Animals

Tuesday, 26 May 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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Fleas
Fleas can jump over 30 centimeters high.
Okapi
Adult okapi weights about 250 kilograms.
European wildcat
Females are smaller than males.
The average adult male weighs 5 to 8 kg, while the female weighs about 3.5 kg. Weight can vary depending on the season. Body length ranges from 45 to 90 cm and the tail averages 35 cm.
Octopus
Female octopuses can lay 10.000 to 70.000 eggs after fertilization.
They place them in rock crevices in the form of special strings of eggs. The eggs are then guarded f ...
Stingrays
There are around 220 species of stingrays, which are organized in 29 genera.
Clownfish
All clownfish are born males.
They can become a female in adulthood. It happens for example if a dominant female is killed.
Spiders
Female spiders can lay up to 3000 eggs.
They are often stored in silk cocoons that maintain appropriate humidity. Spider larvae undergo metamorphosis while still in the cocoons and leave them when they reach a mature body shape.
Bonobo
Bonobos engage in a variety of sexual encounters, copulating with different partners at every opportunity.
Copulation plays an important role in the herd and is mainly intended to reduce tension. It is pract ...
Central bearded dragon
They do not make any sounds, except hisses, which are used to scare away.
They use color changes, movements, and gestures to communicate.
Pink river dolphin
Like all dolphins, the pink river dolphin sleeps with one eye open.
When the left half of the brain sleeps, the right eye will be closed, and vice versa.