Animals

They are used to spinning silk thread from which spiders build their webs. Most often, spiders have ...

Sometimes they overwinter in the company of other lizards, snakes and amphibians.

The left lung is smaller and unused for breathing, which is done exclusively by the right lung. This is a rather unusual feature among snakes, as most colubrids have completely lost their left lung.

Adélie penguins breed on the Antarctic coast. They build a stony nest, which is well defended by parents.

It was a male shot near Afton, Wyoming, in 1937. It measured 1.5 meters from snout to tail.

Juveniles are yellow, with light-blue edging on dorsal fins.

They do not build shelters like other bears, and during the winter season, they descend to lower altitudes where they live among trees or inhabit caves.

It is being used in ecosystems invaded by lampreys, where they endanger local fauna. Usage of lampricides is safe as it does not harm any other aquatic organisms.