Animals

Wednesday, 3 June 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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Kiwi bird
Kiwi are monogamous.
Males solicit for female attention, and once they succeed, they mate for life. However, if a female is not interested in a certain male, she will scare him off.
Common cuckoo
The males are slightly larger than the females.
The Common Cuckoo reaches a body length of 32 to 34 cm and the wingspan of these birds is 55 - 60 cm. The males weigh 114 - 133 g and the females 106 - 112 g.
Central bearded dragon
They are solitary, although sometimes they can be found in groups.
They live in larger groups in places with abundant food or good sunlight, where they come to bask.
Leopard geckos
Since the temperature in their habitat drops during winter to harsh and freezing, leopard geckos enter a state of hibernation – brumation.
Leopard geckos hibernation depends on the ambient temperature, so, unlike mammals, the period of brumation is not fixed.
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.
European mole cricket
During the breeding season, which takes place in late spring, the female lays between 100 and 350 eggs.
They are stored in a specially prepared underground chamber and watched over by the female. To raise ...
Common cuckoo
It takes a few seconds for the egg to be laid in a nest.
During this time, the female cuckoo ejects or eats one of the host eggs.
Sea lamprey
Invasion of Great Lakes.
In 1835, the sea lamprey was first observed in Lake Ontario. Due to Niagara Falls, lampreys were una ...
Laughing kookaburra
Their name comes from the Wiradjuri word guuguubarra.
Wiradjuri is a traditional, Pama-Nyungan language of Aboriginal Australian people – Wiradjuri.
Toco toucan
Toco toucan is the largest and probably best known member of the toucan family (Ramphastidae).
It is also called the giant toucan, and common toucan.