Animals

Saturday, 25 July 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 are parasitic insects of mammals and birds.
Hedgehogs
Hedgehogs are nocturnal.
They sleep through most of the day, hidden in bushes, scrubs, under rocks, or inside burrows. Exceptionally, they can venture out during the day after rainfalls.
Platypus
The platypus has a large brain.
Gila monster
Although its bite is painful, there are no reported deaths of humans.
Hedgehogs
They can venture several kilometers while searching for food.
Leopard geckos
Leopard geckos kept in captivity are bred selectively to achieve more color and pattern morphs than there are available in the wild.
Basking shark
Basking sharks have essentially no natural predators.
They are known to be attacked by orcas, but few predators hunt these sharks. There is some information that great white sharks feed on the carcasses of basking sharks.
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.
Capybaras
Their meat is also prized by humans.
Capybara meat has long been an ingredient in the food of South America’s indigenous peoples. Today, ...
Aye-aye
There are between 1,000 and 10,000 aye-ayes alive today.
Their population drastically dropped within the last 30 years. No more than 50 live in zoos and animal shelters.