Animals

From around 1200 until the Spanish conquest in 1532, indigenous peoples used selective breeding of guinea pigs to develop many varieties that have become the basis for some modern domestic breeds.

There is one species of jellyfish considered biologically immortal.

These birds have a very specific hunting strategy.

Sloths are the general name for two families of the Xenarthra: a three-toed Bradypodidae and a two-toed Megalonychidae.

The most famous, although fictional, sperm whale in pop culture is Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.

They breathe atmospheric air using their lungs.

A huge threat to narwhal is the climate change.

Its name derives from curling into a ball while threatened or frightened.

Hippos lead an amphibious lifestyle.

They inhabit only Tasmania and Robbins Island, to which the passage from Tasmania is exposed at low tide.