Animals

Thursday, 21 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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Quokkas
The average lifespan of a quokka is approximately 10 years in the wild, and up to about 15 years in captivity.
Quokkas can be found in various Australian zoos, including Sydney Zoo, and Perth Zoo.
Great grey shrike
It can be sighted in most European countries, northwestern and northeastern parts of Africa, and eastern Asia.
Manatees
Manatees often appear in children’s literature.
Pictured as friendly and pleasant, they promote respect for the environment and nature conservation.
Maine coon
The Maine coon was the first commercially cloned cat.
Little Nicky was cloned in 2004 from a DNA of a 17-year-old cat named Nicky. The procedure cost US$50,000.
Fossa
Their genus name–Cryptoprocta–derives from ancient Greek and means hidden anus (crypto-hidden, procta-anus). The latter part, ferox, means fierce or wild.
Their anus is hidden in an anal pouch, which is an unusual trait.
Spiders
Cannibalism also occurs in newly hatched spiders.
These, in turn, eliminate the weakest siblings, thus gaining an advantage over others and giving themselves a greater chance of reaching adulthood.
Ocean sunfish
In search of food, they can dive as deep as 600 m (1 968 ft).
It is estimated that sunfish must eat 1% to 3% of their body mass a day. Foraging takes them usually about half a day. After a long presence in cold depths, ocean sunfish need to bask in the sun.
Komodo dragon
Its tail is half the size of its body length.
It has a large, wide head, thick and bulky neck, barrel-shaped torso, and long tail. Its skin is cov ...
Dodo bird
The earliest records dating back to the 16th century mention the distinctive appearance of the dodo’s wings.
Only three or four black ailerons were visible in their place. The bones of the wings reveal that th ...
Housefly
It is probably the most widespread insect in the world.
It is found in all populated parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas, in the Arctic and in tropical equatorial forests, where it is widespread.