Animals

Friday, 3 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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Dodo bird
Traditionally, the dodo bird is considered a massive, clumsy bird.
In old drawings, the dodo was depicted as an obese bird living in captivity (in the early 17th centu ...
White-browed tit-warbler
Their name comes from their distinctive eyebrows.
French Bulldog
A miniature version of the Bulldog gained so much popularity in France, it started being considered a separate breed, and received a name–the Bouledogue Français.
Red panda
Red pandas are both nocturnal and crepuscular.
They spend the majority of the day sleeping–they can sleep for up to 17 hours.
Giant panda
Newborn pandas are pink, blind, and toothless.
They weigh between 90 and 130 g and immediately begin feeding on their mother's milk. This feeding c ...
Moose
Moose are herbivorous animals.
They forage and can eat many types of plants and fruits. The average adult needs to consume 9,770 kc ...
Pterodactyls
Pterodactylus derives from Greek and means “winged finger.”
Gila monster
Although its bite is painful, there are no reported deaths of humans.
Sea otter
An individual may spend its entire life in the water, but many venture onto land.
In contrast to the water environment, sea otters are very clumsy on land, but this does not stop them from taking a rest on land. 
Komodo dragon
The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is the largest modern living lizard.
It belongs to the family Varanidae, a group of carnivorous (Varanus olivaceus) and frugivorous (Vara ...