Animals

Wednesday, 6 December 2023
12 facts about capybaras
12 facts about capybaras
The world’s largest rodent and social media star
The capybara, the largest rodent known to us today, is an animal with a very pleasant disposition and appearance, living both an aquatic and terrestri ...

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Bull snake
Bull snakes are diurnal reptiles.
They use sunlight to warm their bodies so can be encountered while basking in the sun. With proper body temperature they are ready to seek for food.
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Quokkas
Quokka (Setonix brachyurus), also called a short-tailed scrub wallaby, is a marsupial of the Setonix genus.
It belongs to the macropod family and is the only representative of the Setonix genus.
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Hawksbill sea turtle
Hawksbills live for an average of 50 to 60 years.
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Brown recluse spider
Brown recluse spider is native to southern and central United States.
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Sea otter
At least one million sea otters were killed before the hunting ban was imposed.
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Alligator snapping turtle
The alligator snapping turtle reaches sexual maturity at approximately 12 years of age.
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Gila monster
The young typically enter the brumation after hatching.
The average size of a hatchling is 15 centimeters long. It is fully independent, which includes the ability to use its venom straight away.
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Okapi
They are herbivores, the basis of their diet are leaves of trees and grass, but they also eat buds, fruits and mushrooms.
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Fossa
It can reach a maximum speed of 55 kph.
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Southern cassowary
Juvenile cassowaries do not have a helmet.
Bird's casque starts to develop after the first year of life.
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14 facts about dik-dik
14 facts about dik-dik
Hare-sized antelope
Dik-dik is one of the smallest antelopes living in eastern and southern Africa. It is characterized by skittish nature and fast-paced movement. Dik-di ...
19 facts about Sea otter
19 facts about Sea otter
Animals nearly extinct due to fur trade
With their playful personalities, adorable faces, and impressive tool skills, sea otters are among the most fascinating and charismatic animals in the ...
18 facts about Alpaca
18 facts about Alpaca
Highly intelligent, swift learning and gentle animals
Most of the world's alpaca population is found in South America, in the Altiplano region of Peru-Chile-Bolivia, where they are currently found only on ...
24 facts about Coyote
24 facts about Coyote
North America's loudest wild mammal
The coyote is an indispensable figure in the mythology of North America's indigenous peoples, as well as in most Wild West ranching and cattle movies. ...
16 facts about Basking shark
16 facts about Basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus
The basking shark is the second largest known fish in the world after the whale shark. Its body length is impressive, reaching ten meters, and its wei ...
16 facts about toco toucan
16 facts about toco toucan
Ramphastos toco - a bird with an impressive bill
The Toco Toucan is the largest and best-known species of toucan found in the tropical forests of South America. It is one of the most popular birds in ...
15 facts about hummingbirds
15 facts about hummingbirds
The smallest and most agile birds on Earth
Hummingbirds first appeared on Earth about 22 million years ago in South America. To this day, they live exclusively in the intertropical zone of the ...
21 facts about Shoebill
21 facts about Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex - a bird with a prehistoric look
The Shoebill is a large African bird that lives in wetlands far from human settlements. Its characteristic large, massive beak, which resembles a wood ...
14 facts about Hyacinth macaw
14 facts about Hyacinth macaw
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus - The largest of the flying parrots
Extremely beautiful, appreciated by breeders around the world. It is found in areas of South America, in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, but the most numer ...
14 facts about butterflies
14 facts about butterflies
The most evolutionarily advanced of all insects
They can be very colorful or completely inconspicuous. Their size also varies greatly from species to species. There are several ways to classify them ...
17 facts about Boa constrictor
17 facts about Boa constrictor
Red-tailed boa
The best known of the boas family, non-venomous snakes that incapacitate their victims by wrapping themselves around their bodies. Although they appea ...
22 facts about Arabian oryx
22 facts about Arabian oryx
Snow-white beauty, soul of the desert, hero of the unicorn legend
Beautiful white antelope with a noble head and beautiful eyes with long, slightly curved horns. Excellently adapted to life in the desert at high temp ...
14 facts about Adelie penguin
14 facts about Adelie penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae
There are 18 species of penguins on earth. Adélie penguins belong to the medium-sized ones. They are very social animals and loyal partners. They als ...
20 facts about black caiman
20 facts about black caiman
Melanosuchus niger
Endemic to Central and South America, the black caiman is the largest caiman species. It is closely related to alligators and easily distinguished fro ...
14 facts about great grey shrike
14 facts about great grey shrike
Lanius excubitor
These small birds, compared in size to a sparrow or a blackbird, enjoy the infamous reputation of being the most brutal birds in the world. They are n ...
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