Animals

Monday, 22 December 2025
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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Crested gecko
They prefer humid environment.
Ideally, the humidity of their environment should not drop below 50% during the day, and 80% at night.
Octopus
The largest representative of octopuses is the Giant Octopus.
It was first described in 1910. The largest octopus of this species ever encountered weighed 272 kil ...
Vaquita
They are listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List.
Within six years (1990—1996), they changed from Endangered to Critically Endangered. Their current p ...
Gila monster
It is native to the American Southwest and the Sonora state of Mexico.
Dodo bird
We can only determine the appearance of the dodo bird from subfossils - not fully fossilized.
Subfossils are the remains of living organisms that died on the geological scale more recently, in t ...
Tigers
Tigers are a symbol of Far East culture.
The most revered are white tigers, considered kings of all animals in China. In Buddhism tigers are a symbol of piety and hospitality, and in Japan one of four good spirits.
Alpaca
Alpaca droppings, when dried, are used as fuel by shepherds.
It is also successfully used in agriculture as a fertilizer.
Portuguese man-of-war
They consist of a floating, gas-filled bladder (pneumatophore), and submerged tentacles.
European pine marten
The european martens fall prey to the red fox, wolf, wildcat and golden eagle.
Of domestic animals, dogs pose the greatest threat to them.
European wildcat
European wildcat populations declined sharply in the nineteenth century.
The species was completely eradicated in the Netherlands, Austria and Czech Republic.