Animals

These jumps may be an attempt to rid their bodies of ectoparasites, including sea lampreys that bite ...

Males are larger than females.

They are, however, easily distinguishable, since the royal blue tangs have bright yellow tails.

The males arrive at the spawning site a few weeks before the females. During spawning, eggs are depo ...

Once lost, it’s gone forever.

They undergo all four stages throughout their life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult (called imago).

It is protected from the sun by a secreted substance that is natural sunscreen. This secretion, neit ...

During this time they may have two or even three broods.

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.

Sex for these animals is primarily a means of interpersonal communication and not, as in most other ...