Animals

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

In winter, high-altitude populations tend to migrate to lower altitudes.

It feeds on fruit, pollen, nectar and various insects.

They can be found from Alaska to northern Mexico.

However, some individuals live up to 25 years. In food-poor environments, pike life expectancy decreases dramatically due to widespread cannibalism.

Lampreys are about 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 in) long, have olive or brown-yellow bodies. Skin is darker on the upper side of an animal.

It is estimated that sunfish must eat 1% to 3% of their body mass a day. Foraging takes them usually about half a day. After a long presence in cold depths, ocean sunfish need to bask in the sun.

To do so, they rely on fat stored in their tails.

Their main food is clams and mussels, but they can also hunt squid, octopus and fish. In general, over 100 species make up their menu.