Animals

Sunday, 27 September 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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Saola
The mating season lasts from April to June in Laos, and from February to March in Vietnam.
Otters
Except for sea otters, which give birth in the water, other otter species give birth in dens located ashore.
Common Surinam toad
The flattened shape of the ridge is a natural adaptation for reproduction.
Hammerhead sharks
Their length ranges from 0.9 to 6.1 meters, and their weight ranges from 3 up to 580 kilograms.
The biggest of the genus is the great hammerhead. The record holder is a female caught in 2006 who weighed almost 581 kilograms. The reason for her unusual weight, however, was pregnancy.
Octopus
Octopuses are very intelligent.
During studies on these animals, the presence of both short and long-term memory was found.
European pine marten
Martens have a perfectly developed sense of sight, smell and hearing.
Toco toucan
Toco toucans are very important to indigenous peoples.
They believe toucans help the spirits of the dead enter the afterlife. There is also a belief that t ...
Butterflies
The Hornet moth is a butterfly that confusingly resembles a wasp.
It can also make wasp-like sounds while flying. This species of butterfly is an example of mimicry, a trait that protects insects from predators.
Moose
Deer live in forests, forest-steppes, swampy areas and tundra on all continents except Australia (the species found there have been introduced).
They live both on the plains and in the mountains.
American robin
It is common, that Brown-headed cowbirds lay their eggs in robin nests.
Study shows that it’s not easy to fool a robin and, in most cases, future parent get rid of unwanted eggs from its nest.