Animals

The complete development of the eggs and their transformation takes place in the skin on the female’s back. A single egg is 6-7 mm in diameter and each female lays from 40 to almost 500 eggs.

They allow cattle egrets to sit on their backs since they rid their skin of parasites and insects that plague them.

Calves make their first independent moves at approximately four years of age.

In juvenile specimens, the body color is more brownish.

It flies low over the water making a long sound, then dives in full speed so that the predator loses sight of it.

As a species, they are not endangered. They have many natural predators, but the biggest threat come ...

The right pincer of these animals has undergone a modification that allows them to attack their targ ...

It eats fruits, berries, seeds, nuts, grass, maggots, and small mammals. It also eats crops and domestic animals in mountain villages, hence its conflict with humans.