Animals

Thursday, 5 February 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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Common cuckoo
The first person to notice and describe the behavior of the cuckoo was Aristotle.
Glass frogs
Most of glass frog species are not endangered.
As they are arboreal creatures, deforestation is the biggest threat to them.
Jellyfish
Jellyfish are considered a delicacy in various Asian countries.
They are widely consumed in Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, and Korea. Usually, people consume it deh ...
French Bulldog
French Bulldogs originate from England.
Bulldogs were bred in the United Kingdom since the beginning of the 19th century. Over time, some sm ...
Pterodactyls
Pterodactyls spanned from the Late Jurassic (163,5 million years ago) through the Late Cretaceous (66 million years ago).
Giant panda
The giant panda is a species at risk of extinction.
Its status went up from endangered in 2014 when its population surpassed 1850. This was a 17 percent increase in numbers since 2003, when China's panda population was 1,600.
Octopus
In the Mediterranean and coastal areas of Asia, octopuses are a popular food.
Spotted hyena
Although rare, spotted hyenas can attack humans.
Like most predators, they stay away from humans, maintaining a distance of about 300 meters. However ...
Platypus
Platypuses live up to 11 years in the wild and up to 17 in captivity.
Hammerhead sharks
In 2007, a bonnethead female reproduced without mating.
Although parthenogenesis occurs in vertebrate species, usually in reptiles, it was the first documented case in sharks.