Animals

Wednesday, 14 October 2026
15 facts about fleas
15 facts about fleas
External parasites
Fleas are one of the most hated insects by pet owners. Once they find their way onto a dog or a cat, they are very hard to remove. Reproducing at a ve ...

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Blue-Tongued Lizard
In search for food they rely mostly on smell.
They are equipped with Jacobson’s organ which lays on their palate. It is a chemoreceptor that aids lizard’s nose in search of chemical compounds emitted by their prey.
Snails
Most predatory snails are species that live in seas and oceans.
They hunt for snails and other snails. Scavengers feed on dead crustaceans, mollusks, or fish.
Alligator snapping turtle
There are two species of snapping turtles: alligator snapping turtle, and common snapping turtle.
Tigers
Tigers have small, round pupils with yellow iris.
The retina of the tiger’s eye has six times the number of rods responsible for night vision than in ...
Leeches
The cephalic segment of the leech is made up of a prostomium and four segments.
Eyes are located on the prostomium. There may be from one to ten pairs of different shapes and sizes. Eye positioning varies between species, and there are even ones that do not have eyes at all.
American robin
Its Latin name is Turdus migratorius and it’s a member of Turdidae family.
Common cuckoo
In the breeding season it inhabits Eurasia from the British Isles throughout central Europe and Scandinavia, Asia except for the polar zones, the Arabian Peninsula and India.
Hedgehogs
In moderate climate, hedgehogs fall into winter sleep.
They typically bury themselves under fallen leaves or compost and wake up during summer, when the temperature reaches approximately 15 degrees Celsius.
Sloth
Sloth’s fur consists of short and woolly and long and bristly hair.
The coloring depends on the species, e.g., the maned sloth’s fur is light-brown, its hair on the nec ...
Glass frogs
Most of glass frogs skin colors is lime to olive green.
There are also brown ones (like Nymphargus rosada). Their bodies may be covered with color spots and dots regarding of habitat they need to blend to.