Animals

It is found in Scotland (where it has not been extirpated like the Welsh and English populations), I ...

Of the 750,000 individuals observed, only two were albino.

Juveniles have the same pattern as adults but are more pale.

The search for warmth explains why flies so eagerly seek shelter in human dwellings. 12 generations may hatch in temperate regions per year; in the tropics and subtropics, more than 20.

Average specimen dimensions are between 25 to 40 mm in length, 13 to 18 mm in height and 17 to 23 mm in width.

Courtship begins as early as December. They breed one brood per year, the eggs being laid in the first weeks of May. A female can lay 5 to 7 white eggs, 26x19 mm in size.

It is common for the alligator snapping turtle to be covered in a carpet of algae, which adds to its camouflage.

The retina of the tiger’s eye has six times the number of rods responsible for night vision than in ...