Animals

Individuals united in amplexus (a sexual reflex found in anuran amphibians) perform flips, each of w ...

The rest of the body may be yellow, light or dark brown. It is covered with irregular stripes that v ...

However, in Florida, they are listed as a special concern species. Their numbers decline due to habi ...

They do have, however, a skin layer over their eyes to moisturize them. Once the layer is dry, a corn snake will shed it, just as it sheds its skin.

They are grass-eating, even-toed mammals related to llamas, vicunas, and guanacos. They feed on grasses, herbs, young shoots and twigs.

At times, there can be an aggregation of more than 100 sharks. They move slowly, filtering plankton, ...

This is an adaptive trait, resulting from the need to adapt to the conditions of the environment in which they live.

An alpaca's gestation period is approximately 335-340 days, and usually one offspring is born, weigh ...

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.

It is also successfully used in agriculture as a fertilizer.