Animals

For this reason, they are often confused with the great white shark. However, they differ in the sha ...

The front limbs are longer and stronger than the hind limbs, causing the back to lean back. The rump ...

They dig a hole with claws on their flippers and lay an average of 140 eggs, which then they cover with sand and leaves. After the process is done, females return to the ocean, leaving eggs behind.

Their territory covers an area of four square kilometers.

Protandric animals produce male and female gametes at different times. Hermaphroditism is the occurr ...

The white variant is white during winter, but it is brown on the back and light grey on the belly du ...

Individuals reared under laboratory conditions live even longer. Males reach sexual maturity 16 hours after hatching and females after 24 hours.

They are not dependent on a larger pack because they do not hunt larger prey. The family forms aroun ...

The left lung is smaller and unused for breathing, which is done exclusively by the right lung. This is a rather unusual feature among snakes, as most colubrids have completely lost their left lung.