Animals

They are not to be petted, cuddled, hugged, or fed. There was a case of a tourist who threw a quokka off a boat to see if it could swim. Although quokkas do swim, the man was jailed.

Willem de Vlamingh, captain of the Dutch fleet, upon arriving on the island in 1696, thought quokkas ...

Leopard geckos hibernation depends on the ambient temperature, so, unlike mammals, the period of brumation is not fixed.

They spend most of their time on the ground, although they can climb and are sometimes found in trees.

Capybaras residing on land must keep a close eye out for jaguars, while in the water they risk attac ...

The most popular is leopard gecko.

Crested geckos bred in captivity have many color morphs absent in the wild, such as the harlequin.

This is unique feature among spiders, no other species carry spiderlings on their back. Despite of additional encumbrance female wolf spiders are still capable of hunting while carrying her babies.

At the end of the third stage, the larvae crawl to a dry, cool place and develop into pupae. The pup ...