Animals

The two subspecies separated some 250,000 years ago. Scientists suggest that they should be treated as separate species.

At that time, the Earth was inhabited by giant dragonfly-like insects, the largest of which was Mega ...

They can live in freshwater, brackish water, saltwater, and on land. Leeches prefer shallow, still, ...

When being pursued, those fish can accelerate rapidly and even jump over the water surface.

It lays its eggs in the nests of about 300 birds, mostly of the passerine family.

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, European women eagerly decorated their hats with the colorful feathers of these birds.

It is also a great source of collagen.

Scientists believe it is a remnant of the past when Madagascar was inhabited by a much larger prey than it is nowadays, and thus required a cooperative effort from predators.

Usually, the feeding areas are hundreds of kilometers away from the breeding sites. The seal's milk ...