated.