Animals

They are listed as near threatened.

When a lizard with a lower status in the group tries to gain a place higher in the hierarchy, the higher-status individual puffs out its chin and nods its head.

Kiwi bones are heavy, and filled with marrow.

Their breeding capability begins at 18 months of age.

Eggs are easy prey for raccoons and birds.

Certain species of birds of paradise prefer particular fruits.

They swim and dive excellently, even at a depth of up to 6 m.

Unlike snakes, the Gila monster produces its venom in salivary glands at the end of its lower jaws.

Red-rimmed melania can start reproducing at a size of 5 millimeters in length.

The average lifespan of the red-rimmed melania is one year.