Animals

Tuesday, 24 March 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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Basking shark
Basking sharks are oviparous. Pups hatch from eggs that mature in the mother's body.
The embryos feed on egg yolk and there is no placental connection to the mother. The number of litte ...
Clownfish
Young clownfish hatch in 6 to 10 days after laying eggs.
This usually occurs at night, 2 hours after dusk.
Capybaras
Naturally, capybaras inhabit areas of South America.
Their territory covers the north-central part of the continent up to the northern regions of Argenti ...
Northern pike
Larger animals tend to follow their prey, while juveniles prefer to attack from hiding.
Adults are found at depths of several meters, following schools of other fish. In the Baltic Sea, the pike has been reported to follow herring schools.
Fossa
A fossa is an endemic mammal of Madagascar.
It resembles a dog (thanks to its muzzle), a weasel (due to its ears), a cat (due to clawed paws), and a monkey (thanks to a tail that makes up approximately half of the fossa’s length).
Siberian roe deer
On average, the Siberian roe deer grow to 145 centimeters tall and weigh approximately 60 kg.
Slow worm lizard
Those lizards usually prey on earthworms, snails, or low-mobility insect larvae.
They are unable to hunt faster-moving animals due to their clumsily and slow movement.  
Luna moth
Both sexes are green with a long tail on hind wings.
Fore and hind wings have an oval spot, one per wing. Second and third generation moths have more yellowish-tinted wings.
White-browed tit-warbler
It belongs to the family Aegithalidae.
It contains 13 species.
Leopard geckos
Leopard geckos’ mate season is during summer.