Animals

Today, axolotls can be found only in the southern parts of Lake Xochimilco since Lake Chalco was artificially drained in the late 1860s to prevent flooding.

They tend to get killed by fishermen to reduce the competition for catfish. They also face habitat l ...

As they do so, they straighten horizontally and float just beneath the water surface. During this pr ...

They sleep during the day, hidden under prickly Acanthocarpus plants, endemic to Western Australia. At dusk, they venture for food, and to mate.

After the offspring hatch, the octopus dies of hunger because, after the breeding period, the digestive glands of these animals are deactivated.

Instead, the insides of their mouths are overgrown with sharp horn-like protuberances used to cut, h ...

It is a common trait among the endemic fauna of New Zealand.

They are also known for cannibalism.

 A disturbed animal usually hisses and looks for an escape route and, as s last resort, bites.