Animals

According to estimates, there are about 85.000 of them, but the actual number is between 50.000 and 120.000 species. So far, at least 15.000 extinct species have been identified in the fossil record.

Tiger sharks have no problem with consuming their own pups.

Their length ranges from 30 to 65 centimeters, and they weigh up to 3,5 kilograms.

It forms groups only for mating purposes.

They primarily feed on small rodents, but also eat unguarded eggs, amphibians, and other reptiles. They bite their prey, and coil around it to subdue it, then swallow it whole, starting with the head.

The three-toed feet are thick and strong, equipped with a deadly dagger-like claw up to 12 cm (4.7 i ...

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

They sleep through most of the day, hidden in bushes, scrubs, under rocks, or inside burrows. Exceptionally, they can venture out during the day after rainfalls.

Its range includes most of the Iberian Peninsula, and central Europe except Italy, Ukraine, the Balkans, Crete, northwestern Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and the southern coast of the Caspian Sea.