Animals

Their journeys are driven mainly by searching for additional food sources or disturbing their current habitat.

Newborn snakes are 25 to 43 cm (10 to 17 in) long.

Young are hatched from eggs stored within the female’s body.

Their mortality rate is mostly caused by predators, among which are badgers, dogs, or owls. The uppe ...

Although some of the bandings remain until adulthood, most fade.

The stomach makes up most of the ophiuroid disc.

It lives on the British Isles, in central Europe, western Russia and northwestern China. It does not occur on the Iberian Peninsula.

So far, 64 species have been described in the heron family. These are water birds, until recently considered related to storks, but genetic tests have shown that they are closer to pelicans.

It is used during the mating season to attract females. The more colorful it is, the better it indicates the condition of its bearer.