Animals

These include freshwater ones from the Ampullariidae family and marine ones from the Strombus genus.

These jumps may be an attempt to rid their bodies of ectoparasites, including sea lampreys that bite ...

They live on lakes, rivers, ponds, ditches, floodplains, swamps, estuaries, and the seashore. They a ...

In 1835, the sea lamprey was first observed in Lake Ontario. Due to Niagara Falls, lampreys were una ...

Thanks to special cells in their skin, they can adjust their skin color to the environment like a chameleon. Camouflage is used by these animals both for hunting and hiding from predators.

They ranged in price from $5 to $25 per piece and were used to make coats, jackets, scarves, and muffs.

The biggest of the genus is the great hammerhead. The record holder is a female caught in 2006 who weighed almost 581 kilograms. The reason for her unusual weight, however, was pregnancy.

They come down to the ground occasionally, but otherwise, their whole activity happens in the trees.